You want another rant, Discostup? You got it.

I have some jeans that I bought at the Gap outlet store up in Carlsbad a while back. They are comfortable and I like the way they look. So I got online recently and bought some more of exactly the same size (actually the new ones are an inch less in the waist, but the same length).

I tried them on, and they felt a lot longer. They dragged on the ground, in fact. I laid them both on the ground, and in spite of both being 32” length, the new ones were a full two inches longer than my original ones. I measured with a tape measure, and my old jeans were actually 30 inches, and the new ones are 32 inches.

What’s the deal with that? Were my original jeans mislabeled? (I doubt it… I don’t think I’ve ever worn 30” length pants recently) Or do they shrink that much when washing them? (If so, then what’s the point of trying them on in the store?)

It shouldn’t be that hard. If I wear a pair of pants with a 31” waist and a 32” length, then EVERY OTHER pair of pants with the same quoted measurements should fit the same way. Period, full stop, end of story.

What am I missing here?

Bonus holiday rant: rewriting the words to Christmas carols for the purposes of advertising. I know that Communications and Advertising majors in college weren’t necessarily known for their intellectual prowess, but come on, people… you’re better than that.