Size creep

So I sent my wife to buy me a bathing suit.  No big deal.  I've been a 
medium all my life.  Sure, I've gained 30ish pounds since high school, but, 
hey, I'm still a medium.  Right?

No.  Medium...  Used to fit a little tight.  I'm kind of bummed that I 
threw out my old Gap swimsuit - just for comparison sake.  It was a medium 
and it was WAY small for where I am now (33" around, if you really care). 

But...  She bought me one in medium.  I couldn't keep it on (it fell off).  
She returned it, went to a different store and bought me a medium.  It 
falls off.  Whoa.  Since when is a 35" waist a medium?  Seriously?  Used to

be 30-32".  And, really, not all that long ago, darn it!

And, ha, the law says that you can't return a swimsuit!  Cheeky bastards!  
That means that manufacturers will never know that they're completely 
fricking things up.  Or maybe they're doing it on purpose - since you can't 
return them.  That way they get double the sales.  Interesting thought.  
Doesn't reflect very well on them, I think.  I'll contact them and confront 

Charles wrote:
> So I sent my wife to buy me a bathing suit.  No big deal.  I've been a
> medium all my life.  Sure, I've gained 30ish pounds since high
> school, but, hey, I'm still a medium.  Right?
>
> No.  Medium...  Used to fit a little tight.  I'm kind of bummed that I
> threw out my old Gap swimsuit - just for comparison sake.  It was a
> medium and it was WAY small for where I am now (33" around, if you
> really care). But...  She bought me one in medium.  I couldn't keep
> it on (it fell off). She returned it, went to a different store and
> bought me a medium.  It falls off.  Whoa.  Since when is a 35" waist
> a medium?  Seriously?  Used to be 30-32".  And, really, not all that
> long ago, darn it!
>
> And, ha, the law says that you can't return a swimsuit!  Cheeky
> bastards! That means that manufacturers will never know that they're
> completely fricking things up.  Or maybe they're doing it on purpose
> - since you can't return them.  That way they get double the sales.
> Interesting thought. Doesn't reflect very well on them, I think.
> I'll contact them and confront them - I bet they waffle!

Wait till they come out with the Short, Tall, Grande, and Venti sizes.

Right now I'm wearing an extra large golf shirt.  It's the same size as
a small and a medium I have in the closet.  All depends on where it's
made and what the locals figure is El Gordo. :)

-- 
DougW