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I have found a situation that I want to rant about, and while I could have done so before, seeing the new forum triggered the rant :(

Clothing manufacturers. They are a bunch of lying bastards. Yes. I said it.

Why is it, I can buy 2 pairs of pants. Pair 1: 44 inch waist. The second, 46 inch waist. I can wear the 44.... but not the 46???

(this is in the past mind you, they both damn near fall off me now).

What the heck, is there a world shortage of tape measures?? Did I get shorted on material??

Bastards!!

Okay. I'm done :)

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What you'll generally find is, the higher the price, the lower the size you'll wear. The designers will blame "cuts" and "designs" but I always wear a size or two less in more expensive clothing. Bottom line... try it on before you buy.

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I think you've just been told to stay out of Walmart :(

Sorry, couldn't resist that one. You should be wearing Silver Tab or something from Macy's you know with a huge price tag on it. That way I guess you get the size you want.

Maybe...well maybe they were marked wrong...

Sending good wishes your way.

Dody

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It really depends on the fit model actually. some lines have a very good fit model (the person they say is the average and tailor the clothes to fit) and some of them use very out of proportioned fit models. its sad really. But you can get a good fit or a bad fit no matter what size you wear.

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Wal*mart?? Are you kidding me?? I can't afford to shop at a high falootin (sp) place like that!!

Hell, if I pay 20 bucks for jeans I sob hysterically!

Can you say cheapskate!!

I think the irony for me is the waist. Gal's clothes have those wierd number sizes, I'm fine with that. Guy's clothes are measured in inches. INCHES!!

Bah!! 46 can not be smaller than 44 in the waist!! Bah!!

As an aside, I'm now in a 38 inch waist :( thats 12 inches removed from my waist in less than six months. I love having to gripe about this stuff.

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Dawg,

Welcome to the world that women have been dealing with their whole life. Not only does no two pair of pants the same size fit alike, but tops, bras, shoes, etc.... The problem is the inspector has an exceptable range for a size... not an exact science, and women come in all shapes and sizes. One size does not fit all!

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Hey Dawg, now you started it..................................no one knows clothes like women.........................................hope all is going well, have a grt holdiday with the family

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Wal*mart?? Are you kidding me?? I can't afford to shop at a high falootin (sp) place like that!!

Hell, if I pay 20 bucks for jeans I sob hysterically!

Can you say cheapskate!!

I think the irony for me is the waist. Gal's clothes have those wierd number sizes, I'm fine with that. Guy's clothes are measured in inches. INCHES!!

Bah!! 46 can not be smaller than 44 in the waist!! Bah!!

As an aside, I'm now in a 38 inch waist :) thats 12 inches removed from my waist in less than six months. I love having to gripe about this stuff.

You are amazing Dawg!! You are piggy-backing your lovely wife and losing wonderfully. That shows some great strength and support of Susan on your part. Kudos to you.

The Walmart was only a joke. I know how pricey that place can be :(

Trust me women's sizes get pretty confusing also...but they are sized differently.

Continued good luck on your journey.

Dody

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And here's me thinking, "oh, last time I was a size 16 I was about 75kg" and now I"m a size 16 at 90kg! Sizes have changed a LOT over the years.

But yeah, that's just numbers. When clothes are measured in inches there should be no way a 46 can be smaller than a 44!

Kids clothes are what really drive me insane. You dont take a 3 year old shopping and try all the clothes on her. Its impossible, you jsut cant do it. You have to just buy them, yet the sizes are all over the place, even from one store.

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How can you not afford it? Insurance, savings, financing, second mortgage on the house. There are lots of ways.

We go bumping along in our lives making decisions that seem so important, but if you don't have your health, you can't have or enjoy life.

The husband of my friend really needs WLS and is not doing it because he need to put the kids through college, etc. This man is 60 years old. It's time to stop worring about the kids. If they want to go to school, they will figure out a way. He may not be around to see them graduate if he doesn't take care of himself.

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This person has posted the same thing on about six threads now without waiting to get a response. I think they are "trolling" for money! LOL

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I need help:confused:

Yes, it seems you do - please ignore this geezer. Apparantly its a spam fiend posting this on lots of threads.

Besides, I don't currently care about the cost of the band, been there, done that. Where the hell is my two inches that some bastard stole from my pants??

:)

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My band surgery cost $10,600. My car cost $20,000. Which one is more important?

I'm fortunate in that I had the money in savings to have the band. If I didn't have the money, I would have borrowed money from a bank and payed it back in monthly installments, just like a car payment.

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My band surgery cost $10,600. My car cost $20,000. Which one is more important?

I'm fortunate in that I had the money in savings to have the band. If I didn't have the money, I would have borrowed money from a bank and payed it back in monthly installments, just like a car payment.

Waaaa gimme back my thread :cry

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I am trolling for money, too. Please PM me if you have some extra money and I will send you my address.

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