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The $13 Costco jeans have a terrible fit .. but $13! Car shopping these days is: "What can I pay cash for, and will likely last 3 years without unanticipated r
by chiph 9y ago
The $13 Costco jeans have a terrible fit .. but $13!
Car shopping these days is: "What can I pay cash for, and will likely last 3 years without unanticipated repairs?" A 10 year old Lexus is often still in it's prime.
- pm90 9y agoLet me ask you this: would it not be a good way to spend $30 more for a good Levi's, that fit well and last at least twice as long, besides looking very good? I don't expect to change your mind, just to present alternative views on utility and money. Personally, I love the fact that an excellent quality jeans (Calvin Klein) can be had for less than $100 in today's world. My point is that even luxury goods are not that unaffordable today, and maybe people should give more thought to their purchases than just the price. Another example: I've been buying Hanes/Fruit of the Loom underwear all my life (I'm a guy). Recently I invested in luxury underwear. The difference is just staggering; the new ones are so much more comfortable and fit so snugly. I couldn't believe I had lived so much of my life in the discomfort of cheap underwear.
- madengr 9y agoMy wife has been buying these lightly used jeans on eBay for $15, the ones with all the crap studded onto the pockets. She says they cost +$150 new. I joke she can probably wear them out and sell them again for much more. I keep telling my kids to buy jeans, cut and tear holes in them, through on some bleach, and sell them 2x what they paid for them.
- notyourday 9y ago> Let me ask you this: would it not be a good way to spend $30 more for a good Levi's, that fit well and last at least twice as long, besides looking very good? No. Levis are made on the same factory as Old Navy. A few of their lines are completely the same. Old Navy jeans can be had for $15/each in a store or $10 at discounters.
- pm90 9y agoI don't understand this line of reasoning. Are you saying that they are basically the same jeans with different branding? If that's the case, then yes I agree with your statement. But if they're just made in the same "factory"... well Tesla makes both Model S and Model 3 in the "same factory".
- madengr 9y agoSure, but what's the big difference between the S and the 3, other than the insane mode (at +100k)? The S will cost 2x much for not much added features.
- notyourday 9y agoThey are made on the same factory, using the same material. Top level levi's include a single magnetic anti-counterfit thread. It is missing from the Old Navy ones. Buttons that are added are different. That's the difference.
- madengr 9y agoMeh, I don't even own a pair of jeans. Just don't like the way they feel. I just buy the Kirkland khaki styled pants for $20. Then 2XLT polos from J.C. Penny outlet for $6. Now I have no problems buying a couple of $40 Iron Maiden world tour shirts; go figure. Recently bought a 2015 Nissan Leaf EV with 19k miles for $8,500. I though that was a good deal. Compared to the old Toyota truck, it's essentially free to drive and should have near zero maintenance.
- colanderman 9y ago> A 10 year old Lexus is often still in it's prime. So is a 10 year old Toyota, which is a heckuva lot cheaper.
- chiph 9y agoYou're not wrong. But the local Toyota dealer's service department is .. bad.