Victoria's Secret won't sell cancer 'survivor' bras PLAIN STUPID

Victoria's Secret won't sell cancer 'survivor' bras
The lingerie chain says it lacks the scientific background to make and sell a prosthetic-ready mastectomy bra that consumers have petitioned for.  

HEY VICTORIA SECRETS LOSERS TRY LEARNING, 6.2 BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY CANNOT STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND LEARN? YOUR IN THE APPAREL BUSINESS STUPID. BUNCH OF V.S. DUMMIES AND ANY WOMAN WORKING FOR VICTORIA SECRETS SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES YOUR OWN COMPANY SAYS YOUR TOO DUMB TO LEARN AND MAKE A NEW PRODUCT! NOT EVEN TO TRY - LEAN IN AND STEP IT UP!

RISE UP TO THE CHALLENGES IN LIFE! STOP THIS NON-SENSE!

When Angelina Jolie opened up about her preventative mastectomy, she raised awareness of the many challenges faced by women predisposed to and treated for breast cancer. For some women, that includes something as simple as finding a new bra.

That's why Allana Maiden of Richmond, Va., petitioned Victoria's Secret on change.org to make a "survivor" line of bras for customers like her mother, who recently underwent a radical mastectomy. But after two meetings with Victoria's Secret representatives, Maiden was disappointed to learn that the company is ill-suited to make the the bras, which feature pockets to hold prosthetic breasts and require an in-person measurement to ensure a good fit.

"Through our research, we have learned that fitting and selling mastectomy bras . . . in the right way . . . a way that is beneficial to women is complicated and truly a science," said Victoria's Secret spokeswoman Tammy Roberts Myers in a prepared statement Tuesday. "As a result, we believe that the best way for us to make an impact for our customers is to continue funding cancer research."

Maiden got 120,000 signatures on her petition and still feels that the Limited Brands (LTD +0.27%)-owned lingerie chain might be able to help. Maiden's mother, 57-year-old Debbie Barrett, was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 36 and wears a prosthetic because, at the time of her mastectomy, insurance did not cover the cost of breast reconstruction. Because she lives in a rural part of Virginia, she has to drive nearly 90 minutes away to find a store that sells bras that hold prosthetic breasts.

"I was disappointed, obviously," Maiden told ABCNews.com. "I understand her decision, that there is a science that goes [with these] bras, and it's more complicated than a regular bra would be. But I felt that if anyone could do it, they could. They have everything in place."

Maiden and her mother met with Victoria's Secret representatives twice -- once when they delivered petition signatures to the company's New York office and again when they were flown by the parent company to Columbus, Ohio, to meet with other team members and cancer researchers.

While Victoria's Secret has shelved the idea for "survivor" bras for now, parent company Limited Brands has donated more than $1.6 million to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation and the American Cancer Society to fund breast cancer research, education, screening and treatment. The company also says it has raised nearly $10 million for cancer research at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center.

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