Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watmath.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!srradia From: srradia@watmath.UUCP (sanjay Radia) Newsgroups: net.women Subject: Re: Discrimination in Stores Message-ID: <6871@watmath.UUCP> Date: Fri, 10-Feb-84 16:41:43 EST Article-I.D.: watmath.6871 Posted: Fri Feb 10 16:41:43 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 11-Feb-84 08:18:28 EST References: <446@abnjh.UUCP>, <2012@ihuxf.UUCP> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 18 In comparing the prices of clothes I have found that when buying clothes discounted at end of the season or during a sale, my sister gets much better bargains than I do. This is probably due to womens clothes going out of fashion much faster and also due to cheaper costs because of mass production. Maybe there is a logical reason why women get charged for alterations while men do not; maybe the stores find out that they get away with charging a woman for alteration while not a man; maybe the markup is higher for men's clothes. I realy doubt if a store discriminates - its sole aim is to make money and they will not charge men less just to discriminate against women. Also, next time a store charges you for minor alterations tell them that you will only buy it is the alterations are free and they will often agree just to make a sale (even though they have policies about not bargaining). Many poeple in North America are quite scared to bargain. I realize that this does not end the discrimination (if it exists). sanjay radia.