okay this is the way to prove it!!
Take a t shirt you bought at least 3 years ago, and go to hot topic, hold it against a t shirt of the 'same' lable size, one will be much smaller
sadly his can also be done at freddys and target
last year I bought a pair of 1x pjs bottoms from one store and a 2x pj bottoms from another store and the 1x fit but the 2x were too small but fit chris perfectly and he is a string bean
funny enough the 1 x were bought from hot topic so yeah crazey
**tho hubby just sayz he has a little gut now from me feeding him yummy foods