Disappearance of bikinis/briefs

[California Dolphin]

I stopped by a men's casual wear store in San Francisco and asked why they didn't offer short shorts for men.

He told me that most of the sales are on line rather than through stores and there are a lot of off-the-norm styles available.

Chubbies shorts are like the pre 90s style.

[PSDave]

That seems to be the story with a lot of retailers. Macy's used to carry a line of Speedos (including the thongs) as well as other lines. A year ago i went in and they were unpacking the speedos and putting them up on a rack labeled sale. He told me if I was interested he'd sell me one at the sale price (50% off) and toss in another suit for a buck.
This year they didn't stock them at all. Referred those asking to go to their internet store to get them. One of their salesmen said that guys would look at them and some would try them on but seemed to chicken out at actually buying them. Some guys would try to sneak out with them under their clothes after leaving the dressing rooms.
Saks 5th Ave stocked the designer brands with price tags over $125 but the basic Speedos were only sold on line.
In reference to Jockey underwear -- try Walmart. Some of the stores stock a line of Jockey that has everything from boxers to string bikinis. They are made by Jockey but a lesser quality than the ones in Macy's (not lined or single, not double stitched) Still have good quality for the money and the material is good. Not every Walmart has them so you may need to shop a couple stores.