<!--quoteo(post=374753:date=Jul 10 2009, 08&#58;46 PM:name=JoeyandDavid)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (JoeyandDavid &#064; Jul 10 2009, 08&#58;46 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&amp;pid=374753">&lt;strong&gt;QUOTE BELOW&lt;/strong&gt;</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec--><!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->The little number on the tag on a pair of pants that indicates size can mean a lot to a person, and retailers know it.The probability of people describing themselves as overweight is decreasing, researchers find.....&amp;amp;nbsp;That&#039;s why, in recent years, as the American population has become generally more overweight, brands from the luxury names to the mass retail chains have scaled down the size labels on their clothing. ......&amp;quot;You may actually be a size 14 and, according to whatever particular store you&#039;re in, you come out a size 10,&amp;quot; said Natalie Nixon, associate professor of fashion industry management at Philadelphia University. &amp;quot;It&#039;s definitely to make the consumer feel good<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd--><br /><br />There are definitely some stores I prefer to shop in <img src="http://www.cruisecrazies.com/community/images/forum/tr-emoticons/happy.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":happy:" border="0" alt="happy.gif" />  .....always fit in a smaller size then other stores....<br />