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Post by PickyChicky on Apr 16, 2014 15:01:30 GMT -6
Whew! I just got through listing 41 items today on my eCrater store -- 33 of which were clothing items. I still have several other items ready to list (not to mention copying the listings over to Etsy), but I've been at it since the wee hours, so it's definitely time for a break. LOL Anywho, I just went ahead and used the word "crutch" since nobody answered my question. I just couldn't handle using the other word anymore because it just seemed so wrong. LOL Okay, off to rest for the evening. I got a lot of listing done today, so I deserve a night off. Later taters!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 19:19:42 GMT -6
I do not like the word crotch in my listings either, Nicole. But it is the norm and people who buy clothes online are used to seeing it and understand what it means. This is for men or women. It just takes some time to get used to it (though you may never get completely comfortable with it).
Truthfully I think of a purse when I read the word clutch. On the other words I would not know what nook, etc, meant in relation to measurements. It's too bad that there is not a way for you to be able to put a page using pictures that focus on step-by-step measurement instructions in your store and then refer the shopper to that link within your listings. Then using clutch or nook, etc, would not be so bad because the shopper could visually see what you are referring clutch to.
Whether you use this word or not is up to you, but I wanted to post and put this out there. Maybe someone will see your post and come up with a solution....
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Post by PickyChicky on Apr 16, 2014 19:37:14 GMT -6
Actually, it's crutch (with an R ), which I found out is another term for crotch in the clothing industry. So, it still relates, isn't vulgar, and peeps will at least be able to figure out what I'm talking about. LOL Some might think I just don't know how to spell crotch. Some might think I purposely misspelled it so as not to use such a vulgar term. BUT it actually is a word that means crotch. LOL I found a list of the parts of clothes online and posted it on the References board, which is where I learned about the term crutch: esellerscafe.boards.net/post/2708/threadAnd, no, I never got used to using crotch. LOL I've had jeans listed since shortly after opening my store on Bonz and I would cringe every time I saw that word in my listings, thinking, "There's GOT to be another word I could use." Well, I finally found one. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 19:38:50 GMT -6
PickyChicky Are you getting crotchety? Do use Nook, we have a gardening center named Nature's Nook. That bothers me. I do use Waist to Crotch 11 Inches.... It's also called the Rise
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Post by PickyChicky on Apr 16, 2014 19:43:18 GMT -6
LMAO @crotchety! I guess am getting crotchety about crotches. Yeah, I provide the measurements for the rise, but specify how that measurement was arrived at (from the seam of the crotch to the top of the waistband)...I mean...from the seam of the CRUTCH. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2014 19:49:52 GMT -6
"Crutch" it is then. I'm glad you found a word that you like.
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Post by PickyChicky on Apr 17, 2014 15:35:40 GMT -6
Yeah, I'm not feeling so crotchety about crutch. LOL
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2014 22:22:46 GMT -6
how about upper inseam?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2014 5:13:51 GMT -6
In certain situations, the term Rise is used...
Such as when you are trying to describe the measurement from the crotch seam, up the front, to the waistband in a pair of pants. The rise helps the viewer determine where the item will sit on the hips, above the hips, or at the natural waist.
For example: Mudd Stretch Jeans Girls Size 12 R Sequins and Rhinestones accent Like Skinny Jean with a flared bottom
Stretchy denim construction ensures comfortable wear. 5-pocket Zipper fly Sequin and rhinestone accents on front and back pockets Machine wash Cotton/Ramie/Spandex. Machine wash; tumble dry.
Measurements (Unstretched): Waist - 28 inches Hips - 32 inches Inseam - 27 inches Rise - 9 inches Leg opening - 18 inches around
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Post by PickyChicky on Apr 23, 2014 7:06:25 GMT -6
Yeah, I always enter the rise for pants because I know how important that is for me to know. I hate hip huggers. LOL It's just not a natural, much less comfortable fit for me. When I explain how it was measured, though, I have to use THAT word. LOL I like @princessgifts7's suggestion. I may try that. Thanks!
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