Comments on: Why I’m Angry At Nike

By: Mr.Angry

Mr.Angry — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:43:28 +0000

Unfortuneately, I think that there are also a lot of other valid reasons to hate Nike other than what you have already mentioned here.

By: UA Fan

UA Fan — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:32:33 +0000

I have the same issue as I ordered customized shirt from their NikeID site. I wear XL and have been wearing XL over 20 yrs. All of the sudden, NikeXL=L. I’ve been an Underarmor fan and will stay with them. They at least understand sizes.
Just to forwarn you, Nike Shoes have the same reputation. You have to go up a size regardless of what your shoe measurements tell you !!!

By: Adria

Adria — Thu, 19 Apr 2007 06:27:02 +0000

I have been coveting the Nike + clothes, too. The one thing that has kept me from trying to scrounge up the money is the knowledge that one item of clothing wouldn’t be enough.

I would have purchased online, so it’s good – I guess – to know that they are not something to miss.

By: Jennifer Forester

Jennifer Forester — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 17:00:06 +0000

You go, girl.

I don't say that kind of thing normally, but you are my hero for being able to say that. The exercise market is for skinny people to pat themselves on the back about while people who are normal sized and larger hate their bodies.

What an effin' sham.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 25 Jan 2007 03:52:28 +0000

Ahhh...I thought is was just me going mad. I recently bought a pair of Ladies Nike workout pants at Costco. Normally, I wear a size 8, the workout pants were sized S,M,L and XL. I bought the M. When I tried them on at home, I couldn't even get them over my thighs. Exchanged them for an XL, and even those were tight. I double checked the tags...yes these were ladies sizes. When did an XL become less than a size 8?

I'm not impressed with NIKE.

By: Lau

Lau — Sat, 14 Oct 2006 19:18:30 +0000

Definitely make your own (hell, for $70 you could get a seamstress to sew a pocket on) — I’m going to but a shirt and sew on a small pocket for the nano, and put in some holes tofeee the cable through. Good luck — and don’t worry too much about not getting the shirts, it’s Nike that lost out on the $70.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Mon, 04 Sep 2006 01:49:23 +0000

I have this experience every time I go to REI and most of the outdoor shops locally, not so much with tops as with bottoms. What, a woman with some hips can't go hiking?

I really need a pair of rain pants to keep cycling in the fall/winter, and I'm totally dreading the experience. (Suggestions welcome, actually.)

By: Krystii

Krystii — Sun, 03 Sep 2006 04:02:59 +0000

Hi. I can so relate to this. I was a size 2 at the Limited for a long time (before having kids) and weighed well below my “normal weight range” for someone my height and build. I was 5′8 with a very large frame (size 10 in shoes, big hands and ankles, etc) But only weighed around 120 pds. My lowest was 113 and highest was 130 (I was not anorexic at all). After my first child I had a bit more weight on me especially in the tummy, but and thigh area (but not “overweight”) I was about 155pds at the time and you know that I could not find clothes at most of these kids of shops anymore. I was humiliated when I kept trying on jeans and finally the sales lady would say, I’m sorry but we don’t carry your size here aaccckkk what??? I was in my healthy weight zone so I thought who are they selling these clothes to? Do they have it geared to only a certain size of people and how does that impact other girls? Can you imagine if your teen girl felt that humiliation of a sales woman saying she didn’t fit in any of their clothes at a store. It’d make her feel fat (maybe) and may even spawn a eating disorder.

By: Tara

Tara — Sat, 02 Sep 2006 02:47:36 +0000

I’m sorry about the nike shirt! but dont feel too bad, i’m extremely thin (100 lbs at 5′6″) and i have some nike shirts that are awful! they’re too short and are made to look fashionable. they’re nothing i would ever work out in. i have some yoga tanks from old navy i got for really cheap–maybe they might have stuff that will fit you?

By: Barbara

Barbara — Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:42:54 +0000

I’m so sorry that you had that experience. I’ve often found myself in that same situation. You would think that these companies would realize the market share they could garner by catering to those of us at our size and drive and willingness to pay.