For the last twenty plus years I wore a uniform.

Despite being self employed the uniform was mandatory.

Now having retired (and working casually for someone else) I have found I don't have much clothing to wear in casual situations.

Being a big, fat bastard I have found both the choices and prices fairly limiting within NZ and there now are no reasonably good quality fat bastards clothing shops I can find in Christchurch.

The shops that sell casual trousers, for instance, appear to be all in Auckland.

These Jaffa shops will sell me trousers my waist size but only with long legs causing me to have to pay $20. per pair to get the legs shortened appropriately.

Ocker fat bastard shops are the same.

I have been unable to buy a blue, lightweight jacket in NZ. Available underpants are of the type that constantly try to keep my ankles warm.

Finally I turned to Amazon. The USA one, the Ocker one is useless.

I resisted purchasing from the USA simply because returning anything that doesn't fit or is faulty is not worth the cost - freight being often equal to or more than item cost but finally gave in.

Suddenly I have trousers that fit unaltered, underpants that stay in place, denim that is wearable - and a lightweight blue jacket.

All at a price, delivered to my door, that is about half that I would have paid in a NZ shop (without P & P).