This, plus Feek's post.
The same thing happens with a lot of the stuff for sale in TKMaxx and the like. Branded, but inferior products aimed at a lower segment.
Levi jeans on Amazon - what's the catch?
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This, plus Feek's post.
The same thing happens with a lot of the stuff for sale in TKMaxx and the like. Branded, but inferior products aimed at a lower segment.
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Just high street mark-up surely?
Don't know about branded jeans, but I buy my Merrell shoes from Amazon, as they're around £30 cheaper than the shops.
Don't know about branded jeans, but I buy my Merrell shoes from Amazon, as they're around £30 cheaper than the shops.
Surprised Amazon have Merrell so cheap (relatively speaking) though quite a few of them on there are 50% off the RRP in a "mid season" sale. Merrell usually try to keep the price up a bit for image reasons.
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I'm not sure they bought them directly from Levi in the first place
though this Amazon situation might well be similar to the Tesco one - in that the company has simply found a third party through which to get the jeans(AFAIK Tesco initially got them via some third party in the US) - if it does upset Levi then they might well try to cut off that source somehow, with Tesco they managed to get a court ruiling to stop them from importing from the US
I doubt very much amazon have simply gone through the official distribution channels for the UK at any rate else they'd not likely be offering such a big discount
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Levis here dont go for more than 39.99$.
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I loved being stationed in Germany with the RAF as we were allowed to shop in the US Air Force PX, Levi 501's at the time, (1990's), were about $30 Tax Free so £15 
Nike trainers were also unbelievably cheap compared to UK or even NAAFI prices.
Nike trainers were also unbelievably cheap compared to UK or even NAAFI prices.
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But using child exploitation and slave labour in third World countries isn't? Gotta love Levis priorities
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Don't think I've ever paid more than $25-30 a pair for Levis, just keep an eye out for sales and there often 2 for $50-60 deals at one of the department stores or outlets.
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Levis are budget jeans, only a fool pays top wack for a pair
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But using child exploitation and slave labour in third World countries isn't? Gotta love Levis priorities
Just the same as most other's priorities, make 'em cheap.
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I bought two pairs for £99 in Bicester Village as I just fancied some Levis after not owning any for years. That was a 2 for 1 deal. I was surprised they were so expensive given I don't really consider them fashionable anymore. I've not seen an ad for them in years, but then I don't really stay up to date with these things.
Whenever I'm in the US I generally try to pick up DKNY jeans. I find the fit on them most comfortable for me, and they are pretty cheap. Usually manage them at around £20 a pair or something (usually on a 3 for 2 or something similar).
Not had Levi's in years. Although, again, last pair I had were from the states.
Not had Levi's in years. Although, again, last pair I had were from the states.
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Funny this thread came up as on Monday I went jeans shopping.
Saw a pair I liked in both House of Frazer and John Lewis (Diesel dark indigo). Both shops had them on sale for £90.
Quick search online and m&mdirect had the same pair for £50. That's quite a saving.
Now I am expecting a £50 pair of jeans (if that), and not a £90. I hate RRP prices for clothes. It's totally meaningless.
Saw a pair I liked in both House of Frazer and John Lewis (Diesel dark indigo). Both shops had them on sale for £90.
Quick search online and m&mdirect had the same pair for £50. That's quite a saving.
Now I am expecting a £50 pair of jeans (if that), and not a £90. I hate RRP prices for clothes. It's totally meaningless.
Pretty sure Amazon sell factory rejects heavily discounted. Looking at a pair of jeans and the price ranges from 11 pounds to 80 pounds depending on the size, all the exact same model/colour. Often if you read reviews people say there was defects or the size was completely off. You see the same thing with shoes and other clothes from Amazon.
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what an excellent thread necro with your first post.....i was getting a weird deja vu-esque feeling reading the first few posts before i checked the posting date. well done.
Hey, don't blame me, blame google. I just googled why are jeans so cheap on Amazon and this thread came up near the top. Perhaps google should know that its a sin to revive old threads and make them invisible.
Not 1st post btw, have a few thousand, don't know where they're gone.
You get all sorts on Amazon depending where the item has been sourced TBH - for instance "Fulfilled by Amazon" can be a bit of a wildcard other than you have additional protection as a buyer.
The drop in quality with Levi though I'm pretty sure isn't Amazon selling factor rejects - you see a big variation depending on where they were produced and all the producers are "official".
I never buy fulfilled by Amazon, only directly from them and I have seen some dodgy stuff with shoes especially. Got a discounted pair of Adidas shoes and they were most certainly factory rejects, all serial numbers on the box/shoes had been removed and shoes had lots of minor flaws. Not every clothes/shoes item can pass QC for full price in a retail store.
I can't help myself from finding bargains on Amazon but I've learnt to just accept that there's going to be flaws and stopped examining them unless there's a giant hole in the rear of a pants or something like that.
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Am I the only one who has no clue what jeans people are wearing? I couldn't tell you if people were wearing Levi's or some much cheaper supermarket own brand jeans.
Jeans are jeans, surely?
Jeans are jeans, surely?