This New York Times story on the non-standard sizing of women’s clothes pretty much outlines why I hate shopping for clothes.
I have literally four different sizes of clothing in my closet. I can try on two pairs of pants, in the same brand, make and size but in two different colors, and one pair will be ridiculously large or small. I rarely order clothes online because I dread the trip to UPS or the post office to return the items that don’t fit.
I can reliably buy the same size jeans every time at Gap. Everywhere else is a circus of ill-fitting clothes, and it’s almost like taking on a second job sorting through them all to find something that fits.
Grrr.
Entirely Adequate 
I find that different colors often equals different fabric blends (why, I have no earthly idea) and they hang differently. It’s aggravating to say the least.
I 100% agree about clothes shopping online. I won’t do it because I know I am too lazy to return it and if what I try on vs what I buy in stores is any indication, I would be returning 95% of it. *sigh*
Last night I took my daughter out shopping and we each came home with 3 different sizes. I also don’t buy any clothes online for the same reason as you. I suppose all that matters is that the clothes you do buy fit nice but those numbers sure can get to a girls emotions.
Good post!