What Causes My Pants To Shrink On The Hanger Or While On The Closet Shelf?

[arwalden]

And why are clothing manufacturers making size 36 smaller than they did last year?

I don't understand.

[William769]

1. Late night snacks?

Beer runs. I have the same problem also.

[Cobalt Violet]

2. Too many donuts?

:shrug:

[SoCalDem]

3. Humidity? Global Warming?

Hey, it COULD happen:)

[terrya]

4. Sinister, mysterious forces at work.

That's been happening to my pants, also. I don't mind telling you, I'm more than a little frightened. :scared:

[arwalden]

11. I Wonder If Feng Shui Will Help.

[Blue-Jay]

5. Sometimes my pants get tighter while I'm WEARING them!

hmmm.

[arwalden]

8. OMG!! That's Happened To Me Too!!

Weird, isn't it?

[democrat in Tallahassee]

6. bush is behind it

[Porcupine]

7. Your pants have claustrophobia!!

When pants are taken for a 3 mile walk a few times a month they quit sulking and stretch out.

[ScreamingMeemie]

9. MrG commiserates with you. MrG also accuses me of purposely

shrinking his jeans in the washer. He just moved up into 36...and he's already saying I'm shrinking them. Sigh...

...women suffer much the same problem, only we get away with blaming it on the "bloat". ;) :hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

10. It's part of the vast right wing conspiracy of the corporatocracy

Remember when the standard size for coffee in cans was 16 oz, and in bags was 12? Now they've shaved the cans down to 11 oz and the bags are down to 9 oz. for some brands. The clothing manufacturers are obviously jumping on the bandwagon, and those men's sizes that used to mean something immutable like measurement in inches are now just arbitrary size categories like women's clothing sizes.

As for the shrinkage on the hanger, clothes that aren't worn frequently shrivel up in shame.

That's my story and I sticking to it.:hi:

[no name no slogan]

12. the pants aren't shrinking-- you're closet's getting bigger

while you sleep. that must be it. yeah, that's right.

[caty]

13. Not taking that

30 minute walk you're supposed to take every day--are ya?:spank:

[El Fuego]

14. I hate it when that happens.

I think someone stole some of my jeans and replaced them with exact smaller duplicates. :(

[Seabiscuit]

15. It's all those Big Macs

[dajoki]

16. you know, the same thing happens to my pants

i'm size 36 and the old ones shrunk and the new ones are made smaller. why would they do that?:shrug:

[Spock_is_Skeptical]

17. damn... I hate it when that happens

[zigster]

18. You caught me

I've been sneaking into your place and replacing your clothes with smaller sizes. I've also taken care to sew size 36 labels into the smaller sized clothes.

But since you caught onto my little practical joke, I promise I wont do that anymore.

Starting tomorrow, you get shorter.

[arwalden]

19. LOL! -- WHO Are You?? The Evil Pants Fairy?

:rofl: A distant cousin to the Tooth Fairy? Judging from the responses in this thread, you certainly get around (or you have a cabal with hoards of minions doing the deeds that you command.)

-- Allen

PS: I much prefer YOUR explanation than facing reality.

[swimboy]

20. Heh, heh, heh! Evil pants fairy!

[miss_kitty]

21. Cake and Ice Cream n/t

[Nikia]

22. Some stuff isn't meant to be put in the dryer

Especially on high heat.
If they are new and you hadn't tried them on beforehand, perhaps they are made by the same comapny that makes are uniform pants at work, which are allegedly the same size but fit different every day.

[BikeWriter]

23. It's a conspiracy, I tell you!