dickies or off brands, even wranglers

They're cheap and tough enough for day to day suburbanism.

But for my reals, I've always worn Levi's boot cut, all the way back to when they had the orange tag and they were called "flairs."

I've had two real good pairs for about twenty-ish years and it looks like I missed the transition from quality to caca.

then switched to 501s for a long time but the price got rediculous while the quality went to shit. found Dickies at a now defunct discount store for a few years @ $10. now wranglers or no name brands when I find them. or -horrors- women's jeans, which may look a little better but cost more, have useless pockets, button/zip wrong and suck for actual work.

My SIL has a two year old kid, and she's mad because he gets regular pockets, but hers are like an inch deep.

Apparently only one style comes from each plant to keep costs down. Additionally, the operators are under constant pressure to improve margins resulting in lousy quality.

Only the 501s are still made stateside.

Levi now doing too I guess
I’ve been out of them since college days

https://www.wikihow.com/Spot-Fake-Levi's

http://www.levisguide.com/fakes/fake.html

like them. Really like the lighter weight used in some of the styles, and black or gray colors. Blue is just too common. Especially like the corduroy when it gets cooler. Also, now they add a little spandex or something similar to most styles to help hold shape.

Hard to find a decent pair of jeans these days that aren't paper thin, and hit below your naval. I've bought my last couple of working-around-the-farm jeans from Tractor Supply, men's. $12.

Thanks!

I've found them comfortable and reasonably durable. They are a return to my rural youth. We were never allowed to wear them to school, but summers in an old cut off pair with no shirt were great.

I haven't bought jeans there yet.

Been wearing Wranglers for decades; they just fit better than Levis. And they're still made well.

The Levi's are a tougher pair of jeans and they last for fucking ever...almost.

(The ones I'm replacing are about twenty years old.)

That is what they were going for yesterday @ the local Costco!

from Kohl's. They fit much better and are cheaper as well.

Thanks for the tip.

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Make no mistake, thrift stores come in all varieties from totally sleezy to high end, upscale. My a Daughter-in-law discovered that by going to thrift stores located near upscale neighborhoods she could find really nice clothes for a fair price. She found a pair of Sperry Top siders (still with a tag) for $2.00! So you might find some Levis that are the cut and style you want. And at a decent price! Happy shopping!

Used pants give me the heebie jeebies.

There are deals out there if you just go look. Then bring them home and wash ‘em or send to the dry cleaner. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.

I buy most clothes new (only after the existing ones are practically threadbare) but when my wife goes to the thrift store, I'll join her once in a while to check out the jeans. Sometimes I leave empty-handed. Sometimes I buy a pair or two of high-quality jeans that are still in great shape for cheap.

Sometimes you have to hem them because the waist size is right but the leg is too long, but that's the challenge of used-clothes shopping.

And I'd advise anyone to double-check any used clothing item before making the purchase. There are sometimes subtle tears or stains that can disappoint you when you get home, if you don't look carefully.

But it's well worth the effort, IMO.

and he finds his husband Armani suits for like $5 !

Also 25 years as a breast cancer survivor! Yay me! My husband needed a new suit and since he rarely needs one, he did not want to pay a huge amount for it. We went out puttering in a thrift store shortly before the cruise and found a very nice, dark suit in good condition. It was a Joseph A. Bank suit with low mileage. Marked $29.95, which was a little high for a thrift store but since it was nice, exactly the right size and style he needed, we got it. We sent it to the dry cleaner and I bought him a new dress shirt and tie at TJ Maxx. He sure looked spiffy on Dress Up night and we got many a laugh knowing where we got his suit.

Everybody’s crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man! 🎼🤵🏼🕶 😉

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They have a lot of slim fit ones for the millennials who want their legs to look like toothpicks or golf tees. No thanks.

I order my online from Kohls (501, button flys with a straight leg) since they don't carry them in the stores.

I'd've sent them right back if that was the case.

are a great resource for gently used favorite and vintage brands. I have found some real gems. But it can take time to look through the racks.

My suggestion is to re-read the item description on the site where you bought them and see if it matches whatcha got.

Levi's are made in China, right? Where they have "shadow factories"?

Also, tags are not popular anymore, as many vendors print the information on fabric. None of my fruit Of The Loom panties have tags, as all info is printed on back of panty at waistline.

I went to the JCPenney website to retrace my steps.

Here's the description:

Levi's® 517™ Bootcut Jeans
allman: sits at waist (I didn't order allman)
classic slim fit through seat and thigh
bootcut leg, 18¼" opening
indigo flex: cotton/polyester (I didn't order indigo flex)
ficus and allman: 98% cotton, 2% elastane (I didn't order ficus or allman)
other colors: 100% cotton
washable
imported

Nothing there of note besides the magic word "imported."

However, in recreating my order I now notice that, for the size I chose, it steered me away from "Rigid" to something called "Rinse." I'm not sure if that's the problem, but I wouldn't be surprised if it is. Still, maybe they just make 'em thinner now.

One can only wonder which country/-ies could be referred to by the term, "imported". Methinks any country besides the USA.

Most fabric is measured by weight per fixed unit of measure (e.g., square yard). So, unless they specify, for example, "21oz 100% cotton pre-washed denim", you pretty much get what they give you and if you don't like it, return it.

I'm just disappointed they aren't as thick as I'd like, and there's no way they're going to last ten years, let alone twenty like my last pair.

Gap 1969 and Uniqlo have great jeans, though not over size 44 waist for Gap and size 42 for Uniqlo.