i have never paid more than $30 for a pair of jeans

i truly can't imagine what the difference it...it certainly isn't durability, as my levi's have lasted for 5 or 6 years

10/15/2012 8:59:49 PM

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"cargo pocket hammer loop Structure jeans"

i loled

10/15/2012 9:00:03 PM

Anyone bragging about their $30 needs to post pictures of themselves in them and I'll be happy to explain why you should maybe spend a little more money

10/15/2012 9:04:25 PM

Are sleeve tats a prerequisite to owning a pair of these jeans?

10/15/2012 9:04:30 PM

I used to buy expensive jeans, and then I got married.

10/15/2012 9:06:30 PM

I'll gladly pay $100-$130 dollars for a few pairs of nice jeans that fit really well and I can wear out on certain occasions. People do notice one who dresses well. However...

I seriously doubt that anyone is going to see you out in public and tell the difference between $130 pair of jeans and $300 dollar jeans. The only person who will know and/or care is you. It's narcissistic and it makes the wearer an asshole.

10/15/2012 9:07:05 PM

Are white sneakers, long black leather jacket, and some type of fedora or top hat required for $30 jeans?

10/15/2012 9:08:02 PM

http://www.rawrdenim.com/2012/04/converse-selvedge-jeans-the-most-inexpensive-raw-denim-around/
$29

http://www.acontinuouslean.com/2009/09/10/made-in-north-carolina/
$285

10/15/2012 9:09:55 PM

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"Anyone bragging about their $30 needs to post pictures of themselves in them and I'll be happy to explain why you should maybe spend a little more money"

i'm not bragging so much as judging those who spend $285 on fucking JEANS

i don't need to impress anyone whatsoever...i'm married, have a good job, my friends aren't superficial dicks, and i don't crave the approval of strangers...what POSSIBLE reason would i have to spend $285 on pants?

and yes, i'll go ahead and admit to being someone who was defending the wearing of cargo shorts in one of the many other threads

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 9:11 PM. Reason : hah]

10/15/2012 9:10:16 PM

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"it bothers me that people will buy jeans for that price and look down on others for not doing so as well."

nobody does this

10/15/2012 9:10:53 PM

I'm just pointing out, by being sarcastic and flipping the situation, that the only people who are judging and looking down on people are the ones who buy cheap jeans. I may have some jeans this expensive, I have no idea. I do buy nice jeans, but I purchase based on look and fit and not cost. I definitely do not notice brands of jeans other people wear, although I do sometimes (and I suspect women do often) notice when someone's jeans look dumb or fit terrible. It's has nothing to do with cost, some of the dumbest looking jeans are very expensive and are worn with very dumb looking expensive t shirts by 40-something wanna be rockers who are trying to hard.

I don't own any Raleigh Denim jeans but I don't find the price outrageous for handmade jeans and am happy that a fellow State alumn and Raleigh downtowner is doing well.

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 9:18 PM. Reason : Autocorrect, whatever]

10/15/2012 9:17:36 PM

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"I do sometimes (and I suspect women do often) notice when someone's jeans look dumb or fit terrible"

and i maintain that as i am not gay, do not know you, do not care about your opinion, and am already married and not looking to snag some superficial cunt for a fling...$30 jeans that are comfortable, durable, and look good to people who don't feel the need to dwell on clothing are perfect

note that i'm not judging YOU for spending hundreds of dollars on pants...but the very idea that the cost of jeans determines their quality is just stupid (because i know you're not being so dense to imply that a high cost ALWAYS means a better product)

my levis look perfectly fine...they fit well, they're super comfortable, they last forever, and they're $30...i just can't come up with a good reason why spending more money on the same thing, just so i can brag about it, is a good idea

i should note that i don't know what the jeans originally cost...i have no reason to buy jeans on a regular basis because mine last forever, so i wait for a sale and print whatever coupon i can find

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2012 9:22:36 PM

I kind of want to post links to classic men's leather shoes and boots (like... I don't know, Allen Edmonds and Alden to start) and watch those get clawed to death too for being stupid and priced to sell to idiots.

10/15/2012 9:31:08 PM

I'm married, but I do want to dress well and look good. I don't think thats shallow, I think it's part of feeling good and being confident. I also want to look nice for the wife and not be a slob. I don't care if she sees me in ratty sweats around the house, but if I'm out with her I'm wearing jeans that fit and look good and don't have pockets on the knees or loops for tools I'm not carrying

10/15/2012 9:31:28 PM

These are a lot cheaper
http://gawker.com/5951982/glenn-beck-wants-to-cloak-americas-men-in-american-jeans

10/15/2012 9:36:33 PM

really hope that the people bitching about the price of Raleigh Denim jeans all own cars that are ridiculously cheap/not durable

heaven forbid people buy a product that is local/handmade/custom

10/15/2012 9:40:47 PM

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"I'm married, but I do want to dress well and look good. I don't think thats shallow, I think it's part of feeling good and being confident."

that's the difference between us, i suppose...i don't derive a feeling of self-worth and confidence from my clothes

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"I also want to look nice for the wife and not be a slob."

and THIS is why you sound like a tool...this statement implies that NOT buying expensive jeans means you DON'T look nice and ARE a slob

it's absolutely retarded to say that $30 jeans fit no one and never look good...if they were so awful, no one would buy them

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"I don't care if she sees me in ratty sweats around the house, but if I'm out with her I'm wearing jeans that fit and look good and don't have pockets on the knees or loops for tools I'm not carrying"

did a single person say that cargo jeans (or carpenter pants or whatever you want to call them) look good?

we aren't comparing two STYLES of pants, we're comparing expensive jeans versus inexpensive jeans

i absolutely love my cargo shorts...i carry a knife, wallet, phone, and keys virtually everywhere i go and i loathe sitting on my wallet and phone (can't put them in the front pockets because those are occupied by a knife/change/misc in one and keys in the other), so having pockets on the side are awesome

the same argument could be made for cargo pants, but i don't wear those because i don't think they look good...that said, i don't judge people for losers who DO wear them because, well, i'm not a superficial dickbag

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"really hope that the people bitching about the price of Raleigh Denim jeans all own cars that are ridiculously cheap/not durable"

i drive a saturn...it's ugly and cheap, but it's ridiculously reliable

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"heaven forbid people buy a product that is local/handmade/custom"

you are completely missing the point (mine, at least)...i don't care a fig for what OTHER people buy...i don't judge them for buying what they do, but i judge them for being condescending to others for not conforming to their opinion of what's fashionably acceptable and what's not

i have so many better things to do with my $285...if buying a single pair of jeans is the best thing you can think of, good for you...rock 'em and sleep well knowing that you're happy with your purchase

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 9:45 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2012 9:42:10 PM

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"if they were so awful, no one would buy them"

McDonalds/Bud Light/Nickleback

10/15/2012 9:49:02 PM

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 9:49 PM. Reason : double post ]

10/15/2012 9:49:02 PM

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"McDonalds/Bud Light/Nickleback"

i get your point, but the thing is that those three things are good to SOMEONE or they wouldn't make any money and as such, wouldn't exist

do i agree with those three examples? yes...but the equivalents you're advocating are:

filet mignon/sam adams utopia/box seats at the symphony

in any case, $30 (and that's on sale with a coupon, as i noted...maybe $50 is the regular price?) isn't bottom-of-the-barrel in terms of jeans (i know for a fact that wally world sells some for $15/pair)

10/15/2012 9:55:25 PM

^I don't think anyone in this thread has once said that $30-$50 jeans aren't more than adequate for most people. Just some people prefer the "buy it for life" approach to pretty much all major personal products. I'm not that way with jeans either (I wear relatively cheap Levis) but I am with, say, boots and shoes.

I don't know, this thread is just going to keep on tumbling in the "lawl you're stupid" "haha you buy stuff from Wal-Mart" direction. Beasley's Chicken 2.0 thread.

10/15/2012 9:58:18 PM

nobody is advocating that everybody should buy Raleigh Denim jeans

10/15/2012 10:02:36 PM

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"I don't think anyone in this thread has once said that $30-$50 jeans aren't more than adequate for most people."

you're right, no one said they weren't "adequate"...dtownral, however, is obviously a clothing snob and has a dickbag condescending attitude towards those who don't spend a lot of money on their pants

he's not the only one, i'm sure...he's just the most vocal in his condescending douchebaggery

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"nobody is advocating that everybody should buy Raleigh Denim jeans"

so what's the magical cut-off price at which anything below must be inherently inferior due to their "low price"? $100? $150? it's a dumb argument that the price of something automatically determines its quality

i can't imagine believing something so stupid

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:07 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2012 10:06:02 PM

y'all cheap ass motherfuckers never let me down

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"People who buy iPads are stupid. You can buy a Kindle for <$100."

basically how you sound

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:09 PM. Reason : e]

10/15/2012 10:09:36 PM

Quote :

"so what's the magical cut-off price at which anything below must be inherently inferior due to their "low price"? $100? $150? it's a dumb argument that the price of something automatically determines its quality"

nobody is trying to make this argument

you have to realize that there is a difference between the quality of a product that is both hand and custom made and one that isn't

10/15/2012 10:16:30 PM

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"y'all cheap ass motherfuckers never let me down"

oh, shit, diva doesn't want to get with me because i don't spend a shit-ton of money on my clothes? who will star in my big black woman fantasies NOW?

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"People who buy iPads are stupid. You can buy a Kindle for <$100. basically how you sound"

"basically", as in not at all? i knew you were superficial, i didn't know you were stupid

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"nobody is trying to make this argument you have to realize that there is a difference between the quality of a product that is both hand and custom made and one that isn't"

you buy tailored, hand-made jeans for...$100? $150? $200? please, tell me how much your hand-made (not by tiny asian children, but by some skilled american worker just down the street), tailored to you (not just a style that fits you well, but made specifically for YOU) jeans cost

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:18 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2012 10:16:31 PM

something really struck a nerve with this quagmire dude

he went from "I don't agree with your view, sir" to "you're a fucking douchebag cocknose superficial cunt cock shitface"

10/15/2012 10:18:33 PM

I was being sarcastic to point out how hypocritical you are being by judging people who like nice things while criticizing them (us) for judging you when they hadn't


...but, I will say in response to this

Quote :

"and THIS is why you sound like a tool...this statement implies that NOT buying expensive jeans means you DON'T look nice and ARE a slob"

yes there are jeans that look and fit nice for $30, no most people this defensive about this topic probably aren't wearing those good looking $30 jeans

10/15/2012 10:22:20 PM

he's really dickhurt about this subject

10/15/2012 10:22:32 PM

i will forever associate quagmire with jeans

nothing else he posts ever again will mean anything but "jeansjeansjeansjeans" to me

10/15/2012 10:23:34 PM

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"something really struck a nerve with this quagmire dude"

my parents were the victims of a horrendous hand-made, tailored jeans accident and i've had an irrational anger toward expensive pants ever since

Quote :

"I was being sarcastic to point out how hypocritical you are being by judging people who like nice things while criticizing them (us) for judging you when they hadn't"

reading comprehension fail on your part, then...as i never once judged anyone for liking nice things...if you'd like to quote me saying that, though, please try

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"yes there are jeans that look and fit nice for $30, no most people this defensive about this topic probably aren't wearing those good looking $30 jeans"

so we can agree that you can look good without spending $150 on jeans? excellent...glad to know i can buy 5 pairs of great-looking, comfortable, durable jeans for every one of yours

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"he's really dickhurt about this subject"

diva, you're killing me...stop being so mean or i'm gonna have to replace you with gabourey sidibe in my fantasies

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:28 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2012 10:24:12 PM

if you don't wear $285 jeans, have sleeve tattoos, $75k in student debt, and a barack '08 sticker on the back of your hybrid you need to GTFO of this thead

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:30 PM. Reason : ]

10/15/2012 10:28:01 PM

i scratched my head at that post

10/15/2012 10:29:01 PM

you buy your jeans at Walmart?

10/15/2012 10:31:03 PM

please replace me in your fantasies...I beg of you

there's no way I'd associate with someone wearing $30 cargo jeans even in a fantasy

10/15/2012 10:31:46 PM

cargo jeans and tool loops?

10/15/2012 10:32:26 PM

I stopped buying jeans from Old Navy back in high school, because those shits kept falling apart on me after a few months.

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:37 PM. Reason : cff]

10/15/2012 10:37:12 PM

Quote :

"there's no way I'd associate with someone wearing $30 cargo jeans even in a fantasy"

understandable...is there anyone in this thread who said they wear $30 cargo jeans?

come on, girl, point them out and let's make fun of them! oh, wait, no one said they wear $30 cargo jeans

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"I stopped buying jeans from Old Navy back in high school, because those shits kept falling apart on me."

agreed...it's cheap crap

did anyone advocate old navy jeans as an example of quality in this thread? yikes

[Edited on October 15, 2012 at 10:38 PM. Reason : .]

10/15/2012 10:37:28 PM

My favorite pair of jeans that I probably wear ten to one to any other pair of jeans I have is a $300 pair of Sevens. The fit is perfect, the fabric is glorious. Most of my other Sevens are ones I've gotten substantially cheaper at Nordstrom Rack for around $60-100, but just don't have the fit or feel of the flagship pair I prefer to wear. Also, the quality has been so much better than any other brand I've worn in the past fourteen years.

10/15/2012 11:39:33 PM

This thread makes me like DivaBaby19 even more.

10/16/2012 12:56:29 AM

I prefer to get my jeans from Glenn Beck.

http://www.glennbeck.com/2012/10/15/glenn-beck-launches-100-%E2%80%98made-in-america%E2%80%99-jeans-from-1791-denim/

10/16/2012 2:28:41 AM

quagmire02 has the perfect life. Great job, a dog that takes care of itself (and probably makes him breakfast in bed), he found the perfect pair of jeans that are as comfortable and look as good as a $200 pair of jeans, his wife lets him go out dressed like a hobo...all while driving a POS Saturn.

We should all strive for this life.

[Edited on October 16, 2012 at 6:36 AM. Reason : .]

10/16/2012 6:36:01 AM

^laff

10/16/2012 7:11:51 AM

I'm still upset they canceled how to make it in America.

10/16/2012 7:36:05 AM

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"i will forever associate quagmire with jeans"

I forever associate quagmire with pulling some douchebaggery on some poor sap off craigslist to get a laptop for cheaper.



My favorite pair of jeans is a pair of Sevens I got from TJ Maxx for $20. I'm sure they were originally upwards of $100, and for the quality, that would still be well worth it to me.

10/16/2012 7:36:05 AM

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"I forever associate quagmire with pulling some douchebaggery on some poor sap off craigslist to get a laptop for cheaper."

Would like to hear this story.

10/16/2012 7:40:11 AM

iirc he was looking to buy a brand new, unopened laptop, and he got the guy to open it, then refused to pay the fair asking price because it had been opened.

[Edited on October 16, 2012 at 7:43 AM. Reason : he pretty much bragged about this on tww]

10/16/2012 7:43:13 AM

^ message_topic.aspx?topic=594220

10/16/2012 7:56:03 AM

I'm a married middle aged dude... levis from target work great.

10/16/2012 7:59:50 AM

I have tried on a pair of Raleigh Denim and man, if I had unlimited disposable income, I'd buy a pair. They're the best fitting jeans I've ever tried on and they look amazing on as well. But since I scoff at the idea of spending a $500 deductible to get my car fixed, I'm not in the income bracket these jeans are designed for

10/16/2012 8:07:40 AM