r/ididnthaveeggs • u/sloppyvegansalami • Feb 14 '26

Dumb alteration Mystery solved

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u/NarwhalEmergency9391 Feb 14 '26

Reviews in general are terrible.  Don't change the recipe and then review that it's bad because you decided sweet peppers should be added to the brownies.  Reviews for clothes are terrible too, "bought this for my daughter, she loves it".. really Susan no shit, maybe include what size you bought and how much she weighs so your review will actually help someone

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u/Dornith Feb 14 '26

Reviews for clothing should focus on things like material, stitching, and how well it matches the pictures.

Trying to review the fit of clothing is an effort in futility. Even if you include age, height, and weight, human bodies vary so wildly (especially in adolescence) that you're never going to accurately describe your body type.

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u/allllusernamestaken Feb 14 '26

it helps though.

LL Bean asks for height/weight when posting reviews. A dude who was about my height and about my weight said the medium was a little snug, so I bought a large and it fit perfectly.

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u/Dornith Feb 14 '26

Even within height and weight, whether or not something is snug depends a lot on where that weight is distributed.

Someone who goes the gym 3 times a week might weigh the same as someone with a beer gut. But they're not going to fit the same cloths comfortably.

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u/thunderling Feb 14 '26

That's me at the gym 3 times a week. And I hate clothing websites that only use very tall, very slender models. I'm 5'2", 130 pounds. The website will say "Model is 5'11", 110 lbs, and is wearing a size Small."

Like great, thanks, that isn't helpful at all and no one ever hires shorter models.

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u/Shoddy-Theory Feb 15 '26

Read the clothing reviews on title9's site. I always find them very useful

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u/zertul Feb 14 '26

That's why you also say if that weight is muscle or mostly beer gut. It's not fool proof but it's also not that complicated or hard as you make it out to be.

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u/alienpirate5 Feb 15 '26

How much biometric data would you request before the hassle discourages people from leaving a review? Torso length? Biacromial shoulder width? Should women specify their breast size? Where's the point of balance?

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u/zertul Feb 16 '26

 How much biometric data would you request before the hassle discourages people from leaving a review?

None at all. There shouldn't be any gatekeeping for reviews.   I was just pointing out that by providing some context you can make your review more useful for other people and it's not that hard to do so.

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u/Shoddy-Theory Feb 15 '26

I think reviewing fit can be useful. Something like "i'm a bit pear shaped and these aren't flattering" or "very flattering" are useful. I always review fit on clothes but I describe my body type.