I haven't noticed sporting goods stores closing around here. I was in Big 5 yesterday and they had a full rack of speedo type suits. Of course I live in a place where swimming is pretty much all year. Perhaps stores in colder areas remove the swimwear to use the space for winter clothes.
After reading about the difference between Speedo and Nike I went and compared mine. Both identical. Perhaps one of yours was miss marked. I have learned to check the company's size charts before buying. What some companies consider a small is a medium with others. Checking the inches is important. Of course if you have the nerve to order out of China it is a flat out game of chance that something with fit. I saw one the other day that listed a 29" waist as a XXL!
Also, the have a strange habit of measuring the width of the suit laying flat and post the side to side length -- not the circumference.
I do agree that the internet has screwed up shopping. I think if I go in a store one more time and the clerk says "we are out of that in the store, you can get it on line" I'm gonna punch him!!! I want or need it now, thus my reason for visiting the store. If I wanted it sometime in the future I would have stayed home and gone on line. It used to be that Amazon Prime got it there the next day but lately it is more like 2 or 3 days. Since they have their own truck and deliver they can't blame the delivery company.
Shopping was more fun and resulted in a lot of not needed swimwear. Something about touching the material and seeing the colors was a kind of drug that had me at the sales counter. I do enjoy the models on line but in reality, what will it look like on a body that isn't in a gym 6 hours a day.
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