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Re:Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shoppi... by fortran77 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @03:53PM (#27090140)
A Levi's "36" today is probably more like 39 inches. In fact, most companies have been "vanity sizing" to make people feel better.

The worst offender is "Old Navy" where a 36" is actually a whopping 41 inches. It seems like men won't buy pants that are labeled over 39 inches, so as sizes go up from 30 inches, the "vanity" excess goes up exponentially.

See: https://www.esquire.com/style/mens-fashion/a8386/pants-size-...

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Re:Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shoppi... by dataflow on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:29PM (#27091370)
How is vanity sizing not false advertising?!
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Re:Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shoppi... by notatoad on Saturday May 08, 2021 @06:43PM (#27091468)
because they don't make any claim that a size 38 is 38 inches.

they used to be, but these days a "size 38" designation doesn't carry any more actual meaning than women's clothing sizes like "size 0"

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Re:Chrome extension recommends local businesses while shoppi... by maerF0x0 on Saturday May 08, 2021 @07:59PM (#27091927)
No one is getting mad or feeling bad about fitting a smaller size than they've earned. It takes a complaint for it to be an issue.
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