Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!uicsl!preece From: preece@uicsl.UUCP Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Discrimination in Stores - (nf) Message-ID: <5693@uiucdcs.UUCP> Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 22:47:18 EST Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.5693 Posted: Thu Feb 16 22:47:18 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 18-Feb-84 02:55:07 EST Lines: 19 #R:abnjh:-44600:uicsl:16400040:000:794 uicsl!preece Feb 16 12:09:00 1984 Certainly it used to be the case that men got alterations free at most stores. I couldn't say what the practice is now because I haven't bought any dress clothes for a long time (I guess I'll have to get back into that, soon). Another discrimination against women is in clothing sizes. Men buy shirts and pants with two sizes specified (collar and sleeve length, waist and inseam). Women buy clothes with a single size. I suspect the justification would be that stores carry a lot more individual items for women and would have trouble with the cost of a two dimensional inventory. Nonetheless, my wife (5'11") has a lot of trouble finding shirts with sleeves even close to long enough, while I (6'2") just buy the size that fits. Doesn't seem fair. scott preece ihnp4!uiucdcs!uicsl!preece