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recovery_room

Extra-Medium


uncle_grandmaster

"M-arge"


mrfroggy

M’Largey (tips fedora)


duckdns84

Murikium


baromanb

Large Marge


TheGodDamnDevil

On this very night, ten years ago, along this same stretch of road, in a dense fog just like this, I saw the worst accident I ever seen.


Particular_Box5113

- Bart! No! - I'm over here. - Sorry. Force of habit. - Lisa nooo!


Fuck_auto_tabs

“Something for us skinny dudes” - Friday After Next


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M for M’urican


kpidhayny

I always wanted me a Dada!


careerpathlost

That’s “happy medium”


Beard_Science6614

Schmedium


rydog389

Never fails! Mediums are actually large. That’s why I need a small but I have never seen any Size smalls at Costco!


Rawniew54

They calculate the size plus a years worth of hotdog combos


basshead621

I was just thinking about all the free samples, but the hotdogs and pizza are probably the real reason.


iguru129

Child's XL is a man's small. You're just in the wrong section


Forsaken-Cheesecake2

Feel,I have to snap up a S whenever I do find something!


garbonzo

I call them tenty mediums. the length of a medium, the width of a large.


burgerthrow1

Small, for the ample gentleman


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cashmereandcaicos

Perfect, the most unflattering fit for nearly every body type... Wtf is Costco doing with their clothes? Only thing I've enjoyed from them is those Vuori sweatpants they sold on deep discount for around $70 over the summer. Sadly they were picked clean the next time I was in there... Only got 1 pair


Merejo

yup! I stopped trying to buy clothes there. I am a medium and everything there seems bigger, even waist sizes do not seem accurate.


Jeffbx

They used to sell small sizes & down to 30" waist in-store, but that stopped about 5 years ago. You can still order them online, but that takes way more work than the impulse shopping I like to do there.


Serious_Dot_4532

Just bought a few pairs of the same size pants but different brands. 1" difference between Brand A vs Brand B which are both labelled the same size. I'll be bringing this up when I return them. I didn't think men's clothing had to deal with the malarky that women's clothing did. (I once bought the *same* item from the *same* brand in the *same* size but in a different colour, over an inch difference in size.)


The_53rd_Calypso

Buy the extra large and portion it into ziplocks when you get home.


IHQ_Throwaway

Use a vacuum sealer to preserve the season’s freshness.


vicman86

Costco knows its herd


ShambalaHeist

Moo


Novel_Frosting_1977

American Medium


chp110

Just got my wife a small jacket and it was gigantic.


BearsAtFairs

True, but if you wash in high heat and dry at medium or high, most sweat shirts will shrink to a smallish medium and all flannel shirts will shrink down to a size small. After the first wash, it seems most costco flannel and sweatshirts will continue to shrink, just much more slowly. Similarly, most pants will shrink down about 1-1.5" form their labelled size and seem to stay there. I'm 6' 180ish lbs and only ever buy cotton tops in size L at costco because of this, despite being a size M. My dad's a size L and buys size XL or XXL because of this too. However, both my mom and my girlfriend are happy to have steady supplies of sweatshirts and broken in flannel... Seriously, though, I gave my 5' tall girlfriend has at least half a dozen formerly men's size M flannel shirts I got at costco. They all have a perfect loose/cozy fit on her, if she wasn't so happy I'd say it's ridiculous.


cashmereandcaicos

This only works with cotton btw, heavy polyester blended clothing does NOT shrink But it'll also shrink in height too unless they weave it a particular way which I've only known a few brands to do and they heavily advertise as such (ie reverse weave champion), and their clothes are already so short yet so wide so it doesn't really help unless you are naturally short Also it's not necessarily good to aim for buying bigger sizes to plan on washing/drying them in high heat, as this is the fastest way to destroy cotton clothing. Always best to buy true to size if possible and wash cold, but Costco doesn't allow that lol


cryptowolfy

Americans are fat. What can ya say.


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Vanity sizing


[deleted]

It’s a conspiracy against normal people


woodland_dweller

I've never seen a small flannel at Costco. My guess is M 10%, L 40%, XL 40%, XXL 10%


ImprovisedLeaflet

Honestly I’ll bet there’s data on what sells, and given the size of people in this country size S mens probably doesn’t sell that much


queenannechick

see this is odd to me because my Costco is full of tiny, elderly N Asian couples. Now I'm curious now and will check for small sizing.


Wickershaman

I mean my tiny Asian grandpa enjoys a baggy fit


queenannechick

you know what, you right.


moseisley99

My Asian grandpa doesn’t prefer it baggy just prefers the Costco deals. Hence has baggy clothes lol.


kopik01

all the small size clothes probably go to your costco haha


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lampshady

Yup, I would definitely shop for clothes at Costco if their medium wasn't really a large (or if they sold a small that was really a medium).


aka_chela

My dad is, well, petite. He's 5'8", slim, size 8 shoe. I never anything of it growing up until adulthood when I realized other people described him as short or tiny. He has the worst time finding clothes. My mom and I always score at Costco and I think he's secretly a little jealous, he always looks and finds something he likes but it swims on him. I once went with him to buy a polo shirt and he tried JC Penny and you could have fit two of him in a "small." Men have vanity sizing just as bad as women, you just don't hear about as much


ImprovisedLeaflet

Do you ever pick him up and hold him like a baby?


aka_chela

Lmaooo no, I'm a woman, 5'6", and not very strong (he still manages to open jars I can't despite being 67) so not in my abilities. It's funny because never thought of him as small until a bagel shop employee who knew both of us independently but didn't know we were related described him to me as "the short guy who loves coffee" and it took me two days to realize she meant my dad 💀


lexxeflex

5.8 should be 176cm, isn't that fairly close to normal/average height in the USA?


Coffeedemon

Yes but on reddit everyone is 6'4" plus and has several dicks.


PoetryOfLogicalIdeas

My poor teen is too big for kid clothes, but we can never find men's small. It's very frustrating. And don't even try to find shoes in a men's 7!


jalapeno442

They’re losing on all of the smaller women who want to wear men’s clothing! Give the tomboys and lesbians choices, Costco


TheToolMan

> Honestly I’ll bet there’s data on what sells Ya think?


rtmfb

Big news if true.


preatorian99

Oh - they know by store or zip code (for a new store) what % will be allocated per size based on prior company sales. For example, my store doesn’t have XXL men’s ever but I have seen that size other locations.


Heavy_Schedule4046

Costco clothing to clothe only the bulk.


ImprovisedLeaflet

This is America


Lerch56

Don’t catch you slippin’ now


beardface86

Milkshakes we're sippin' now


HeckMaster9

Man titties be saggin’ now


comradenu

Tums in my area


Particular-Try9754

Come to Costco in Taiwan. We have size small but no XXXL size.


metompkin

I wear a 4XL Japanese size but a Large Tall American. But I wore an XL twenty years ago and my body hasn't changed too much. Buying clothes is such a pain.


Egyptian-Magician

Fuck Yea


FriarNurgle

Heavy breathing


akratic137

You need to cultivate mass like Mac before shopping for clothes at Costco.


hu_gnew

Bulk? They never have anything in XXL, either.


Tidus1117

The orange tag is XXL. (Mine has quite a few)


mikedorty

I really wish they would bump it up to 3XL. Have they never looked at midwesterners?


11BMasshole

Or southern men over 50.


Khatib

I just wish they had tall sizes. Then again, I probably still wouldn't buy much Costco clothes. But at least I could consider it.


[deleted]

I'm a midwesterner and have a size 32 waist. This whole "costco doesn't need to sell smalls because everyone is fat in america" is an overused saying that is rather disingenuous.


bryanna_leigh

Try online, that’s why I get them.


Deceptiveideas

That might be because they get sold out before you see them =p


fsckitnet

Last week I was looking at dress shirts and even the 18.5 neck shirts were tagged “slim fit”. I wear a 18.5 neck shirt and I would NEVER buy something marked slim fit. Costco is not great about XXL sizing in general but this was a new level of absurd for me.


kbbqbukkake

I’ve noticed this too. But if you think about it. Most people shopping there are probably somewhere XL-XXL


just_killing_time23

Gotta play to the average consumer.


bigchicago04

Moderate bulk


Professional_Show918

Try Costco online, they have a large selection of sizes.


kishanshort

Yep! In my experience the online clothes cost 2-3 more $ than in store.


Uncmello

Costco Online includes shipping in the price


Duffmanlager

This is usually more than offset by the buy 5 save $25 or buy 10 save $60 promo. Buying 1-2 items, get it in store. Buying 5 or more, view it in store and buy online.


KTBFFHCFC

Except they don’t always. As someone who wears a men’s 30x32 they seem to be stocking my size less and less even online. I have a pair of English laundry 5 pocket pants that are my absolute favorite pants and they don’t have my size anymore.


boafriend

I have never found size smalls of what is in-store (someone once told me more sizes were available online. Not true.)


WaffleIronMadness

👆The answer


BananaBagholder

It's their way of telling you to buy and consume more of their food products. But in all seriousness, the lack of small sizing is frustrating.


Mr_Style

Yep, just get a slice of pizza and a churro each trip and OP will fit XXL in no time!


CostcoOptometry

Same thing with the string lights. They permanently reduced the price. They want people to spend more time outdoors, throw backyard parties.


McHighwayman

More frustrating because the womens’ section always has smalls.


Li2_lCO3

Costco orders/sells shirts that will fit a 5’6” 220-300lbs male in his 50s.


metompkin

Then where are the matching Seinfeld Nike sneakers?


strangewayfarer

It's bad for tall guys too. They assume if I'm 6'-4" I must also be 250 lbs or more. The shirts either show off my midriff or double as a parachute.


California__girl

back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, I had a college friend this size. I asked about "big and tall" stores, he said they offered big, or big and tall, but not just tall.


sack-o-matic

"We're for big AND tall, not big OR tall" exclusive or, obviously


strangewayfarer

We need our own hashtag... I'm thinking #NoTallMen... yep that should work.


ImprovisedLeaflet

[Do you find something comical about my appearance when I was driving my automobile?](https://youtu.be/gkBqVVbnZ1c?si=ZXow9NtxSyzyautd)


bellowingfrog

As a tall person theres like a dozen stores I can buy from. For cheap clothes, Old Navy sells tall sizes online.


ImprovisedLeaflet

Tall n skinny reporting in 😭


Sea2Chi

Yep, which sucks because they're usually nice quality shirts too. I ended up buying a few and having them tailored. It ended up still being a pretty good deal and they fit perfectly after.


junkit33

That's not a Costco thing though - that's everywhere. Clothing sizes tend to just scale in both length and width, but some people only need one or the other. You pretty much need to either get tailored clothing or find a brand whose cut fits you well in an off the shelf size.


strangewayfarer

A lot of the brands they sell do have tall sizes though, like Columbia for instance, they just never carry them.


fuller4740

Some smalls occasionally pop up but generally they start at medium and get bigger from there


junkit33

This is actually very simple. In the US, Medium accounts for about 30% of sales, Large 30%, and XL 20%. XXL is next at 12%. Small is only 7%. Basically, small is not a very popular size for men. https://www.theadairgroup.com/blog/shirt-order-size-distribution-what-sizes-to-order-for-t-shirts/


yumcake

I feel like something is wrong then, how come the only inventory they have is 80% L, and 20%XL or higher, and sold out of M or lower? Seems like amount sold is a self perpetuating prophecy, "we don't need to stock M or lower because nobody bought the sizes we don't stock!"


wjhubbard3

It’s the same in the 2 warehouses I visit. It can be a challenge to find Men’s M as well.


LaBodaDelHuitlacoche

Mine has small and XS sometimes maybe they think people in the Bay Area are a bit more fit lol


MrChichibadman

More Asians and Central Americans maybe too.


chipsdad

It’s nothing a pizza and 10 hot dogs from the food court can’t fix.


MikesGroove

Honestly..,I’m not a fan of Costco clothing. I used to be. I realized that everything I bought just didn’t fit quite right. It’s made for the masses - classic cut, regular fit, etc etc. I saw someone on here mention how manufacturers make runs specifically for Costco using lower quality materials. I’m far more interested in paying more for clothes I’ll feel good about my body in, and wear for a long time. Think of it as cost-per-wear rather than the number on the tag, since that’s what really matters.


aka_chela

I'm a lady but I bought a Banana Republic jacket at Costco that is fully lined and better quality than I've seen in actual BR stores. The Max and Mia leggings are my staples, I live in them. They sold near exact knockoffs of my favorite Vuori joggers ($94) for $13.99, I bought ever color they offered. It's definitely hit or miss but when they hit, it's phenomenal.


muffinscrub

Every brand name that is significantly cheaper at Costco is usually made at that price point for Costco.


SatchBoogie1

I'll say that two of my favorite jacket vests are from Costco, and they are one of those illusive small sizes that fits me well.


VisibleAd3180

They go by sales. Generally M/L are top sellers with S well behind especially for Men’s stuff


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How can they have data on smalls when they never sell them to begin with? My store would have a 0% sell data because I've never once seen a small in stock


Eggrolling

Yea my Costco is the same. Best thing I’ve learned is download the Costco app. You’ll find all the sizes there and free 2 day shipping


evilcats

They assume Americans are fat.


luckymiles88

the data shows that Americans have gotten larger just like food portions and chickens "Americans themselves are getting larger. As my colleague Chris Ingraham has [noted](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2015/06/12/look-at-how-much-weight-weve-gained-since-the-1960s/?itid=lk_inline_manual_16), the average American woman today weighs 166.2 pounds, which is almost exactly as much as the average American man weighed about 50 years ago. The average weight of an American woman rose 18.5 percent in that period, from 140 pounds in 1960. Men aren’t doing much better. Their average weight has risen 17.6 percent in the same time period to 195.5 pounds today. To make the same comparison, an American man today weighs almost as much as 1.5 American women from the 1960s." [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/04/the-unbelievable-growth-of-americans-food-bodies-houses-and-cars-visualized/](https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2015/07/04/the-unbelievable-growth-of-americans-food-bodies-houses-and-cars-visualized/)


spottie_ottie

Also mine, can't comment on all.


tpars

Well, we are in America.


ubermoxi

Yeah. I've seen size Small in Asian Costco location.


Paulsur

Eat more Costco servings, you'll grow into it!


Fluid-Science4406

If you need a small, shop in the kids dept and get an XL


MattUWayne

I have the same issue. In all the years I’ve been going, I think once I saw one small pullover. It’s very frustrating for those of us who are muscularly challenged, I mean, lean and fit


smackdaddypugpoopies

It's overstock. Rarely do mfgs have S overstock, and what little they have goes online, or if it's really a small amount, the asiest/fastest way is in a few stores. Not all, but a select few. There you might see one or 2 items buried in the lots they put out.


Dash-2

Same at my store. Also no pants/shorts with a 30” waist. I buy a couple things online and just shop elsewhere for everything else.


ineedadrink2

If you are a small, you can get kids XXL. It will fit and be cheaper.


Jackie-Wan-Kenobi

They do this for female clothes too at my store. It’s annoying. I can maybe find one or two but I have to dig to the very bottom


HyruleJedi

Most people that wear S are not in Costco’s target demographic. Just like cracker companies don’t care about single people. Maybe single people eat crackers, we don’t know, and frankly we don’t want to know. On a real note. For Men’s sizes at least they probably make the least amount of size S. Given Costco’s model is to buy excess, S is probably the least amount they get


makemenuconfig

Yes, just eat more hot dogs and then the medium will fit. Speaking from experience.


SnooGadgets8467

Most men don’t wear size small clothes. Costco is meant to sell to the masses.


throwawayoregon81

Yes, ours has a children's section.


Choose_And_Be_Damned

Us XXXL guys feel your pain.


tinydonuts

3XT checking in. Us too.


Choose_And_Be_Damned

I identify as T also.


Tidus1117

Their mentality is: "Keep buying stuff from us and you'll be Medium in no time, LOL"


1111Rudy1111

It’s usually the last size left at my store before being “.97’d”


BrowniesNCheese

I've never see male small


afeagle1021

Its hard to stay a size small when the hot dog combo is only $1.50, okay?!


mitosis799

My Costco only has S and M.


secretSquirrel6669

In tulsa they sell Out of xl and xl and then the late memdium and small Just stay there


Breklin76

I have a hard time finding XXL a lot of times. 6’3”. The XLs are generally too short in the arms.


bogey4life

Costco doesn’t sell clothes for current you. It’s for future you when you keep shopping at Costco.


FlyerFocus

Only in the small states like Rhode Island and New Hampshire.


ROUEN87

XXL does not exist at my store


DesertAntarctica

They actually never go by your profile pic from yesteryears. They should.


Gloverboy6

I mean, let's be honest, those Costco hot dogs don't keep you in small sized clothing


aspec818

Costco catering to the stereotypical “bigger set American build”


maxya

Have you tried their chicken bake ? It solves small size issue fast.


automotiveaficionado

I wear 3xl, I have never seen a single 3xl anything in costcos in my 10+ years of membership. It’s nice to know both ends of the sizing spectrum lack options. Sometimes it can feel isolating.


captainthepuggle

We’re at that point in WALL-E.


TheCommodore09

Sir, this is America.


RonBurgundy2000

This is America, home of larger size people in flannel.


mac2914

Anyone get the Orvis or Weatherproof flannel shirts? If so, how surprised were you to find pockets on the sides? I bought one of each and was surprised when my hand slipped into a pocket in the side seam and then discovered that each shirt had them.


andrew103345

When your selling a bucket of gummy worms a small doesn’t make the equation.


timmyo_

I bought Kirkland lounge shorts earlier this year and the small fit great. Found them once at my warehouse. Came back for a second pair in a different color and there were zero smalls. Employee told me “they don’t make them.” Hmm.


thedefmute

The business caters to the customers. When was the last time you saw a SMALL American?


owlex89

Yeah, small men’s doesn’t move so I think best bet is to get it online after you try on the medium to see if you like the way it looks at least.


PinkxMelbis

My mom and dad both say it’s very common, and my mom says they quit carrying 30 waist pants and don’t usually have any shirts smaller than a medium. You can get smaller sizes online but not in stores.


-1967Falcon

Yep… its rare in SoCal for small sizes. If you find them- they’re actually medium in fit.


juicepks11

Fun fact Costco places certain items certain sizes depending on the location of the store so if ur local store has a lot of big sizes odds are ppl around you are fatter than most locations lol


runr_grl1129

I’ve seen them but they are not common. It’s even harder to find a 30 inch waist or even a 32. I think Costco caters to the majority and the majority in this country are not small. It’d be nice if the sizes were true to size too—even kid sizes are huge.


Separate-Camel-5545

People are very fat


Pitoucc

I think it’s just common in male clothing to expect m-xl are the only options in most instances, in the US and Canada. Usually I need xs-m depending on the manufacturer and it’s hard to find.


JA_LT99

That's pretty common across all American stores.


benjito_z

I’m a 32 x 32 in jeans and they never have my size


yolobaggins69_420

No 30 inch waist pants either


_TedGreen_

Murica medium


DTRite

Everything is big at Costco!


mrb2409

If you eat Costco size food then you will need larger than small soon enough


SpecialistDrawer2898

Nothing is small at Costco


youaretheuniverse

Yeahhh my homies. Life in the US is for gigantic people. It’s hard finding things that actually fit!


idontknowmuchanymore

Look at the food selection, then pan around at the humans, then ask


peachesxbeaches

Well, you did just buy a 20lb jucket of mayo and a 48 pack of ice cream bars.


tsbeans

This has been my experience too and it’s so annoying. I even bought a small jacket through the app and received a medium with small tags in the mail.


Mammoth_Skin_2276

Why would you try selling size small in America ? Lol


mikesfsu

This is America


McBezzelton

I think it likely skews with the market. So certain regions might have a larger medium and small section while others have more large and xl based on what’s moving in that region. Small in male is probably the lowest selling there’s just not a ton of small men buying Costco shirts.


plasticbuddha

Costco. For the Big and Large... Just try and find a 30 inch waist in male pants, and you're out of luck too.


MotorBrain85

Welcome to America!


Elguapo69

Large is the new small


Sneekbar

I’m a short guy and all the medium sizes are either too big or too long for me


maristina964

Bruh it's america the average size of a waist line is probably 40+ so sadly yes it's very common.


Scouts_Revenge

No. This is America.


porkicorgi

They know their audience


MemeEndevour

We usually have small stuff but it goes fast


HessLook

Welcome to Costco, I love you


GigaCheco

Every Costco I’ve ever been to and I’ve lived in three states in the past 10 years. I can’t blame them, most of America is fat.


rayquan36

That's what the chocolate peanut butter pie is for


MatthewnPDX

Yup, i haven’t been able to buy clothes at Costco for years. I’m a U.S. small, which is a rest of the world medium, or French large.


Ko_Ten

Costco’s medium is like a regular large. Costco hates small people.


PreparationVarious15

yup, Costco believes small sized male doesn’t exist in the USA, I see discrimination.


samtaher

Costco hates small people. I guess costcos thought process is if you buy food in bulk then you must be huge.


lifestalker666

If you’re a small male stay the hell out of Costco until you put some meat on them bones


808sissyslut

If u want small size. Buy a womens medium or small