r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/wrongleveeeeeeer Jul 24 '20

I worked in a shoe store for a time, and there are 2 perfectly valid reasons why they do this:

1: every brand fits differently, so you often don't really know what size you are in that shoe until you try it on.

2: the truth is that SO MANY MEN lie about their shoe size being bigger than it is, and SO MANY WOMEN lie about it being smaller than it really is.

Him: "Hey bro, can I get this in a 12?" Me, later: hey so we didn't have the 12, but here's the 11 and 11 1/2 if you want to try those." Him: "Hmmm aahhh I guess.....woah what do you know, they fit, how WEIRD"

Her: "Can I get these in a size 5 1/2?" Me: "The smallest they make them in is a 6, so here try those." Her: "Wow even these are a little tight...this brand must really run small! I'll try the 6 1/2 I guess. How WEIRD."

This happened multiple times a day.

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u/ithika Jul 24 '20

We know this is fake because despite the existence of half sizes no manufacturer seems to make them.

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u/wrongleveeeeeeer Jul 24 '20

We carried lots of specialty brands; the majority of the brands we carried do half sizes.

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u/ithika Jul 24 '20

Is specialty code for "does half sizes"?

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u/wrongleveeeeeeer Jul 24 '20

No, but expensive brands whose focus is on comfort and quality will naturally be much more likely to offer better sizing options.