Re:Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
by JohnCohorn on Saturday April 17, 2021 @06:24PM
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It hurts me a little to see “50-60 bucks” for jeans referred to as nothing. I now grudgingly buy similar $50-60 Levis or Eddie Bauers because my wife likes them better than jeans that cost half as much. Looks some common basic jeans at Walmart are still ~$15 which is amazing since that’s what I remember paying for them like 15 years ago.
Re:Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
by heleninboodler on Saturday April 17, 2021 @07:05PM
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In my experience, Levi's and other "quality" jeans last long enough to go out of style (5+ years, much to my wife's chagrin), whereas cheap jeans fail in the crotch and/or pockets in under a year. For a few years I switched to cheap jeans and just repaired them when they ripped, but you can only sew up a pocket so many times on really cheap fabric before they are so thin they won't even hold a stitch.
Re:Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
by threatofrain on Sunday April 18, 2021 @03:49AM
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If any jeans don't last 5 years, cheap or not, that's just absurd to me.
Re:Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
by dehrmann on Saturday April 17, 2021 @05:46PM
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You should see how much made in America Levi's cost.
Re:Buy it for life: Durable, Quality, Practical
by mikestew on Saturday April 17, 2021 @06:22PM
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You’ll be buying them used, because they’re no longer made:
https://www.heddels.com/2019/09/levis-no-longer-producing-50...
What's more important to me is narrowing down the list of brands I buy from so I spend less time thinking about shopping and more time being productive.