Do you think plus sized or taller people should be charged more for the same clothes as their smaller counterparts? (Page 2)

[evm987]

No, I really don't think so. I didn't choose to be taller than my friends, I don't want to have to pay more for my jeans than they do.

[aapohxay]

I am not plus sized and understand the raw material argument, but don't think the end consumer should be charged more.

[Pluto4prez]

The cost of material is generally not a significant part of the retail price. It's the labor, advertising, brand name, and store markups that you're paying for.

[drpik]

People really underestimate how much of what they're paying is the cost of convincing you to buy it.

[Goninjago]

Well duh it takes more material to make there clothes. Me being big myself still understands that. What I don't get is skimpier the girly underwear with barely any fabric costs way to much.

[ellesnow21]

People can lose weight. You can't change height. I'm tall and thin so that can't be helped.

[anon_anon_anon]

I don't think that should matter. If your clothes cost more to manufacture, that's just an unfortunate side effect of capitalism

[ellesnow21]

@anon_anon_anon That's ridiculous. And obviously not fair. Basically like saying men should be paid more.

[anon_anon_anon]

Life isn't fair. If you require something that costs more to make, you pay more. It's economics.

That's nothing at all like saying men deserve to be paid more

[danyboiiiiii]

Anon I agree, you can't talk feelings to a company they will

[danyboiiiiii]

... companies just want more profit if they make more fabric cost the same they would lose money

[ellesnow21]

Well I'm not paying more. But your welcome too. I have better priorities than spending extra money on clothes, when you can just get them from a charity shop.

[InfoBot]

Is the same bra more expensive if you have bigger tits?

[almightygodszoke]

I mean that's how it should work

[InfoBot]

And maternity clothes should be charged at a premium too.

[almightygodszoke]

If you use more material, it means the production will cost more. If you buy two pineapples instead of one, should you pay the same?

[InfoBot]

@almightygodszoke Sure, I'm just saying that it needs to be applied in all cases if applied at all.

[almightygodszoke]

Yes, that is true.

[Shimy]

Clothes for tall people are already more expensive. I hate paying more for my clothes because of something that I can't help.

[jakeofalltrades]

bigger the size, the more material needed to make the shirt. so an increase in price is perfectly understandable

[bubble_tea]

I thought they already did charge more in stores? I think it's ok to do it as long as it only offsets the costs of more used (and wasted) fabric.

[pink1980]

Men’s 3X plus shirts are a few dollars more. The cost of kids clothes change based on size. Yeah I think all plus size clothes should be more.

[Tiffers2154]

Common sense. It takes more fabric/material. It can suck, but it is what it is.

[Kuraj]

Clothing already has a ridiculous markup anyway.
The material cost is absolutely negligible, so it would only make sense if you want to screw your customers over even more than you already do.

[Bandit74]

Yes, their clothes require more raw materials and as a result cost more to make.

[pooper89]

If they can afford to eat more food then I don't see why not

[Aguysopinion4799]

I only say the top choice because it requires more material therefore costing more to make :/

[lostgirl_searching]

It would make since business wise, but it wouldn't be fair though.

[madhatters4]

i think the market should determine this. based on supply/demand, cost to manufacture, etc.

[brynly]

what? a tall people tax? tall people have no control over their height. that's just dumb.

[Elenor-1]

It’s called extra material not a tax 😂

[mesasme]

You are bigger so you need more to cover you... you paying for more so your paying more

[Moonchild714]

Yes charge both Tall and Plus Size more, it takes more material to makes the clothes.

[cookieman12]

Plus size people maybe, but not tall people. It's literally impossible to control your height, but it's possible to control your weight.

[pierrot11]

Makes sense. Its more fabric. As much as I don't like it, logically it's fair.

[R3d_Klone]

Nah. It's hard enough being big. Plus, clothes are already overpriced for the most part.

[theycallmeTatersalad]

Prime example: anything carhartt

[R3d_Klone]

It used to be affordable work gear too...

[theycallmeTatersalad]

Yes it did use to be. My go to now is Berne. Bib overalls insulated 45$. Coat that was close enough match was 25. Has held up for 3 years running now with the most recent issue being the quilted inside got caught in a zipper and ripped a small hole in it

[Natattack21]

No, its a load of bullshit, but they do it anyway

[Likes2drive]

I thought they were already being charged extra since they have to go to specialty clothing stores if they are more than average size , we don’t get charged any less if we buy shorts instead of pants

[Leo3572]

No. You need more resources to make bigger or taller clothes, but it doesn't make such a big difference that it would be worth it to make different prices.

[cherryphi82]

I want to say yes on this, although I know it's probably not fair..

[_Crystal]

I mean even small crop tops are expensive as hell so we can’t win either lol

[DawsNireOG]

I believe that it should all be relative to the cost of production Like amount of material and Manufacturing cost.

[LazyMan]

It's just common sense that they would be charged more for their clothing. More material is used, they can't lose profit just because people get fat or tall.

[interested70]

If that's the case then why is small the same price as large? Large has more material right?

[rgb008]

well yeah ur using more fabric.
of course its gonna cost more.

[omgjassy]

No, all people of all sizes should be charged the same amount for the same outfits.

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

No, all people of all sizes should be charged the same amount for the same outfits.

[Caaarl]

Nope unless it's so old obscure it's a speciality size.

[Big_Tasty]

That's literally how it already is. Trust me I'm 6' and 200 pounds. It be like that

[Synttacks]

They already are so no? Excluding excessive size differences I don't really see a reason to.

[Genki]

I only wish myself petite sized can be charged less for clothing.

[EarthFairy7]

Nowadays revealing clothes are expensive than fully covered ones.
I say that the cost should be same.

[SpunkNugget]

Why do you call fat people plus size but not tall people vertically gifted?

[Nicms]

It sucks to think about, but it is more material and not technically a normal size so it costs the company more, therefore it should cost more

[vald9inches]

I am a tall man and i already pay more for my clothes lol but it uses more material so i am not surprised

[drafted]

I'm fairly certain manufacturers have to cost out fabric, etc and that means higher price is rational.

[thelonelywanderer427]

Certainly not. It’s not fair if you were born taller or bigger than most people. I’ve dealt with that most of my life. Penalized by paying extra.

[niftyjesus]

Tall sizes already get screwed by lack of designs etc that average sizes get... Being tall or small isn't a choice being plus size is (atleast to some extent)

[LittlePrince85]

Its a shame they have to pay more, but it DOES use more material.

[pinayfit]

Nope , its already very expensive to buy food and all.

[coolboringwhiteguy]

That is the most fucked up question ever just cuz I'm taller i need to pay more nah son that's mean

[anon_anon_anon]

That's not it at all. If your clothes cost more to make, then you should have to pay more

[coolboringwhiteguy]

I'm not fat at all I just tall but I hope you know that the difference between making like a small and a XL is prob like a dollar in material it just the retailers that jack up the price so it would make no difference

[anon_anon_anon]

I know that's probably the case. But if ever there was a legitament need to raise the price on clothes for larger people, it wouldn't be "fatphobic" or whatever nonsense

[coolboringwhiteguy]

I mean yea if there was a legitimate need but there wouldn't be fat people just wouldn't buy it and just but the cheapest next best thing

[dontworryaboutitbruh]

maybe they should raise the price by like.50 cents?

[SirBarristanSelby]

Clothing manufacturers don't operate as a charity. Material costs money, so the more you need the more you should pay.

[JohnFrost]

The parts are not what makes the close expensive. It would be weird to add a few cents for that little bit of cloth

[EinsamerWolf]

Obviously both because the bigger you are the more material is needed to cover your body. More material=cost more to make.

[katherinelc]

But as I heard the work for the smaller ones more tedious lol

[EinsamerWolf]

If they made all sizes the same price - the clothing companies would simply raise the price of the smaller sizes to match that of the largest size in order to not lose money. Any law or rule dictating a fixed price would actually work in the companies favor.

[doogo]

I'm in the clothing industry a bit and it's just the cost of the material and how much is used for production which follows the sales and profit.

[Decentguy]

No, all people of all sizes should be charged the same amount for the same outfits.

[My-Shangri-La]

I would t punish people just because of the genes they got

[HereIbe]

I think the market should decide--oh, wait, it ALREADY DOES!

[iamshan]

Ba dum tiss xD

[Omega_brie]

Well yeah, there's more stuff in it. So it should cost a bit more.

[CornKing]

Taller people can't help it but the others sure can

[Armourdillo]

There should be a fat tax too, on all food and their medicines

[danyboiiiiii]

On that argument why tax more on the ones that spend on it more or buy it more, wouldn't make sense to make women clothes more expensive because they buy a lot more of it while guy clothes cost more because they buy less of it. So that first part doesn't make sense, should weed cost more to those who smoke more of it? You see what my argument is. Also not all fat people need medication

[Armourdillo]

They should pay for being horrible people

[Armourdillo]

We're capitalists not commies

[epicb]

Market economics: more material, more costs, higher price

[Jose_bb]

It really comes down to the difference in the amount of material that needs to be used for larger clothes

[browneyedbambi94]

Do you think petite or shorter people should be charged less for the same clothes as their taller counterparts?

[natintosh]

Yes Xtra size people should be charged but not tall ones

[danyboiiiiii]

Why not tall one's? Because it's not their fault? Some people have illnesses that don't let them lose weight.

[natintosh]

You're right about that but not all. If you consider tall people their height is determined by their genes except for a few that suffer from illnesses

[danyboiiiiii]

Yeah but why would a company care why. They just want to get profit so if they do exceptions they lose money

[danyboiiiiii]

And there are online stores that sell exclusively to big and tall people. kind of like with designer shoes people have to pay more if they're feet are bigger so why not clothes

[natintosh]

😅😅😅 totally forgot that part. That was just my own opinion

[danyboiiiiii]

No lol it's ok are you tall by any chance?

[natintosh]

Average about 5 2' to 5 5'