[amayausers] Re: Need help with sizing
- From: "Roland R. Irish III" <signman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:55:13 -0400
Luann....you ain't seen NOTHIN' yet!
We also own a lingerie/adult novelty shop....and you would not
BELIEVE how many women come in that state 'I want THAT skimpy little
french maid outfit....size large...I ALWAY wear large'.....and I
would easily guess she is a queen XX....250# at least.
Or the ones that are 95# soaking wet with boots on...trying to fit
into an XS bikini...with their 42DD's....yup, that was one of our
customers from hell...NOTHING fit her. Bottoms from the kids section
at Kmart, tops from the queen size rack! LOL
But for shirts...your 'normal' what you call MEN'S shirts are UNISEX
size, made for anyone to wear. Woman's wear is tapered and cut to fit
a narrower shoulder, narrow waist, but compared to men,
proportionally wider chest. So a Large in womens is not a Large in
mens. Tell them to compare shoe sizes...same deal. There is NO
consistency in american clothing sizes-no law says a size 8 from Nike
is a size 8 from Reebok...only in Europe-where all sizing is METRIC
and conforms to actual foot length. We used to sell clogs...that's
how I learned. Over here, a Men's size 8 is not a Women's size 8, is
not a Kid's size 8....same with shirts.
As my guru in signmaking, Butch 'Superfrog' Anton says in his
seminars..."Customers are as dumb as bricks".....gotta lov 'em!
Have fun....
Roland
On Jul 27, 2006, at 3:39 PM, Image Embroidery wrote:
> Aaron,
>
> I do apologize for the sarcasm.
> I agree sizing is a very serious issue. But you had to see this guy!
> OMG!!
> First off, he lays the two shirts on my table out front in the
> display area,
> he then proceeds to tell me that the shirts are sized wrong.
> He puts the ladies under the mens and says, "see, the shoulders are
> smaller."
> I agree with him stating "It's a womans shirt".
> He then questions the difference in length between the two shirts.
> Again, I repeat.."one is a womans shirt and one is mans shirt".
> He still doesn't get it. The mens medium is for him and there is no
> way this
> guy wears a size medium! He is a L maybe XL. So I ask him, "Do you
> generally
> wear a size medium?"
> And he says "yes".
> So then he asks me "what size are you?" And I proudly state a XS or
> S. He
> says his sister (the recipient of the womens Large) is not much
> bigger than
> me and points to a woman sitting in a car outside my store. And her
> shirt
> did not fit either.
> I had no response. He thanked me and left. On his way out the door
> he asked
> me how business was and I said "GREAT, thank you!"
> That is how the story ends and he has not called me yet.
> But, I am certain I will hear from him before the end of business
> today! :-)
> You gotta love it!
> I was in the Opthalmology business prior to doing this full-time.
> Maybe I
> should have suggested an eye exam!?!HaHa!!!
> Okay, that's enough fun and games for one day!
>
> Again, sorry for the confusion.
> LuAnn
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:54 PM
> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need help with sizing
>
>
>> Yeah, sometimes the translation in writing can be tough to see
>> emotion and
>> sarcasim (sp?). Especially when talking about sizing cause that is a
>> serios
>> topic most the time :)
>>
>> Aaron Sargent
>> The Linen Barn
>> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
>> 541-770-2957
>> Medford, OR
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Image Embroidery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:33 AM
>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need help with sizing
>>
>>
>>> I was joking.
>>> I was trying to be funny, but I guess it did not translate well
>>> in print.
>>>
>>> LuAnn
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Linen Barn" <linen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 1:24 PM
>>> Subject: [amayausers] Re: Need help with sizing
>>>
>>>
>>>> Because the Ladies shirt is cut for women so its going to run
>>>> smaller.
>>>> This
>>>> is normal.
>>>>
>>>> Aaron Sargent
>>>> The Linen Barn
>>>> linen@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> 541-770-2957
>>>> Medford, OR
>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>> From: "Image Embroidery" <imageembroidery@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> To: <amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, July 27, 2006 10:18 AM
>>>> Subject: [amayausers] Need help with sizing
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Can someone explain to me why a Ladies Large is smaller than a
>>>>> Mens
>>>>> Medium??????? LOL
>>>>> I just had the pleasure of having this conversation with a
>>>>> customer! A
>>>>> customer that I did TWO polos for. Yes, I did say TWO polos. It
>>>>> gets
>>>>> better, I did the polos in trade for advertising.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thought you might enjoy this one!!
>>>>> Have a great day!:)
>>>>>
>>>>> LuAnn @ Image Embroidery
>>>>> Because Your "Image" Matters
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