Perhaps it is a matter of taste, really. Isnīt the 24th century Federation all about personal fullfilment ? Then maybe DS9 crew just preferred to have Garak custom-make their uniforms.
Speaking of replicators, I find the whole notion of people being able to tell the difference between replicated and "normal" food (or clothing, or drinks, or what-have-you) very amusing. I mean, the thingīs supposed to make exact copies down to the atomic (or is it molecular ?) level. Thereīs no way human senses, or most aliens for that matter, to detect that level of perfection...
No matter where you go, there you are.
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