tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post919309073932544447..comments2023-10-28T22:19:47.598+08:00Comments on RACONTEUR-ESQUE SCRIBBLINGS: A Medium Sized ConspiracyTerra Shieldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-76740246405793077172012-06-26T21:39:35.988+08:002012-06-26T21:39:35.988+08:00Thanks for visiting :)Thanks for visiting :)Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-83433987043496410322012-06-26T21:39:10.516+08:002012-06-26T21:39:10.516+08:00I think that happens here as well... 250g packs do...I think that happens here as well... 250g packs down to 233g packs. I suppose if the unformed were getting smaller cost savings could be a very good explanation.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-32772409519515491352012-06-26T21:37:06.631+08:002012-06-26T21:37:06.631+08:00Yes, I can imagine how annoying it would be to get...Yes, I can imagine how annoying it would be to get something and then realise it doesn't fit, regardless if i's too big or too smallTerra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-33075459201710596132012-06-26T21:35:03.497+08:002012-06-26T21:35:03.497+08:00How are people supposed to keep track of their siz...How are people supposed to keep track of their sizes this way? Sigh....Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-70704728786805268942012-06-26T13:30:34.556+08:002012-06-26T13:30:34.556+08:00Wandered over to say thank you kindly for signing ...Wandered over to say thank you kindly for signing up to follow Bizarre Scribble and i've now signed up to follow your blog to :-).Windsmoke.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12225394580987872677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-3765440229723098672012-06-26T06:36:04.849+08:002012-06-26T06:36:04.849+08:00Or it could be the makers trying to save money - d...Or it could be the makers trying to save money - do you think that is a possibility? I know of it happening with groceries, though not with uniforms. In our local supermarket the own-brand lookalikes of branded products DO look very similar, yet suspiciously smaller. Just very slightly. 900 grams instead of 1 kg. for instanJenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-64177605547525641832012-06-26T06:08:39.235+08:002012-06-26T06:08:39.235+08:00I've read about that and notice it in stores. ...I've read about that and notice it in stores. I find it maddening, because often I can't even wear the smallest size available unless I shop in the department meant for teens. I ordered a dress from a company I love and had to exchange the XS for an XXS. That has not always been the case, and I assure you I haven't shrunk.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-86507246288821865452012-06-26T03:39:20.663+08:002012-06-26T03:39:20.663+08:00A few weeks ago there was an article on the Daily ...A few weeks ago there was an article on the Daily Mail website on how UK stores have changed sizes to suit their target market. And they had a size 12 model who went to each store and wore a size 12 dress from that store - and in most stores, it was either too big or too small. Only one store sold her exact size!Azhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11274624534284532361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-29847179834893590162012-06-25T21:30:18.469+08:002012-06-25T21:30:18.469+08:00Ha ha.... I wouldn't be surprised at all. :)Ha ha.... I wouldn't be surprised at all. :)Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-63717886229074470142012-06-25T20:40:39.974+08:002012-06-25T20:40:39.974+08:00With Americans constantly getting fatter and fatte...With Americans constantly getting fatter and fatter, maybe that's what we'll just end up doing.<br /><br />"Oh, what size are you?"<br /><br />"I'm a size 2," said the 300 lb woman.<br /><br />Meanwhile, I'll be a -10.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-32429532375049508552012-06-25T20:26:41.615+08:002012-06-25T20:26:41.615+08:00Definitely sounds like vanity sizing... or the tai...Definitely sounds like vanity sizing... or the tailor could be using wrong measurements. The "Asian" (read: Chinese) people here too are very small sized and you feel rather insecure with yourself when you shop for clothes in local brands.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-929371902246824322012-06-25T20:11:11.098+08:002012-06-25T20:11:11.098+08:00Well I can't deny that keeping people happy is...Well I can't deny that keeping people happy is not too bad.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-10796363622916978752012-06-25T20:09:43.675+08:002012-06-25T20:09:43.675+08:00If only they would, life would be so much easier. ...If only they would, life would be so much easier. I suppose if proper brand names themselves didn't bother, it would be impossible to expect an independent tailor to be able to make exact sizes, I guess.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-83502834489587090612012-06-25T20:01:51.542+08:002012-06-25T20:01:51.542+08:00Oh yes, they are, and Pat is always right...Oh yes, they are, and Pat is always right...Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-13909533165896707642012-06-25T20:00:31.957+08:002012-06-25T20:00:31.957+08:00To maintain sanity, I think we should try not to g...To maintain sanity, I think we should try not to go shopping for clothes in countries like Japan and China. :)Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-78823781667779478572012-06-25T05:30:48.947+08:002012-06-25T05:30:48.947+08:00Oh vanity sizing definitely exists over here too. ...Oh vanity sizing definitely exists over here too. I am an Australian size 8 (small) which I think is a 6 in the USA. Our new uniforms have very strange sizes, we are all wearing at least one size smaller than we actually are. All my pieces are 6 and many of our Asian staff had to have theirs specially made as size 6 was too large for them! Some of them are wearing XXSnursemyrahttp://nursemyra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-53515653799086447632012-06-25T04:16:35.491+08:002012-06-25T04:16:35.491+08:00Something does seem a little suspicious and such w...Something does seem a little suspicious and such with that hmmm, they could very well be all in cahoots and just trying to keep people happy, which isn't such a bad thing I suppose.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-62117963047194008612012-06-25T04:15:52.176+08:002012-06-25T04:15:52.176+08:00LOL yep can't argue thereLOL yep can't argue therePat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-52568944264565827072012-06-25T02:18:40.857+08:002012-06-25T02:18:40.857+08:00We should just have a standard set in stone for ev...We should just have a standard set in stone for everything, so that a size M fits in measurements of length x to y, width a to b, and so on. Gets rid of all the confusion if we can get all the clothes manufacturers to follow along.Fanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17622179450555488552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-45412317199025795762012-06-25T02:16:35.808+08:002012-06-25T02:16:35.808+08:00They're all in cahoots, alright!. Pat's ri...<b>They're all in cahoots, alright!</b>. Pat's right again. (You know he's a.l.w.a.y.s. right...)RCBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073914022690759457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-37099886899388724242012-06-24T23:33:01.031+08:002012-06-24T23:33:01.031+08:00i know what you mean. i got a couple of M sized t-...i know what you mean. i got a couple of M sized t-shirts from this place but the sizing is pretty out - they look more like L or XL. <br />do you know that in Japan, i'm size XL ??? i must have the biggest butt there.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09615777330854552040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-13768797985525355502012-06-24T19:58:53.370+08:002012-06-24T19:58:53.370+08:00I like what you said about paranoid ppl. Ha ha... ...I like what you said about paranoid ppl. Ha ha... Of course the size difference between the sets are not as big as I drew them, but there is definitely a difference when I put them on.Terra Shieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00039195435967190497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23144980.post-41952832120884795212012-06-24T17:36:03.654+08:002012-06-24T17:36:03.654+08:00Sometimes it seems like people are just misjudging...Sometimes it seems like people are just misjudging their own size, but if you're comparing the clothes and they really are different, then you could be right about a conspiracy theory. Remember, a paranoid person is just someone who hasn't been proven right.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12118816573712396453noreply@blogger.com