# MWF Seeks PFWS **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [April 28, 2003, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745 "2003-04-28T18:52:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/21 "2003-04-29T05:26:09Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MeanOldLady \* > \*\*Oh my God!!! I’ve had the same problem. Why is finding a plain white shirt so damn difficult?! \*\* From my years in working retail at a women’s clothing store…it’s because the basics just don’t get the buyer all excited. I managed to grab her one time and tell her, “Look, we could have ALL the plus-sized dealers shopping here regularly if we could just stock B&W clothes consistently!” This was in Las Vegas, where most of the casinos wanted their dealers to wear plain black pants and equally plain white shirts. The buyer agreed to try to find a steady source, but apparently she couldn’t, or wouldn’t. A big part of the problem is that a trendy item will usually sell in a couple of weeks, while a basic item will languish on the rack for a season or two, sometimes. I STILL think that our store would have done well to have set up a little “Black & White” section, or a “Basics” section, and kept it well stocked. But then, I was only assistant manager, and not buyer. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/22 "2003-04-29T05:31:03Z")
**Gazelle** - what size and how tall are you? I have a Ralph Lauren shirt here just as you describe, but the sleeves are too short on me, due to my ape like arms so I have now replaced it with a new one with longer sleeves. If it will fit you I’ll happily send it off. It’s nice - 100% cotton. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/23 "2003-04-29T05:33:31Z")
Oh - it’s a RL size 6, however it’s fairly generously cut. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/24 "2003-04-29T12:35:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by scout1222 \* > \*\*I just want full-length limbs. Is that so wrong? \*\* “I hate it when they have missing limbs.” – Chemist, \*Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone \* ---
**Author:** ![Gazelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Gazelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gazelle)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2003, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745/25 "2003-04-29T12:44:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Eva Luna \* > \*\*I want full-length limbs, too, too, but alas, I’m 5’1". > > Personally, I think that 3/4 sleeves and cropped pants are the greatest thing since sliced bread. 3/4-length for a 5’8" person is just about right for us shorties. > > Men’s dept. is a great idea in principle, but for us bustier folks, if we buy men’s clothes that fit over the boobs, we have a tentlike structure around the rest of the torso from all the extra fabric. Not at all flattering. Makes me look like a baby hippo. That’s why stretch fabrics are the second-greatest thing since sliced bread. \*\* Oh **Eva** , too true, too true. Usually shirts that fit in the chest have shoulder seams that hang off my shoulders and look like tents. Oh poor me. I actually did find some shirts at Chadwick’s website for a decent price. We’ll see if the quality is okay when they show up… **alice\_in\_wonderland** , thanks for the offer… I usually take a 10 or an 8 depending. I doubt it will fit. You’re a sweetie-weetie! **Ethy** , you flirt! 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mwf-seeks-pfws/171745.md?page=1)