Do you think plus sized or taller people should be charged more for the same clothes as their smaller counterparts? (Page 2)
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I think the way our clothes are often mass produced, everyone should be charged the same. If it was a quality item, and the fabric was good quality, I would pay more according to size but if Target or Kohls tried to pull this, I don't think it'd fly.
I'd say that if you are gonna charge a group of people more then charge plus sized people, because you have some form of control over that size but you can't control your length
Probably doesn't make any sense but I haven't slept in 45 hours so cut me some slack
If anyone actually disagrees with this then by all means start up a clothing store is tailored haha to everyone equally. But let's be honest more clothing material should equal more money. Just like at a restaurant or food equals more money.
My fiance is 6'5. He has to special order his clothing and yes, they cost more than if he were to buy them in store. This is just a fact of life for him - and soon to be me lol
It takes more fabric to cover him up. Makes sense to me.
It's simple economics. It takes more material, thus incurs a higher cost to the retailer. So I see no problem in increasing the cost for more material. If I wanted 10 oranges instead of 5, I'd expect to pay twice the price.
But you can decide how many oranges you eat. A tall person doesn't dictate their height.
@cathsummers I understand your point; I know there are some places I've seen that charge the same price for tall sizes as for regular sizes, so maybe the trend will continue, but I think if anything it'll go the other way. Take the argument about airplane seats - should a "larger than what they consider normal" person be forced to purchase two seats?
People are different sizes and companies need to take this into consideration. Does a person with no legs get charged less on public transport because they take up less space? It's a grey area that we shouldn't go towards.
I thought they were priced more? I mean don't plus size people need to get custom tailored stuff on fashionable pieces like a dress shirt.
What I really dont understand is why baby clothes costs more!
It depends on what you are buying. In low cost clothing where the price is material used plus labour plus markup yes you should be charged more. In high cost clothing where the price is designer rate plus time to design plus markup no you shouldn't.
In debate we call this nuance.
I say just let the free market sort that out. If clothing manufacturers decide that the increased amount of fabric in bigger sizes is a cost of production that must be recouped then I think that's reasonable to include that cost.
Plus sized people have a hard enough time even finding decent clothing selections in the first place and it is typically already more expensive
No need to add more hardship to people who already have enough
Are you being sarcastic?:)
Not at all... does it sound as if I am?
Oops, sorry. It just depends on what perspective it is viewed by.
well if it takes more material and labor to make.. I don't see why they shouldn't charge more. Its actually weird that multiple sizes have the same price if you think about it
I was just thinking the same thing. If they charge more for more material then why is medium the same as small?
I pick the option that says, "all people of all sizes should be charged with the same amount for the same outfits!" Equality is more of my thing and I think this one seems more fair than the rest...
Actually from a business point of view it doesn't really matter what size the clothes are but more, how many of that size you can sell! Buying in bulk make things a lot cheaper than simply cutting the size
Well I kinda think like it did take more fabric to make the clothing for bigger and taller people so maybe they should pay a little more but at the same time I'm like some people can't help it. (Except if you're fat, you can help that)
It has to do with there is more material required per yard so thats why say it takes five yards to make a dress for a bigger person and only three for smaller well your paying flr that extra fabric
Those persons don't need to be charged more, no. I do, however, believe that it is a financially viable option, as the target demographic for both is, ironically, smaller.
No, thats stupid.
The cost of the material is nothing in compare to the price of the final product.
And the size of the person wearing it has no effect on the cost of design, fabrication or transport of the cloth.
Of course all should be charged the same when it comes to size. But XL condoms are more expensive than regulars, and thats some BS!! No variety in them either.
I work in textiles, it doesn't work like that. You give one price for all sizes as a supplier. To sell them in different prices would be considered unethical.
The reason why it's "bad" is because people want to see it as discrimination against body types when it's literally more material being used to produced an item.
I just think it's stupid for someone to put a price tag on the nature of our bodies. So what if we're taller or fatter we can't change what we're born with. Even if we were to decide on a pricing strategy based on body shapes aren't you just creating an ideal image for a human body? Or are you not trying to make the whole world fit into this "one size fits all" category which doesn't represent us individuals? Think about it.