Comments | bigbear4xl: I realize this is whining, but... RANT ON!

bigbear4xl

I realize this is whining, but... RANT ON!

Oct 22, 2011 14:57

Sweet pickled Jesus I hate shopping, especially for clothes.

Being a fat guy and finding clothes in an actual brick & mortar store is hard enough anymore, but being a short, fat guy, it is next to impossible. It's as if every retailer in America has decided the best way to deal with the obesity issue is to simply not carry clothing for men over a ( Read more... )

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dan4behr October 22 2011, 19:27:34 UTC

Brian has similar issues. He too has a 28" inseam. I'm not sure of the waist size, but I think it's around 46 maybe? I dunno. (don't quote me on that - he'd kill me for mentioning it...)
But he has the same problem.... pants in that particular waist size??? All you'll find in a store is something with a 36" inseam. He then has to spend an extra $12 to have them hemmed.
Even the hallowed university where you both share employment fucked up the uniforms for the facilities people. Brian and several of his employees plainly stated what their sizes were in the order sheets for this year and still the pants arrived either too tight in the waist and okay in the inseam, or fine in the waist but have 6" of extra leg dragging the ground.
I think he sometimes finds stuff at Belk's - he said on more than one occasion that he liked their selection.

barengeist October 22 2011, 19:45:15 UTC

Test out the fit and feel of stuff at casual whale and enjoy the scenery. Then go home and buy the same exact items from them online for much less cash. If you give them an email address they usually send out coupon codes for $20 off an order or whatever.

come_to_think October 23 2011, 00:04:42 UTC

I don't have your size problem by a damn sight, but I am contemptuous of the current fashion for long shorts, so I always hem them myself. I have a sewing machine. I got the idea from my mother that civilians could own sewing machines. Can you afford one?

I wish I could be home with you at Naked Time.

broduke2000 October 23 2011, 06:59:49 UTC

ALL clothing prices have skyrocketed, despite the fact they're made by slave labor in China and elsewhere. I'd love to go back to the 80's, where everything was made here and affordable.

My last pair of Levi's was a fucking $40!

bob_garwood October 26 2011, 01:26:03 UTC

We keep hearing how the majority of Americans are overweight or obese, but the stores seem to only stock clothing for small to medium people. What's the deal? I would think that stores would stock clothing in sizes that their customers would want to purchase. I'm currently not huge - 38" waist and 30" inseam - but I'm finding it difficult to always find a pair of pants.