Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!ittvax!bunker!bunkerb!garys
From: garys@bunkerb.UUCP (Gary Samuelson)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Discrimination in Stores
Message-ID: <290@bunkerb.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 9-Feb-84 15:14:18 EST
Article-I.D.: bunkerb.290
Posted: Thu Feb  9 15:14:18 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 11-Feb-84 05:55:30 EST
References: abnjh.446
Lines: 31

Regarding women paying extra for alterations, whereas men do not:

It depends on the store.  Most (I think) places which sell men's suits
(you remember them; pants and jacket match, optionally a matching vest
as well) charge extra for such things as finishing the cuffs on the
pants.  The pants come with a pinked edge (not a color, a zigzag cut
made by 'pinking shears'), and when purchased, the tailor measures
the pants while the customer has them on to determine where to make
a cuff.

One store in particular charges extra for each item: cuffs, waist, rise,
sleeves, and I don't remember what else.

Therefore, I would not complain about discrimination.  I would complain
about any case where, after purchasing an item, I have to pay extra to
have the item rendered usable.  This includes clothing, tires (valve
stems, without which the tire won't hold air, are extra, as is balancing
the tire, without which it will wear unevenly and/or wobble), computers
(where user software is extra), and anything else where the purchase
price doesn't include making the product usable.

Now I realize that I have overgeneralized.  For example, I might buy
a computer with the express purpose of developing software for it,
in which case I would not want to pay for software I won't use.  But
I think my point is clear enough.  I dislike finding out that so-called
bargains have so many 'extras' and 'options' that I get nickeled and
dimed to death.  Especially cars... but I am far enough away from the
original subject.

Gary Samuelson
ittvax!bunker!bunkerb!garys