Online clothing retailers, stop crushing the souls of those of us who are not short. (A brief rant in an accusing tone aimed at nobody I know.)
I'm not even talking about a failure of search terms here. I'm talking about browsing the website using the listed categories. As a particularly frustrating example, consider that there's more to tall-size pants than just leg length. The proportions matter. When I browse a category called "tall pants" I should only see pants that are available in specifically designated tall sizes. Period.
Do not give me results for regular-length capri pants. They don't count as "tall" just because "they're supposed to look short". I don't even want capri pants.
Especially do not serve me a page listing only capris and shorts because there are no actual tall pants. Just... for fuck's sake, don't. Finding clothing is hard enough. *defeated sigh*
Online clothing retailers, stop crushing the souls of those of us who are not short. (A brief rant in an accusing tone aimed at nobody I know.)
@ElectricKeet More generally, could we have search engines that try to match the terms given, rather than prioritize the *number* of results?
This all seems to be part of a wider trend in search engines to do everything to give as many results as possible. It's tiresome to begin with terms A, B, and C, and have the search give results with A or B or C, and where A/B/C will also match any synonym or close spelling.
And given the number of threads I see around, shoe makers offering feminine styles in larger than EU42 might wind up with more sales than they anticipate..