# How much do you pay for a pair of jeans? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 19, 2012, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166 "2012-09-19T13:48:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/21 "2012-09-19T16:07:15Z")
$20-25 for off the shelf Wranglers at the local Tar-zhey. ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/22 "2012-09-19T16:29:58Z")
What? You mean there are jeans that cost more than $25 a pair? That’s funny, I don’t remember seeing any such thing the last time I was at Wal-Mart. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/23 "2012-09-19T16:38:14Z")
The pair I am wearing currently cost me (I think) $32, and that was splurging. Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/24 "2012-09-19T16:53:19Z")
I can get a new pair of Levi’s, Lee’s etc for somewhere between US$25 and $30. Real ones in a department store, not fake knock-offs. We’re talking the basic jeans style, which is what I wear, and not the latest fashion edition. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/25 "2012-09-19T17:00:24Z")
Several years ago there was a clearance sale on the Sears web site and they had carpenter jeans for $12. I bought 30, and I’m set for life in the jeans department (unless at some point I gain 50+ lbs. which is highly unlikely). ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/26 "2012-09-19T17:02:01Z")
I usually get mine from LL Bean for $50 or so, including tax and shipping. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/27 "2012-09-19T17:02:54Z")
Good to know I’m not the only cheapskate in the crowd. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/28 "2012-09-19T17:07:30Z")
I paid $50 for Polo jeans back 20 or so years ago and they were without question the best jeans I ever owned, and I’m definately a jeans guy. There’s easily 15 or so pair in the closet now. I also just paid $50 for a month of free jeans passes (x3) at work in a United Way campaign. I like jeans. Normally, I’ll get a pair of Levi 550 for about $20 - 25. Now my wife and M-I-L (2 separate people!!!) buy those Bling Jeans and there’s no earthly telling what they pay for those. ---
**Author:** ![FoundWaldo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/dfb087/32.png) [@FoundWaldo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoundWaldo)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/29 "2012-09-19T17:17:02Z")
Is the question the most I am willing to pay, or how much I pay on average? I voted based on the latter. Normally around $150 or so, but sometimes over $200, and sometimes as little as maybe $40 (I have a couple of pair of Levi 501s, but I’ve had them for years so I don’t remember what they cost). I wear jeans a lot, so I’m more than happy to pay whatever it costs for a pair that I like and fits well. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/30 "2012-09-19T17:28:27Z")
Oh yeah, the app wallpaper on my IPhone? Jeans. ---
**Author:** ![Gesturing\_Mildly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/65b543/32.png) [@Gesturing\_Mildly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gesturing_Mildly)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/31 "2012-09-19T18:19:50Z")
Around $25-ish, BUT I’m pretty good at finding sales and coupons to get something that usually sells for higher. Gap jeans fit me best, and they’re usually around $50. Sometimes Dillard’s will have a ridiculous after-Christmas sale, and you can get $100+ pairs for around $20. I’m sad to say that IME, the more expensive ones really do look and wear better. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/32 "2012-09-19T19:22:50Z")
I asked a similar question a few years ago: [How much do jeans cost? - In My Humble Opinion - Straight Dope Message Board](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=471325). Since then, I’ve changed sizes (for the worse) and have found a new jeans supplier that tends to be $50ish regular price, $30ish on sale. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/33 "2012-09-19T19:37:06Z")
I don’t wear jeans any more. Mostly I wear skirts and dresses. I got tired of hemming up pants. Even if I buy the petite size, they are long enough for someone who has legs about half a foot longer than mine. Jeans are particularly hard to hem, what with the flat felled seams that are on most of them. With skirts and dresses, I don’t really worry about where the hemline goes…as long as it doesn’t actually drag on the ground, I’m good. I used to live in jeans until I was about 30 or so, and then every time I looked at buying a pair, I thought about hemming them. ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/34 "2012-09-19T19:44:56Z")
I’ve been buying the same brand of jeans for several years. Just ordered a pair today for $32. Riggs workwear. ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/35 "2012-09-19T19:45:18Z")
Most of my jeans are priced in the $50-75 range, but I buy them on sale and pay less than that. My most “expensive” pair is a pair of Lucky jeans with an $88 MSRP than I bought for $35 at Nordstrom Rack. The most I’ve actually spent is probably around $50. ---
**Author:** ![kushiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bbce88/32.png) [@kushiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kushiel)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/36 "2012-09-19T20:29:43Z")
Around $60 - but that’s only because I have to buy from a plus-size women’s store, and everything gets marked up there. If I had a Target with decent plus size jeans, I would buy from there. ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/37 "2012-09-19T20:29:56Z")
My **good** jeans are GAP jeans (from GAP outlet). The others are Old Navy. ---
**Author:** ![pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a9a28c/32.png) [@pseudotriton\_ruber\_ruber](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pseudotriton_ruber_ruber)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/38 "2012-09-19T21:49:09Z")
Average of $3, at flea markets. I shop there every week, and sometimes find a pair or two in my size (36 W, 30 or 32 L–I think I’m a 31 L, which doesn’t exist.) Do I win the thread? ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [September 19, 2012, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/39 "2012-09-19T23:23:42Z")
> [@control-z](#): > > $26 to $50, but it’s hard to find them for that price. I wear Levis. Ditto. I wait for sales when they go below $50. Even $26 is too damn much. Levi’s only for me. As for over $100, any clothes that cost that much better be tailored or keep me from freezing outside in the cold. My sense of what a decent prices for clothes is was set at EJ Korvettes about 45 years ago. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2012, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166/40 "2012-09-20T01:04:07Z")
ross or marshalls for me. i’m gonna miss daffy’s. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-do-you-pay-for-a-pair-of-jeans/635166.md?page=3)