rant · moment 17 of 18
DXL, the Fat Store, and the Death of Retail Shopping
from "Bros" | The Tim Dillon Show #318 (ft. Greg Stone) · #318
7 min
Tim and Greg riff extensively on DXL (the big-and-tall clothing store), describing oversized polos, a teenager buying a prom outfit despite a rash, the general indignity of shopping while overweight, and the broader decline of fun in American retail from Sears to Macy's.
- Tim goes to DXL, the fat store, and has hired a trainer to avoid going back.
- A 19-year-old at prom in DXL knows the night won't end with sex, has a rash and pustules on his inner thigh.
- The Jamaican woman at DXL is always sweet and friendly, tells Tim he looks good even when he doesn't.
- Commerce in America is just not fun anymore—nothing to do, nowhere to go that feels good.
- Tim tried on eleven jackets for a TV outfit and looked bad because he's fat, not because of the jacket.
- At a certain point, the body rejects the garment—no amount of fabric or elastic helps.
- New Jersey Italian fat guys pull off their look with Adidas tracksuits, but Tim can't without cops harassing him.
- DXL marketing slogan is 'We don't just size up, we size right'—it's an equation solving for fit.
- DXL ads show four morbidly obese guys on a beach starting a bonfire, something no fat friend has ever actually suggested.
- Old department stores like Sears were fun—you could buy refrigerators, car stereos, talk about diamond rings.
- Macy's is so depressing Tim considered carrying a gun while shopping there.
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