Buying clothes

[iwbus]

Why is it that I have a pair of 40/30 size jeans that fit me brilliantly but I went into Burtons yesterday to buy 2 pairs of jeans in exactly the same size and they are nowhere near big enough? Surely sizes are sizes and should be the same wherever I buy clothes from or am I being totally stupid? The missus says she has the same problem, a size 14 in one shop will be too tight but a size 12 in another shop will fit perfectly

[Metz]

I have the same prob as your Missus..size 12 in Dotty P is too big.. New Look is ok ..cheap shops get a size 12 and they are more like a 6!!
As for the tops.... anything goes!!! I'm a size 12 and have even fitted in a 16!!!

[dzug]

Sizes are manipulated in some shops to pander to the more gullible type of customer. If they can fit into a 12 when they are really a 14 they'll buy it in preference to a 14 honestly sized.

40/30 should be the same anywhere though - they are actual measurements. 12, 14, etc, are just relative sizes and don't have fixed definitions.

[cameo]

this really annoys me.
i have 2 daughters who get really upset when, what they percieve as a thin persons size, fits them in one shop but not in another. they always say that that must mean they are the larger size.

And don't get me started on kids clothes - Age 6-7, Age 10-11 ect.
you only have to look a class full of children to know that they are no where near the same size.

[beejaybee]

It definately depends on what you pay. If i want a cheap top for everday wear I need to buy a 16/18. If it`s a dearer top 12/14. The only time I`ve been glad of this size difference was when I bought a new bra. I was 36a in my usual shop, but in the one I bought the bra 36c. Great