>>76517489
>you cant convince me that XS and whatever that is costs the same
it's not the same
but kinda irrelevant
the pure fabric is typically 5-10% of the retail price
for items where this is a higher percentage you can occasionally find plus size surcharges
because of how you produce and the heavy seasonality / fast cycles
the biggest loss factor is
>unsold goods
depending on the brand, they'll throw away up to 50%
so you rather make a few bucks less per plus size item
rather than the tiny risk for a shitstorm and boycott where you'd lose a lot more