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Big girl rant...
Nov. 6th, 2008 12:34 pmSo if you are a skinny or petite person or both. You can either move right along or read and feel lucky. This is a rant...A RANT. I know no other way to term that. I am irate and I let a salesperson have it today, though it was in no way her fault. I just complained and bitched at her because I was frustrated at the state of retail and their insensitivity to the needs of how shall I put it...BIG WOMEN.
I will give you the background. I have an event today and I am dressed up nicely. Black dress, shooz, the whole nine yards and I had one pair of pathetic hosery left at home and by the time I got to work they started to shred. They are a cheap pair and I knew that they were not going to cut it. Had I been thinking I would have gone out last night to purchase a few pairs of black tights for today. But I was tired and figured I had a few pairs there. Well no. One pathetic mockery of a pair of hosery.
I work at the Uni which is surrounded by stores, clothing stores, Walgreen's and the like. I assumed that I could go out and buy a pair of hose that would work for today. I run out this morning. Well I could not find plus size hose anywhere within a walk of campus. The Walgreen's here had knee highs and the "one size fits all" thing going on. Anyone who is a big girl knows that "one size" is not equal and that one size fits all thing is totally not true. All means your average person and if you are not average size---forget it. Plus size women NEED NOT APPLY.
So then I go to B**** Clothing. They have a HUGE selection of clothing. But the biggest hose they have will fit a very wide midget...(no offense to petite or short people anywhere). The size chart says E-F will fit someone 4'11 and 210 pounds. Now I am 5'9 and not telling you my weight. But those are not going to work. This brand of hose comes in plus sizes...but they do not carry them.
I am irate and upset. I buy the biggest ones they have and let fly at the sales person. I am about ready to send a mailing to all retailers like everywhere on behalf of big girls everywhere.
Why is our money not good enough?
Why should I have to buy things online only?
When are you going to look around and see that women are PLUS sized and stock accordingly?
I am FUCKING mad. I work at the Uni but I see plenty of plus sized students walking around here. What the hell do they do?
Thank you for reading. The phones are open.
*cross posted to sknny bitches*
I will give you the background. I have an event today and I am dressed up nicely. Black dress, shooz, the whole nine yards and I had one pair of pathetic hosery left at home and by the time I got to work they started to shred. They are a cheap pair and I knew that they were not going to cut it. Had I been thinking I would have gone out last night to purchase a few pairs of black tights for today. But I was tired and figured I had a few pairs there. Well no. One pathetic mockery of a pair of hosery.
I work at the Uni which is surrounded by stores, clothing stores, Walgreen's and the like. I assumed that I could go out and buy a pair of hose that would work for today. I run out this morning. Well I could not find plus size hose anywhere within a walk of campus. The Walgreen's here had knee highs and the "one size fits all" thing going on. Anyone who is a big girl knows that "one size" is not equal and that one size fits all thing is totally not true. All means your average person and if you are not average size---forget it. Plus size women NEED NOT APPLY.
So then I go to B**** Clothing. They have a HUGE selection of clothing. But the biggest hose they have will fit a very wide midget...(no offense to petite or short people anywhere). The size chart says E-F will fit someone 4'11 and 210 pounds. Now I am 5'9 and not telling you my weight. But those are not going to work. This brand of hose comes in plus sizes...but they do not carry them.
I am irate and upset. I buy the biggest ones they have and let fly at the sales person. I am about ready to send a mailing to all retailers like everywhere on behalf of big girls everywhere.
Why is our money not good enough?
Why should I have to buy things online only?
When are you going to look around and see that women are PLUS sized and stock accordingly?
I am FUCKING mad. I work at the Uni but I see plenty of plus sized students walking around here. What the hell do they do?
Thank you for reading. The phones are open.
*cross posted to sknny bitches*
