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Hey! I have a semi-general question for everyone. As someone who sizes up pretty fast, but also has a pretty expensive work uniform, does anyone have tips for stretching out shirts without damaging the fabric? Any advice helps as google has lead me to almost ruining them all severely :/

Hmmm, buying bigger sizes might be the only way to go. And there’s always elastic pants to accommodate a growing belly :-) Belts quickly become a thing of the past when we get fat, ha.

I really wish I could just stretch them easily (( The special shirts they have us wear are super expensive, so sizing up is gonna cost me, especially considering this isn’t the first size up I’ve had to buy the past few months :/

Not to be that guy, but if you getting fat is putting a financial burden on you, slow down.

Depending on the material, you will not be able to stretch it out. So if you are dead set on gaining, gain at a slower pace so you have time to save up for the next size.

If you’re referring to scrubs, then indeed it’s usually made of fairly inflexible material. I’ve not ever seen spandex scrubs :-) And I’m gathering it’s totally on the employee to buy them, so that’s understood. The hope is that your next job won’t involve having to buy clothes!

I doubt it's scrubs. You can get them for reasonable prices at Walmart.

I’m not sure what you do for work but if you get dirty and sweaty I recommend more quality material and wash your clothes in cold water, large part of it is is the wear and tear and shrinkage in the laundry.cold water will also decrease your water bill. I do landscape and part of my job is chemical application so I need to wash my ppe every night and the old cloth material they gave me for a uniform wasn’t cutting it so I asked for a better more premium quality material for a uniform.

Also you’d be surprised how much your weight can go up before needing a larger size it all depends on your fat distribution

Wash in cold water, then stretch out the shirt as much as possible and brace it (so it stays stretched out as it dries. Doesn't work on all fabric, but does on some, especially stretch fabric.