To start with I am very pissed off customer. Years ago I purchased several Columbia Men's Whidbey Water Short; I was impressed with the durability and functionality of these shorts. My local store informed that they were not carrying the Whidbey short. So I purchased 5 pair from the internet. Wait happened to your sizing standard? My older Whidbey shorts were XL fit perfect. The new Whidbey short are also XL but the waist is 2 to 3 inches bigger. I now have 5 pairs that are too big. What was Columbia answer to my problem? We are sorry but sizes do vary. read full review »