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From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin )
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Price varies with size of clothing
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Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 10:26:40 EDT
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Posted: Fri Jun 22 10:26:40 1984
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Mail-order clothing from places like "Haband's" has a surcharge for the
larger sizes, typically $1.50 on an item priced at $11.95 or thereabouts.

Of course, you will also see price discrepancies when you go to stores
which specialize in large sizes. Equivalent garments at a "Big Men's"
store will be priced higher than those at the department store across
the street, and I believe the same differential exists at women's stores, 
like Lane Bryant, etc.

Usually, of course, the wearers of larger sizes are discriminated 
against simply by unavailability. You cannot find T-shirts larger
than size "XL" in any of the catalogs of dealers in decorated T-shirts,
or at events where specially-designed T-shirts are sold, for example.

Will