Levis.

rivan

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So I buy jeans every couple years, and I buy many pairs at a time, usually 8 or 10 pairs.

So I'm not shopping the big retailers, and I'm seeing that I'm now exclusively a "Big and Tall" size (38x36) and without fail so far, if a retailer has my size at all, they're not 'on sale' when the normal sizes are.

So I'm looking at $55 a pair for levis. I don't think I've ever paid more than $30 or so per pair.

Meh, ATOT is now my blog. :|
 

pyonir

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Have you checked at Costco? They sell Levi's for about $20. Not sure on the sizes though.
 

JS80

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Originally posted by: rivan
So I buy jeans every couple years, and I buy many pairs at a time, usually 8 or 10 pairs.

So I'm not shopping the big retailers, and I'm seeing that I'm now exclusively a "Big and Tall" size (38x36) and without fail so far, if a retailer has my size at all, they're not 'on sale' when the normal sizes are.

So I'm looking at $55 a pair for levis. I don't think I've ever paid more than $30 or so per pair.

Meh, ATOT is now my blog. :|

Levis nearly went bankrupt catering to only people like you.
 

Mr Pickles

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1. Try on pairs until you find the ones you like.
2. Write down size and style.
3. Head home and order them online for cheap.
4. Try not to crap yourself in your new pants when you get excited about the money you saved.
 

Epic Fail

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38X36 is easy to find for cheap, that's all I see left over from the really cheap sales.
 

imported_Imp

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I don't care for Levi's. Style and color for the price just don't work for me.

Try to hit a weekend sale at Sears?
 

allisolm

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JCPenney has several styles of Levi's jeans in your size for $38.99 here.

Arizona jeans (both my husband and son have worn these and liked them) has their original fit jeans in your size for $24.50 here.

Gap jeans (what my husband mostly wears now) in your size are available for $30-$35 here.
 

rivan

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Have you checked at Costco? They sell Levi's for about $20. Not sure on the sizes though.

I didn't, because I'd never seen levi's in the stores - going to check online now though :) Thanks.



Originally posted by: JS80
Levis nearly went bankrupt catering to only people like you.

Uh, what? I've always paid the same for my jeans as everyone else. Now I'm being singled out for higher prices.

How was that catering only to "people like me"? Wtf is "people like me" even supposed to mean?


Originally posted by: MrLee
1. Try on pairs until you find the ones you like.
2. Write down size and style.
3. Head home and order them online for cheap.
4. Try not to crap yourself in your new pants when you get excited about the money you saved.

I have a size and style. The prices I'm talking about are online. Maybe I'm just not hitting the right places. Have any suggestions?


Originally posted by: Epic Fail
38X36 is easy to find for cheap, that's all I see left over from the really cheap sales.

Wha? Where? I never, ever find my sizes left over from sales - pants or otherwise. They're hard enough to find to begin with, so the quantities are usually limited going into a sale.
 

Mr Pickles

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Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: pyonir
Have you checked at Costco? They sell Levi's for about $20. Not sure on the sizes though.

I didn't, because I'd never seen levi's in the stores - going to check online now though :) Thanks.



Originally posted by: JS80
Levis nearly went bankrupt catering to only people like you.

Uh, what? I've always paid the same for my jeans as everyone else. Now I'm being singled out for higher prices.

How was that catering only to "people like me"? Wtf is "people like me" even supposed to mean?


Originally posted by: MrLee
1. Try on pairs until you find the ones you like.
2. Write down size and style.
3. Head home and order them online for cheap.
4. Try not to crap yourself in your new pants when you get excited about the money you saved.

I have a size and style. The prices I'm talking about are online. Maybe I'm just not hitting the right places. Have any suggestions?


Originally posted by: Epic Fail
38X36 is easy to find for cheap, that's all I see left over from the really cheap sales.

Wha? Where? I never, ever find my sizes left over from sales - pants or otherwise. They're hard enough to find to begin with, so the quantities are usually limited going into a sale.

I started to do some looking for you but then realized I was shopping online for clothes for an old man whom i've never met and got creeped out.
 

pyonir

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Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: pyonir
Have you checked at Costco? They sell Levi's for about $20. Not sure on the sizes though.

I didn't, because I'd never seen levi's in the stores - going to check online now though :) Thanks.

I just looked at costco.com and they don't have them online. I have bought three pairs of Levi's from them in store though. They were like 17.99 or something. So they just might not offer them online...or it may vary by store?

They also carried Lucky Brand as well in the store...and they don't show online. :shrug;
 

3chordcharlie

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38-36 is probably 50% more material than 32-32, more stitching, etc.

Companies have long kept prices constant between sizes, but this reflects a sense of perceived fairness, not anything real.

You're free to find other jeans that you like.
 

rivan

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Originally posted by: MrLee
I started to do some looking for you but then realized I was shopping online for clothes for an old man whom i've never met and got creeped out.

:laugh: Don't just a book by it's avatar. Or something.

Originally posted by: allisolm
JCPenney has several styles of Levi's jeans in your size for $38.99 here.

Didn't even think of Penney's - you're awesome.

Got 8 pairs in the basket, thanks!
 

rivan

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Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
38-36 is probably 50% more material than 32-32, more stitching, etc.

Companies have long kept prices constant between sizes, but this reflects a sense of perceived fairness, not anything real.

You're free to find other jeans that you like.

Don't try talking sense around here, mister.

Actually, I'd have thought it would be linked to making sales simpler for the retailer, before everything was totally computerized. Now it's just legacy pricing.
 

JS80

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Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: pyonir
Have you checked at Costco? They sell Levi's for about $20. Not sure on the sizes though.

I didn't, because I'd never seen levi's in the stores - going to check online now though :) Thanks.



Originally posted by: JS80
Levis nearly went bankrupt catering to only people like you.

Uh, what? I've always paid the same for my jeans as everyone else. Now I'm being singled out for higher prices.

How was that catering only to "people like me"? Wtf is "people like me" even supposed to mean?


Originally posted by: MrLee
1. Try on pairs until you find the ones you like.
2. Write down size and style.
3. Head home and order them online for cheap.
4. Try not to crap yourself in your new pants when you get excited about the money you saved.

I have a size and style. The prices I'm talking about are online. Maybe I'm just not hitting the right places. Have any suggestions?


Originally posted by: Epic Fail
38X36 is easy to find for cheap, that's all I see left over from the really cheap sales.

Wha? Where? I never, ever find my sizes left over from sales - pants or otherwise. They're hard enough to find to begin with, so the quantities are usually limited going into a sale.

i should have said "your demographic" i.e. $20-30 plain jeans. I am just stating a fact, not judging.
 

3chordcharlie

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Originally posted by: rivan
Originally posted by: 3chordcharlie
38-36 is probably 50% more material than 32-32, more stitching, etc.

Companies have long kept prices constant between sizes, but this reflects a sense of perceived fairness, not anything real.

You're free to find other jeans that you like.

Don't try talking sense around here, mister.

Actually, I'd have thought it would be linked to making sales simpler for the retailer, before everything was totally computerized. Now it's just legacy pricing.

That might be why it's starting to change, I suppose.
 

BoomerD

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The only denims I wear anymore are from Land's End. MUCH more comfortable than Levis or Wranglers, (IMO) better built, and available in a HUGE range of sizes and for Big & Tall, they have "traditional fit and relxed fit"

Traditional

Relaxed



For work, I've worn only Costco's Kirkland jeans for many years. Since I usually tore them up and stained them so badly, buying expensive jeans just didn't make sense.
 

Captante

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I prefer Lee myself but whatever brand I buy I get when onsale for $20-$25 ... I'd feel like an idiot paying big dollars for Jeans.
 

cheezmunky

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38x36 is easier to find than 32x36. I usually go to gap or american eagle, but you have to order online because they don't carry 36 inseam in stores and that usually rules out the chance of getting them on sale.
 

destrekor

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JC Penney
doesn't have Levi's on sale? even big and tall?
i've never gotten Levi's from there that weren't on sale.

+
 

xSauronx

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Originally posted by: BoomerD
The only denims I wear anymore are from Land's End. MUCH more comfortable than Levis or Wranglers, (IMO) better built, and available in a HUGE range of sizes and for Big & Tall, they have "traditional fit and relxed fit"

Traditional

Relaxed



For work, I've worn only Costco's Kirkland jeans for many years. Since I usually tore them up and stained them so badly, buying expensive jeans just didn't make sense.

i bought wranglers to work in, levis for normal wear.

id like another pair of their silvertabs, but i didnt find any on sale last time i went shopping *shrug* i always liked those.
 

IGBT

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Originally posted by: pyonir
Have you checked at Costco? They sell Levi's for about $20. Not sure on the sizes though.


..and the kirkland/costco brand wear is cheaper yet.
 

BoomerD

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Originally posted by: xSauronx

i bought wranglers to work in, levis for normal wear.

id like another pair of their silvertabs, but i didnt find any on sale last time i went shopping *shrug* i always liked those.

Whatever works for ya. My jeans rarely lasted more than a couple of months, so paying $13.99 for the Kirkland brand made sense...I could have worn Carhartt coveralls over my work clothes, but those are hella fucking expensive too, and on warm days, they're just too much.
 

Sluggo

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Originally posted by: BoomerD
The only denims I wear anymore are from Land's End. MUCH more comfortable than Levis or Wranglers, (IMO) better built, and available in a HUGE range of sizes and for Big & Tall, they have "traditional fit and relxed fit"

Traditional

Relaxed



For work, I've worn only Costco's Kirkland jeans for many years. Since I usually tore them up and stained them so badly, buying expensive jeans just didn't make sense.


I havent seen jean leg that tapered since the last time I was RickRolled. ;)


Check Kohls for Levis, they alsmost always have a sale, plus the 15-30% off coupons they send if you have a Kohls card.

Which Levis number (501, 505 etc,) do you wear? Some go on sale much more than others.