So they bought the suit and took it to the tailor. The tailor eyed the suit and tsked about the fit, quoted a price. It was less than what the man and his wife were bracing themselves for, so they agreed.
The tailor measured and tucked and fitted the suit perfectly to the man.
When the man tried on the suit for the first time, he came out of the dressing room and presented himself to his wife. His wife saw a transformation that was miraculous! There was a spring in his step and a big smile on his face, his greying beard suddenly leant him an aire of distinction and he looked like a millionaire. She liked what she saw. She asked what he thought. He said "It feels so good on! The most comfortable clothing I've ever owned!"
The man wore the suit to an interview, and got the job of his dreams... but found he needed more suits. It was three weeks before another paycheck would come in, so the man and his wife went to the thrift store again.
They spent hours going through the suits, and picked out enough to pull him through the first few weeks.
They went back to the tailor, worried about what these suits would cost them.
The tailor quoted a price for all of the suits, which was less than the cost of the first suit. This puzzled the man and the wife, and they questioned the price.
The tailor smiled and said "Once you know how a suit is supposed to fit, it's easy to find suits that do fit." He gestured to the pile of suits, "I have almost no work to do on any of these suits!"