You know, it'd be nice if every store practiced the same form of sizing. If your a mom, then you know the importance of shopping online. I've tried taking my children with me and it just doesn't work. It's like taking a nun to a strip club. There's just too much going on and you can't afford to waste time. With two hyper and screaming children, I tend to shop when they're at school. But not every mom has that luxury and this limits our time frame of when we can get clothes.
Like every mom my time is a precious and valuable commodity. We're like a priest with an altar boy, we only have a certain window of opportunity to get shit done. Shopping should be fun, but also easy. Once you know what size you wear, it should be easy to shop from any store whether in person or online, right? Wrong.
In these tough times, cost is an issue on where we spend our hard earned dollar. I mean, I can't see blowing $50 bucks or more on a single piece of clothing when I can get 5 pieces for the same price. Unfortunately, this leaves us shopping at places that are on what I like to call, the Asian sizing system. Don't get me wrong, I love my Asian Persuasion friends, you know who you are! It's just not all of us are built like a little girl. This creates another problem for me, because I have hips. Yes, women with curves get screwed again!
This little snafu in turn causes us to spend hours in a dressing room trying on clothes and almost always 2 of every item, just to figure out what size will fit you. I don't know about you, but to me dressing rooms are the equivalent to an Jewish prison for me. You locked inside this tiny room for hours with nothing but a giant mirror in front of you and sweating your ass off! Plus, you get the unfortunate reminder that things usually look better on the mannequin than on you. Story of my life!
After you've finished sweating you feel like an utter failure. Out of that mountainous pile of clothing you brought in with you, not one damn piece of clothing fits worth a crap. This is something I know all too well. In turn, this is one of many reasons why I prefer to shop online. Lets not over look the fact that it's also extremely coconvenient. But this brings me back to my point, what do I do order 2 of every item I want to insure I get the right size? Then take or send the others back? This is more of a hassle than it should be.
Another problem with our sizing system is the fact that we let men design the clothing. I'm sorry, I don't know about you, but who knows a woman's body better than a woman! That's exactly why I prefer a woman Gyno! Anyway back to my point. Most men (and to be fair for you Heather lesbians are in the same category:) want a Pam Anderson body, which means when they design clothes, that's what they're picturing when making our clothes. I find this so annoying. I mean I love my husband, but I don't want him designing my clothes. That would be like me telling him to bend over and cough. I mean it'd be fun, but I'm not a doctor I wouldn't know what the hell I'm doing.
Okay, I think I've tortured with my incoherent babbling long enough. And I think I've made my point. If I go on any longer, it'll be like beating a dead horse. I will only end my random rant on this note. Next time your shopping think about this, who the hell did the sizing and will it measure up correctly?
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