Size Discrimination Buying A Jacket On Line

[gordiescotland1]

I went to buy a jacket on line and was quite upset what I thought was a really good price just seemed to be for slim people. The jacket I wanted was £25 at 40 inch chest but when I put in I was 50 inch chest it shot up to £40 I reluctantly bought it as it was very nice but I am wondering if overweight people are being discriminated and Retailers are seeing this as an opportunity to exploit overweight people not everyone is super slim at a 40 inch chest so why they should be financially penalised. Overweight people have a hard enough time with other people's attitudes as it is without now having to pay extra to look nice.

[B00]

More material = more expensive??

[sherrardk]

It's the same with kids' clothes - as the sizes get bigger, the price goes up.

[douglas9401]

I'm not sure that the price of a jacket is the core problem here.

[Prudie]

It's not uncommon and don't see at discrimination - a larger size needs far more material. It's the same principle if you were buying carpet.

[joggerjayne]

But the main cost in making a jacket is not the fabric. It's the time spent actually making it.

[B00]

Yeah but as Prudie pointed out, if you buy anything that goes up in sizes the larger will be more expensive, it's not an exclusive rule for just clothing.

[joggerjayne]

Also, there isn't 60% more fabric!

And a person whose chest is 25% bigger (50, instead of 40) will not be 25% taller, and won't have 25% longer arms, so the extra fabric needed is quite small.

I agree with gordie. There's no real justification for such a difference.

[joggerjayne]

By this company's logic, slim women should be able to get clothes more cheaply.

I bet that doesn't happen!

[grasscarp]

The higher price is largely due to the work involved in adjusting the pattern from the standard and that less items will be produced per hour with the extra work involved.

[Baldric]

Morning Gordie!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6BJJe9JV_A

[boxtops]

Interesting question. If I buy a dress from M&S, it's the same price whether I buy a size 8 or a size 20 - but they do make in bulk. Did you check with the seller, Geordie, why the larger one was so much more expensive?

[woofgang]

It did used to be common, at least in lady's clothing, but seems to happen less and less. On principle I wouldn't want to support a retailer who does this but if the garment is perfect in other respects and hard to find elsewhere.....

[wolf63]

I hate shopping and I hate shopping for clothes even more. I buy online and some of the companies have always charged for larger sizes. I don't have a problem with it as long as I know what the price is.

There are more and more sites for us larger individuals and there is a good range of clothing.

Wait until the sales next time Gordie - they happen often these days.

[melv16]

If I bought two pies, I'd expect them to cost more than one...

[woofgang]

well but if you were buying half a pie would you expect it to cost the same as a whole one?

[melv16]

Nope.

[THECORBYLOON]

Two half pies may cost more than a whole pie.

[woofgang]

well if you call a size 14 (average) a pie, people who buy sizes 10's and 8's don't get charged less.

[THECORBYLOON]

The retailer may be making more profit from the smaller sizes.

[joggerjayne]

Loving the pies analogy.

:oD