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From: preece@uicsl.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Discrimination in Stores - (nf)
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Date: Thu, 16-Feb-84 22:47:18 EST
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Posted: Thu Feb 16 22:47:18 1984
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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
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