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macaroonie · March 6th, 2012, 08:08 PM

Is this a new high in rip off Britian ?

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For our American friends that represents about $130

telex76 · March 6th, 2012, 08:12 PM

Dang, I'd have to go naked.

BritishBluesBoy · March 6th, 2012, 08:14 PM

You can get a pair of those for about $35 here...

Lee Harvey · March 6th, 2012, 08:15 PM

That's why I wear Wrangler pro Rodeos... 25 bucks..

Big John · March 6th, 2012, 08:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BritishBluesBoy

You can get a pair of those for about $35 here...

Saw 'em today for $26 at the Levi outlet at Round Rock !!

jjkrause84 · March 6th, 2012, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big John

Saw 'em today for $26 at the Levi outlet at Round Rock !!

Yeah, my buddies here in the UK always want me to bring them some back whenever I go home!

BritishBluesBoy · March 6th, 2012, 08:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Big John

Saw 'em today for $26 at the Levi outlet at Round Rock !!

Ahhh well, everything's more expensive in the big city!

Canuckcaster · March 6th, 2012, 08:27 PM

I've had a couple of pairs of Levi's in the past couple of years that didn't last me 6 months. I wore them maybe a couple of days a week max. The quality doesn't warrant the cost IMO.

CC

Big John · March 6th, 2012, 08:28 PM

Gotta say, Mandy Marie has just about converted me to Wranglers these days, and they're even cheaper :-)

tap4154 · March 6th, 2012, 08:31 PM

Yeah, I just got 2 pairs of 501s for $32 each on sale (tagged @ $65 ea). It's about all I wear, when I'm not wearing surf trunks or cargo shorts ;o)

I've seen no quality drop in the ones I've bought since the '70s.

They keep the good ones for California, where they were born ;o)

MandyMarie · March 6th, 2012, 08:56 PM

A man in good boots and faded blue jeans has the power to make a gal fall out of love with guitars. Grrrrrrrrrrrrowl...good jeans are worth every pound or dollar!

rangercaster · March 6th, 2012, 08:58 PM

i have three pairs of 501s that i bought locally from the clearance rack of Kohl's department store ... i paid less than 10 bucks a pair ...

choupique · March 6th, 2012, 09:00 PM

My wife got me 2 pairs for Christmas. I have worn them all my life. She bought these from the Levis online store and they fit like crap, only have 3 small buttons plus the main one, and are made in Egypt. I might become a Wrangler convert.

Jeff H · March 6th, 2012, 09:02 PM

Levis makes several levels of 501s...

The pair shown is known as the Vintage/Genuine.
Thicker material, rivets in the right places, leather rather than fiber size patch, etc
Material is the selvedge 27" wide cloth off the original looms. Made in America.

Another 501 model a few steps down are made in Mexico with 13oz non slevedge cloth and double stitched inseam.

There are other 501 models.. again lower quality and available $32-36... trash.

If Carharts would lower the rise, put buttons on the fly, their product would kill Levi sales.

In my opinion they are all substandard and grossly overpriced. Nothing like the levis of yesteryear.

http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...46845.11326985

e-merlin · March 6th, 2012, 09:05 PM

Boogity, boogity, boogity...

mr natural · March 6th, 2012, 09:09 PM

I wore Levi's all my life until about 2 years ago. The quality just got so bad I had to stop buying them. Overpriced junk. I do still have one pair of quality ones that I've had a long time. Patching them has become a part-time hobby of mine. I loves my patchy jeans. They are getting a bit thin, though.
-Mr. N.

Mightyaxeman · March 6th, 2012, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by mr natural

I wore Levi's all my life until about 2 years ago. The quality just got so bad I had to stop buying them. Overpriced junk. I do still have one pair of quality ones that I've had a long time. Patching them has become a part-time hobby of mine. I loves my patchy jeans. They are getting a bit thin, though.
-Mr. N.

Me too. Dicky carpenter pants only now. Thick and roomy with a cell phone pocket. All I need.

Nick JD · March 6th, 2012, 11:00 PM

Wow, my cargo shorts are cheaper than that.

BritishBluesBoy · March 6th, 2012, 11:03 PM

You guys would laugh at what I've been known to pay for jeans... I do love a bit of selvedge denim...

brookdalebill · March 6th, 2012, 11:09 PM

My favorites!
I get em' at Salvation Army stores (used) for about $5.
Sometimes find em' at Goodwill for about $8.
Best fit and look for this ol' guy.

March 6th, 2012, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
macaroonie Tele-Afflicted Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: near Glasgow Scotland Age: 59 Posts: 1,547	501's Is this a new high in rip off Britian ? For our American friends that represents about $130

March 6th, 2012, 08:14 PM	#3 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 12,237 62 Photos	You can get a pair of those for about $35 here... __________________ BBB.

March 6th, 2012, 08:28 PM	#9 (permalink)
Big John Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Austin Tx. Posts: 8,827 39 Photos	Gotta say, Mandy Marie has just about converted me to Wranglers these days, and they're even cheaper :-) __________________ If you are going to be a bear, be a grizzly !!

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tap4154 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 5,056	Yeah, I just got 2 pairs of 501s for $32 each on sale (tagged @ $65 ea). It's about all I wear, when I'm not wearing surf trunks or cargo shorts ;o) I've seen no quality drop in the ones I've bought since the '70s. They keep the good ones for California, where they were born ;o) Last edited by tap4154; March 6th, 2012 at 10:02 PM.

March 6th, 2012, 08:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
MandyMarie Friend of Leo's Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 4,764 64 Photos	A man in good boots and faded blue jeans has the power to make a gal fall out of love with guitars. Grrrrrrrrrrrrowl...good jeans are worth every pound or dollar! __________________ http://www.facebook.com/mandymarieandthecoolhandlukes

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March 6th, 2012, 08:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
telex76 Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Fort Worth,Tx. Age: 62 Posts: 8,796	Dang, I'd have to go naked.

March 6th, 2012, 08:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lee Harvey Banned Tele-Holic Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 577	That's why I wear Wrangler pro Rodeos... 25 bucks..

March 6th, 2012, 08:27 PM	#8 (permalink)
Canuckcaster Poster Extraordinaire Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Age: 43 Posts: 5,564	I've had a couple of pairs of Levi's in the past couple of years that didn't last me 6 months. I wore them maybe a couple of days a week max. The quality doesn't warrant the cost IMO. CC

March 6th, 2012, 08:58 PM	#12 (permalink)
rangercaster Friend of Leo's Join Date: May 2008 Location: portland, or Age: 55 Posts: 4,053	i have three pairs of 501s that i bought locally from the clearance rack of Kohl's department store ... i paid less than 10 bucks a pair ... __________________ "Unum saltum et siffletum et unum bumbulum"

March 6th, 2012, 09:00 PM	#13 (permalink)
choupique Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Jarreau, LA Posts: 456	My wife got me 2 pairs for Christmas. I have worn them all my life. She bought these from the Levis online store and they fit like crap, only have 3 small buttons plus the main one, and are made in Egypt. I might become a Wrangler convert.

March 6th, 2012, 09:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jeff H Tele-Meister Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: State of Jefferson Posts: 445	Levis makes several levels of 501s... The pair shown is known as the Vintage/Genuine. Thicker material, rivets in the right places, leather rather than fiber size patch, etc Material is the selvedge 27" wide cloth off the original looms. Made in America. Another 501 model a few steps down are made in Mexico with 13oz non slevedge cloth and double stitched inseam. There are other 501 models.. again lower quality and available $32-36... trash. If Carharts would lower the rise, put buttons on the fly, their product would kill Levi sales. In my opinion they are all substandard and grossly overpriced. Nothing like the levis of yesteryear. http://us.levi.com/product/index.jsp...46845.11326985

March 6th, 2012, 09:09 PM	#16 (permalink)
mr natural Friend of Leo's Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA. Neither Albany nor Oak Park Age: 46 Posts: 2,026 4 Photos	I wore Levi's all my life until about 2 years ago. The quality just got so bad I had to stop buying them. Overpriced junk. I do still have one pair of quality ones that I've had a long time. Patching them has become a part-time hobby of mine. I loves my patchy jeans. They are getting a bit thin, though. -Mr. N. __________________ Ahhh. I see... you are... a sailor.

March 6th, 2012, 11:00 PM	#18 (permalink)
Nick JD Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: May 2007 Location: Queensland, Australia Age: 40 Posts: 13,389	Wow, my cargo shorts are cheaper than that. __________________ You need to roll the dice to be in the game.

March 6th, 2012, 11:03 PM	#19 (permalink)
BritishBluesBoy Doctor of Teleocity Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 12,237 62 Photos	You guys would laugh at what I've been known to pay for jeans... I do love a bit of selvedge denim... __________________ BBB.

March 6th, 2012, 11:09 PM	#20 (permalink)
brookdalebill Friend of Leo's Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Austin, Tx Age: 55 Posts: 4,352	My favorites! I get em' at Salvation Army stores (used) for about $5. Sometimes find em' at Goodwill for about $8. Best fit and look for this ol' guy.

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