No pants for the skinny guy

No offense to the American public, which is gaining weight quite rapidly on average. But this stuff is starting to adversely impact me, the skinny guy.

How, you might ask?

Well, I have a theory. It is my belief, after careful observation, that stores are in general stocking more items of larger sizes, and a reduced inventory in my size range.

I've noticed in the last year or so that I've had an increasingly difficult time finding 30x32 pants. And an impossible time finding smaller waists than that. Fortunately I've gained a little weight in the last few years (probably old age catching up to me). Up until a few years ago I wore 28x32s. Well, last evening when I went pants hunting, I went through nearly every pair of casual pants in the store's inventory (JC Penney) and I was lucky to find about a handful of pants to choose from. So I was able to get one pair of pants that would fit me, but to avoid buying two identical pairs of pants, I took a risk that I might gain more weight soon and bought a pair of 32x32s. We'll see how well the belt does with that.

But seriously folks. The Crossroads JC Penney's has a rather large inventory of men's pants in my opinion, and for waists about 34 inches and up, you'll have zero problems finding yourself some leg cover. But us skinny guys need to cover our chicken legs, too. I mean, you really don't want to see these things, do you?

I probably should have just done the online thing, since I never try anything on anyway.

I was just so shocked to have gone through what I would say was hundreds of pairs of pants, and found very little to choose from in the end. And I'm talking all brands, too. You might think it was a manufacturer thing, but given that I had this problem across brands, I think it has to be either a conscious store or company decision. Of course, I can only verify this by checking another store, which I may have to do the next time I'm at one of the other malls.

I know... this was a silly rant, and absolutely no one will have sympathy for my skinny butt. So save yourself the "you poor baby" comments. I understand that I'm fortunate to still be sporting a 30-inch waist at age 30. I just... want... to buy... some pants....