What Size Are My Pants?

Okay, this is a true story – I am NOT making this up!

I love to shop at Fred Meyer.  It is a one-stop shopping kind of place, everything from groceries to automotive.  They have the BEST clearance sales ever. 

This week they had a special of 70% off all clearance clothing.  This is a great buy.  I got a warm, hooded vest for my grand daughter. Regular price $52.   With the markdown and the additional 70% off, I paid $11 for it.  Found a couple of other items too.

Russ was off looking at electronics while I pawed through all the clothing bargains.  I heard a voice saying, “Excuse me” and I looked up to see a middle age man right in front of me.  He turned around, pulled up his shirt and asked, “Can you tell me what size my pants are?”

Okay, that’s a little strange but I can understand why he might need that information.

“30 32,”  I said.

“And are they 505s?” he asked.



I was forced to take another look at his skinny hiney and confirm that were indeed style 505.

“Just one more thing,” he said….and he rolled down his waistband and asked, “Are they relaxed fit?”

It was stamped on the inside of the waistband and I confirmed they were relaxed fit. Good thing I can read upside down.  I was relieved that he hadn’t asked for the size on his boxers!  I wondered who dressed him this morning.

With that he went his way and we saw him later at the check out purchasing two pair of Levis so I guess he found what he wanted.   He wasn’t obnoxious but it certainly was something I had never encountered before.

Just goes to show, it doesn’t take much to entertain a senior citizen.