My VisualDNA
Posted on March 28th, 2007 by Steve James
Un-Super Size Me!
I’m frustrated. I need to vent. I was walking through Target today, looking to pick up some cheap t-shirts and anything else I could find. I have already given up on buying any jeans or pants there as they don’t carry my size, 38×34. They carry 36×34, but that’s just a little too tight around my legs and waist. Because of my height, I also can only buy XXL shirts, knowing that for the money that I’m paying, they will shrink a bit. XL shirts will not be long enough after washing.
Here’s the problem: XXL shirts cost $2 extra. Now this isn’t a big hit on the wallet, but I still take issue with this. The four sizes of S-M-L-XL all cost the same, but are we to believe that the extra fabric and sweatshop labor in making a XXL shirt is worth $2? Is the labor difference between a XL and XXL shirt greater than the difference between a S and XL shirt? Of course not. The reason the XXL shirts cost extra is because they don’t sell as many of them, so they tack on a premium. It isn’t just Target, many other companies add extra cost to XXL or Tall sizes. They probably would rather not make them at all. Even hen they close items out or put them a big sale, the price difference remains.
You might say, “Why don’t you just shop in a Big & Tall store?” Have you even seen the prices in those places? I have only bothered to check out a few, and they were outlets. Needless to say, I have never bought anything.
So what can I do about this? I can’t shrink. I guess I could lost some weight, but if you saw me you wouldn’t think I weigh as much as I do, so that probably wouldn’t help. Any ideas?
Posted on March 23rd, 2007 by Steve James
