Kitting for an OOA, turned up at Uxbridge with a mate who was due to be doing his stint in an adjacent hot and sandy place. They had all the stuff I needed, and some items I didn't but which obviously needed air miles, but my friend was told he needed a specially sized shirt. He commented that it was a bit odd as he had never required special sizing, including his flying kit. "That's what the system is saying" qouth the storeman. On the advertised collection date, he was presented with 3 folded shirts and very sensibly decided to try one on. He didn't get that far.
On unfolding the first shirt, it was a tad unusual in its styling and seemed unduly wide. The order was checked and the item was as ordered but the original storeman had managed to substitute height for chest measurement. Someone at the supplier had therefore, as requested, sat at a machine and made up 3 desert DPM shirts with a 6ft chest.