The rabbit hole I fell into started like any other online shopping journey. In search of the perfect pair of workout lulu leggings. Then, I clicked through to read the reviews of the pairs I liked…
Every single pair of leggings/yoga pants on the lululemon website mildly boasts an average rating of less than 3 out of 5 stars. Some had a rating of less than 2 stars! This shocked me. I thought people were obsessed with their lulus. Weren’t the pants made with luon what started the cult like following?
It turns out, the quality has taken a huge nose dive even after the see-through debacle was “fixed.” Yeah, I heard that already but I STILL thought people loved them. Allegedly if you treat them with TLC they hold up, but who has the time to hang dry their leggings and all of them, too. But you really should especially with their price tag $98 and up but when you can get the similar quality for cheap, no need to hang dry, just wash and wear.
We only tried two pairs of lululemon leggings, the ones pictured above and a pair of Wonder Unders. We test cheap workout clothes from Amazon as a blogger, and almost always, those shipments include leggings. Just in case you're wondering what we do with them after we donate the activewear and for the items that pass the test, we stock them to offer affordable activewear for women.
After asking reddit if the lulu leggings really did suck or if reviewers were just butt hurt, I got a ton of feedback. Most of you agreed that the quality took a serious nose dive in 2020. There were also many alternate suggestions for better places to buy leggings if you want to spend the same amount of money but we are highlighting the best brands similar to lululemon but cheaper!
Here are some of the bands similar to lululemon according to reddit lulu readers and we think their quality is really nice and the price is good too.
Top 5 Brands like Bombshell Sportswear You Should Try
- GymDeity NKD Leggings (The most popular by far)
- 90 Degree Reflex Leggings (See at Amazon.com)
- Colorfulkoala (Fabricated to be buttery soft)
- CRZ Yoga (athleisure wear with free shipping)
- Girlfriend Collective (made from recycled materials)