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?
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:40 pm
awww, i like you just the size you are, wink, wink!!! i am going to write one of my infamous letters to target, how dare they upset the big guy. j/k. 6′6″ and 245 isn’t fat, it looks gooooodddd!!!:)
January 5th, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I completely agree with you here. I have thought for so long that it isn’t fair that those of us who need a bigger size have to suffer the bigger prices. For a while, I thought it was discrimination, but your have made me realize that they do this to make money because they don’t sell as quickly. Unfortunately, I don’t see anything changing with this, but I guess that is life. I too find that shopping at Big and Tall stores to be quite expensive.
March 9th, 2008 at 11:57 am
Seem to me that the only solution is to watch your weight, perhaps shed a little if you can. This must be a very trying experience for you.
March 17th, 2008 at 6:56 am
This is very unfortunate, but this is how it is. Even though XXL is slightly more expensive than XL, it is still cheaper than what’s on sale at B&T. Just remind yourself of this from time to time and it wont seem so bad