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Being able to test clothes before you buy them to so if they fit is so much more convenient than ordering the wrong size online.

jazu 5y ago
You can try them on in the local store and then buy the same size online. Works wonders for some products like brand sneakers or jeans.
- vages 5y ago
  Works worse when the store closes because you don’t buy stuff there.
  - smichel17 5y ago
    I imagine a future in which brick and mortar stores offer the same prices as online (without having to price match), but charge an entry fee for the service of trying stuff on/out. Won't happen until enough brick and mortar stores close that the remaining ones can get away with it, though.
- nsainaney 5y ago
  Agreed. Doesn't anyone go out in their neighbourhood anymore. What's with wanting everything to come to you. I like going out and know the names of the bar managers and store staff at the places I shop....
  - dylan604 5y ago
    I'm assuming you mean when there's not a global pandemic
- Bob_LaBLahh 5y ago
  FYI, things like jeans can have a lot of size variability between seemingly identical pairs (same brand, model, and nominal size). My understanding is that this is because the denim is stacked and then die cut in the factory. Since denim is highly deformable, the cut outs from the top of the stack are not the same size as the cut out from the bottom of the stack. And this can lead to considerable size variance within the "same" pairs of pants. That's why it's a good idea to try on two pairs of the exact "same" pants if the fit is close, but not quite right. YMMV.
  - 8note 5y ago
    I've only found differences for pants bought in different years. If I buy two of the same pair, the match each other throughout their lifespan.
    - Bob_LaBLahh 5y ago
      Interesting. I've noticed about a half size difference in both waist and leg length on one occasion. One pair didn't fit but it's twin was perfect. \_(ツ)_/
- dylan604 5y ago
  A lot of stores have a price match even for online prices to keep you from doing this. So if you're so cheap to do this, then you could at least reward the local store for providing you a service rather than cheating them out of a sale.
MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
Kohls solves this by giving you 120 day returns so I disagree. Plus you don't have to sort through everything and check the prices in store. Just wait for it to show up, try it out. Keep it if it's good, ditch it if it's not.
- sidlls 5y ago
  You have to wait for shipping, package the return, etc. That doesn't seem as convenient as trying on in the store, even with the added burden of travel to the store and sifting through sizes.
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  - thisCtx 5y ago
    Many online retailers have UPS pickup as part of the service. Amazon for sure, but I’ve used apps from clothing stores directly and some provided the option. Unfortunately that was a while ago and I don’t have the apps installed to know which it was. “Going shopping” is an asinine use of my time.
  - MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
    I don't know of any instance where my fashion style or an outfit needs to be fulfilled as fast as a fast food item in the drive through. Plus, I don't get why I got downvoted for posting an opinion on something that isn't even breaking any rules or coming off as any way negative or flaming.
- Larrikin 5y ago
  I think it's pretty common for any clothing retailer, but I think the only people who don't mind the experience are people willing to drop hundreds of dollars at a time to buy many different things and then return most of it. I'd rather just go to a store and not have to front the money for anything I'm on the fence about.
robbrown451 5y ago
As long as you can find your size. I'm tall and thin, so if I want to buy something as basic as Levi's jeans, I have to go to a ton of stores and have limited choices. Now I just get them on Amazon, problem solved. This is a problem that should have been solved years ago. You should be able to measure yourself very accurately and thoroughly, keep it on some sort of file that you can share what you need, and then use tools on the online sites to learn exactly how their products will fit.
- notatoad 5y ago
  yeah, this is a problem i've solved by learning what brands are internally consistent with their sizing. i know my size in Levi's, and as long as they don't suddenly start making 36/32 jeans fit differently than they used to, i'll keep ordering from them without having to worry about fit.
  - spicybright 5y ago
    Guy jeans are real easy because those numbers are actual measurements. Woman's jeans just change that to a single number that changes through the years. Uhg, so annoying.
    - wyre 5y ago
      The inseam is but the waist usually isn’t. It’s just standardized between brands much more than women’s jeans.
    - tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
      No they aren't. I got two pairs of jeans from the same (house) brand in the same store at the same time. I tried on one of them in the store, and naively assumed the other would fit too. There was a 5 cm (2 inch) difference.
      - robbrown451 5y ago
        I don't think she was implying that the sizes are always correct. But they are actual dimensions, i.e. inches. As opposed to "size 8", which is relatively meaningless.
tuwtuwtuwtuw 5y ago
Also stores offer more services. When I buy a pair of jeans the person in the store will adjust the length so the jeans fit my odd lenght. I bought a watch yesterday and it cost me $60 more in store than online, but in the store they helped me change change the size and if I have issues with it I can drop it of in the store and they will send it for repairs. Just more convinient for me than figuring out how to safely submit it myself.
mcv 5y ago
Plenty of online stores let to order stuff to fit them and return what doesn't fit.
- cerved 5y ago
  who wants to return stuff
  - dnndev 5y ago
    Most make it super easy. I think Amazon even includes a return label just in case. Waaay better than driving to a store with perfume masking stink, wait in line for fitting rooms, wait in line to pay. So many cons to going in store… most stores are stink boxes.
    - rhacker 5y ago
      YES this. Cheap purfume is everywhere these days. I blame AXE commercials - because now men are wearing perfume more than women ever did.
    - cerved 5y ago
      point was that for clothing you can avoid returns by trying it on first
      - mcv 5y ago
        The real issue is: do you want to travel somewhere to try it on, or do you want to try it on in the comfort of your own home?
        cerved 5y ago
        It's very subjective but personally, I enjoy going shopping for clothes. Unless I can't find the item in my city. Stuff like electronics is different. Then I don't care about seeing and feeling the product beforehand. Instead I value that stuff is easy to findz search, price and availability. Though I still but stuff locally because I don't want to wait for shipping
jiveturkey 5y ago
i don’t buy clothes online but in the rare event i do i buy from amazon and super high end retailers where you just send it back without calling. i order 2-3 sizes and send back the ones that don’t fit. convenience of online with just the added small bump of a trip to the post office or UPS.

jazu 5y ago

You can try them on in the local store and then buy the same size online. Works wonders for some products like brand sneakers or jeans.

vages 5y ago
Works worse when the store closes because you don’t buy stuff there.
- smichel17 5y ago
  I imagine a future in which brick and mortar stores offer the same prices as online (without having to price match), but charge an entry fee for the service of trying stuff on/out. Won't happen until enough brick and mortar stores close that the remaining ones can get away with it, though.
nsainaney 5y ago
Agreed. Doesn't anyone go out in their neighbourhood anymore. What's with wanting everything to come to you. I like going out and know the names of the bar managers and store staff at the places I shop....
- dylan604 5y ago
  I'm assuming you mean when there's not a global pandemic
Bob_LaBLahh 5y ago
FYI, things like jeans can have a lot of size variability between seemingly identical pairs (same brand, model, and nominal size). My understanding is that this is because the denim is stacked and then die cut in the factory. Since denim is highly deformable, the cut outs from the top of the stack are not the same size as the cut out from the bottom of the stack. And this can lead to considerable size variance within the "same" pairs of pants. That's why it's a good idea to try on two pairs of the exact "same" pants if the fit is close, but not quite right. YMMV.
- 8note 5y ago
  I've only found differences for pants bought in different years. If I buy two of the same pair, the match each other throughout their lifespan.
  - Bob_LaBLahh 5y ago
    Interesting. I've noticed about a half size difference in both waist and leg length on one occasion. One pair didn't fit but it's twin was perfect. \_(ツ)_/
dylan604 5y ago
A lot of stores have a price match even for online prices to keep you from doing this. So if you're so cheap to do this, then you could at least reward the local store for providing you a service rather than cheating them out of a sale.

MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago

Kohls solves this by giving you 120 day returns so I disagree. Plus you don't have to sort through everything and check the prices in store. Just wait for it to show up, try it out. Keep it if it's good, ditch it if it's not.

sidlls 5y ago
You have to wait for shipping, package the return, etc. That doesn't seem as convenient as trying on in the store, even with the added burden of travel to the store and sifting through sizes.
- deleted 5y ago
  [deleted]
- thisCtx 5y ago
  Many online retailers have UPS pickup as part of the service. Amazon for sure, but I’ve used apps from clothing stores directly and some provided the option. Unfortunately that was a while ago and I don’t have the apps installed to know which it was. “Going shopping” is an asinine use of my time.
- MeinBlutIstBlau 5y ago
  I don't know of any instance where my fashion style or an outfit needs to be fulfilled as fast as a fast food item in the drive through. Plus, I don't get why I got downvoted for posting an opinion on something that isn't even breaking any rules or coming off as any way negative or flaming.
Larrikin 5y ago
I think it's pretty common for any clothing retailer, but I think the only people who don't mind the experience are people willing to drop hundreds of dollars at a time to buy many different things and then return most of it. I'd rather just go to a store and not have to front the money for anything I'm on the fence about.

robbrown451 5y ago

As long as you can find your size. I'm tall and thin, so if I want to buy something as basic as Levi's jeans, I have to go to a ton of stores and have limited choices. Now I just get them on Amazon, problem solved. This is a problem that should have been solved years ago. You should be able to measure yourself very accurately and thoroughly, keep it on some sort of file that you can share what you need, and then use tools on the online sites to learn exactly how their products will fit.

notatoad 5y ago
yeah, this is a problem i've solved by learning what brands are internally consistent with their sizing. i know my size in Levi's, and as long as they don't suddenly start making 36/32 jeans fit differently than they used to, i'll keep ordering from them without having to worry about fit.
- spicybright 5y ago
  Guy jeans are real easy because those numbers are actual measurements. Woman's jeans just change that to a single number that changes through the years. Uhg, so annoying.
  - wyre 5y ago
    The inseam is but the waist usually isn’t. It’s just standardized between brands much more than women’s jeans.
  - tgsovlerkhgsel 5y ago
    No they aren't. I got two pairs of jeans from the same (house) brand in the same store at the same time. I tried on one of them in the store, and naively assumed the other would fit too. There was a 5 cm (2 inch) difference.
    - robbrown451 5y ago
      I don't think she was implying that the sizes are always correct. But they are actual dimensions, i.e. inches. As opposed to "size 8", which is relatively meaningless.

tuwtuwtuwtuw 5y ago

Also stores offer more services. When I buy a pair of jeans the person in the store will adjust the length so the jeans fit my odd lenght. I bought a watch yesterday and it cost me $60 more in store than online, but in the store they helped me change change the size and if I have issues with it I can drop it of in the store and they will send it for repairs. Just more convinient for me than figuring out how to safely submit it myself.

mcv 5y ago

Plenty of online stores let to order stuff to fit them and return what doesn't fit.

cerved 5y ago
who wants to return stuff
- dnndev 5y ago
  Most make it super easy. I think Amazon even includes a return label just in case. Waaay better than driving to a store with perfume masking stink, wait in line for fitting rooms, wait in line to pay. So many cons to going in store… most stores are stink boxes.
  - rhacker 5y ago
    YES this. Cheap purfume is everywhere these days. I blame AXE commercials - because now men are wearing perfume more than women ever did.
  - cerved 5y ago
    point was that for clothing you can avoid returns by trying it on first
    - mcv 5y ago
      The real issue is: do you want to travel somewhere to try it on, or do you want to try it on in the comfort of your own home?
      - cerved 5y ago
        It's very subjective but personally, I enjoy going shopping for clothes. Unless I can't find the item in my city. Stuff like electronics is different. Then I don't care about seeing and feeling the product beforehand. Instead I value that stuff is easy to findz search, price and availability. Though I still but stuff locally because I don't want to wait for shipping

jiveturkey 5y ago

i don’t buy clothes online but in the rare event i do i buy from amazon and super high end retailers where you just send it back without calling. i order 2-3 sizes and send back the ones that don’t fit. convenience of online with just the added small bump of a trip to the post office or UPS.