# I have been banned from Old Navy **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 24, 2012, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804 "2012-02-24T03:34:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/21 "2012-02-24T13:24:17Z")
I’d have thought your stripes would [protect you from them](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=14755860&postcount=1). ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 1:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/22 "2012-02-24T13:32:25Z")
Levi’s makes jeans with 36" inseam but didn’t make Docker’s above 34". When their customer service dept was contacted to inquire why you could get one of their brands but not the other, their agent stated, “we don’t find we have the clientele for that line.” So what you just said is that tall people don’t like to dress nice. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Snickers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@Snickers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snickers)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/23 "2012-02-24T13:56:03Z")
Really? That’s obnoxious - its one of the few places I can find jeans for El Hubbo without having to order them. (He wears a 36 inseam as well.) Matter of fact, we went in there, oh, last year on a lark (because we were trying every other store in the mall!) just to see, and they had them. Oh, frabjous day! If they don’t carry them anymore, Imma be pissed. Back to ordering from Eddie Bauer, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/24 "2012-02-24T14:30:47Z")
I really couldn’t care less about Old Navy. But I can’t buy shirts from Express unless I order them online. And they no longer carry slacks in my size either. NOT EVEN online. A 36 waist is the largest they make now. ---
**Author:** ![FordPrefect](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e99b99/32.png) [@FordPrefect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FordPrefect)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/25 "2012-02-24T15:05:51Z")
I am a guy with a 36" inseam and I can’t shop at Old Navy either. I have a friend who is a woman with a 36" inseam as well and her solution is to purchase Sevens, True Religions, Rock Republics and all those fancy shmancy jeans online, either from eBay or other sources. Pricier by far than Old Navy but she is a clothes snob so it works for her but she never pays retail. Ever. Her skills at finding sales are quite impressive. I buy Silvers, because they come in 36" inseam and if I wait, I can get them for under $80… which sucks. However, don’t get me started on finding size 14 (Euro 48.5) shoes. The suckage is even greater! ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/26 "2012-02-24T15:06:44Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Apparently, women only have 3 inseam lengths - Short (or Petite), Average, and Tall. I guess it’s a genetic/hormonal thing. In my experience, “Average” spans about 29.5" to 32" or so my jeans tell me. > > Life would be so much less complicated if we all just went around nekkid. The odd thing is that evidently _richer women are taller_. I’m 5’7 and have longish legs for my build. Target regular pants are too short for me. Ann Taylor Loft-ish stores are about right. Banana Republic I always need to have hemmed. ---
**Author:** ![kferr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/71e660/32.png) [@kferr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kferr)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/27 "2012-02-24T15:12:19Z")
I think sizing has changed a bit. I wore 36 inseam Levi’s for years but they became harder to find. On one shopping trip I couldn’t find any so decided to try a 34 and it fit fine. Back in ancient times before jeans were pre-shrunk I had to get a 38 inseam. ---
**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/28 "2012-02-24T15:17:11Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Apparently, women only have 3 inseam lengths - Short (or Petite), Average, and Tall. I guess it’s a genetic/hormonal thing. In my experience, “Average” spans about 29.5" to 32" or so my jeans tell me. > > Life would be so much less complicated if we all just went around nekkid. And then they shrink. I fit in the average until the first wash then I go around with highwaters. ugh. ---
**Author:** ![Dendarii\_Dame](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bbce88/32.png) [@Dendarii\_Dame](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dendarii_Dame)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/29 "2012-02-24T15:19:50Z")
> [@Boyo\_Jim](#): > > I can’t believe you’re allowed to roam the streets. Isn’t there some island in the North Atlantic where they send people like you? It’s actually a peninsula. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/30 "2012-02-24T15:29:31Z")
Old navy has men’s 36" inseams?? Sometimes those work for me; all depends on what the manufacturer’s opinion of ‘36’ is. ---
**Author:** ![Corcaigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Corcaigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Corcaigh)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/31 "2012-02-24T15:31:24Z")
I share your pain, I too have a 36" inseam (well 35½, but who’s counting?), I have been made to feel like a monster more than once by shops. Well to be precise the people who work in them _“it’s your own fault for being too tall”_ I’m so sorry, I’ll try being shorter next time! _cries_ ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/32 "2012-02-24T15:38:22Z")
I feel your pain. I have a 30" waist. Just try finding pant that size. Oh, sure the \*say \*they have them. You can even find the spot on the shelf where they’re supposed to be, but it’s always empty, or a crappy color. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/33 "2012-02-24T15:51:56Z")
I had no idea I was sharing a message board with a basketball team. I have a 32" inseam and I’m considered quite tall. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/34 "2012-02-24T16:07:10Z")
You people with your even inseams disgust me. Try being an odd-number freak like me. Just imagine the emotional pain of searching in vain through all the jeans in a store (even those really ugly things that look like they’re for railroad workers) for a 29" inseam. Then the shame of having to ask a sales “associate” and having them look pityingly at you while pretending to check the stock on their computer. “Oh, we should get some in, so why don’t you check back periodically ::muffles derisive snort of laughter::” Do any of you have any idea what it’s like to have to wear jeans that are too long, shuffling around with frayed cuffs like some hobo? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/35 "2012-02-24T16:12:57Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Do any of you have any idea what it’s like to have to wear jeans that are too long, shuffling around with frayed cuffs like some hobo? I thought that was how they were supposed to be. Are you telling me some people aren’t stepping on their cuffs as they walk? Doesn’t that wear out the heels of their shoes? ---
**Author:** ![Dante](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dante/32/9673_2.png) [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/36 "2012-02-24T16:13:34Z")
You people with even numbered inseams suck. I have a 29" inseam. 30"? Pools around my ankles like I’m wearing my daddy’s suit to my first dance. Trying to find 29" inseams in the store is a nightmare. EDIT: What **Chefguy** said. ---
**Author:** ![Morgenstern](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Morgenstern](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgenstern)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/37 "2012-02-24T16:19:02Z")
Wear shorts everywhere. ---
**Author:** ![Scubaqueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Scubaqueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scubaqueen)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/38 "2012-02-24T16:36:24Z")
> [@FairyChatMom](#): > > Apparently, women only have 3 inseam lengths - Short (or Petite), Average, and Tall. I guess it’s a genetic/hormonal thing. In my experience, “Average” spans about 29.5" to 32" or so my jeans tell me. > > Life would be so much less complicated if we all just went around nekkid. LOVE that plan, **FCM**. If only! 34-incher here. Jeans aren’t as bad a problem (thank Og, mens’ jeans fit me!) but womens’ dress slacks are a living nightmare. I’m too tall for the mainstream designs and too short (at almost 5’10"!) for the Tall Shop. ---
**Author:** ![Kiros](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/439d5e/32.png) [@Kiros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kiros)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/39 "2012-02-24T16:41:51Z")
> [@tdn](#): > > I had no idea I was sharing a message board with a basketball team. I have a 32" inseam and I’m considered quite tall. I am considered fairly short, and I have a 31" inseam. So now I must ask you: what traumatic event in your childhood caused you to have such short legs and a long torso? Was it just like a superhero origin story? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804/40 "2012-02-24T16:53:27Z")
> [@Mangetout](#): > > Reported for misuse of **Zebra** ’s account, presumably by **Giraffe**. If we had a :thumbs up: or :like: button, I’d award it to this post. 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-have-been-banned-from-old-navy/613804.md?page=3)