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IthinkThereforeIAM

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12. I quit buying Levi's a few years ago...

Reply to slackmaster (Reply #2)

Mon Nov 26, 2012, 08:16 PM

Nov 2012

... the fabric is flimsy, not like the real 501's or 505's that would last you for years, if not a decade (I have a few pair that are at least that old) and still hold together and look good. Also, noticed no "Made in USA" anywhere on the articles. The best deal is to spend a half hour checking out the thrift shops, scads of good, solid denim jeans, just have to look to find them in your size.

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Photos Show Walmart Apparel at Site of Deadly Factory Fire in Bangladesh [View all] Omaha Steve Nov 2012 OP

Still another reason never to set foot in a Walmart. tblue Nov 2012 #1

Or to never again buy Levi Strauss products? Or shop at J.C. Penney or The Gap? slackmaster Nov 2012 #2

I quit buying Levi's a few years ago... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2012 #12

Wondering here who it was at Wal Mart who prevented critique of this vendor & did not patrice Nov 2012 #3

My very first thought upon hearing of this tragedy Ineeda Nov 2012 #4

k&r trailmonkee Nov 2012 #5

Intensified echoes of Tom Delay and the Marianna Islands. nt patrice Nov 2012 #6

Not just Wal Mart. They were jobbers for a lot of big retail Warpy Nov 2012 #7

People who appreciate Levi Strauss' policy on same-sex marriage and other social issues will... slackmaster Nov 2012 #9

CBS just now: Faded Glory . . . boy, isn't that the truth @ .21 an hour. Shame!!! patrice Nov 2012 #8

Workers are paid 21 cents per hour? And the profit margin is...? proverbialwisdom Nov 2012 #15

Just think of the symbology of "Faded Glory"; Old Glory faded away Dont call me Shirley Nov 2012 #10

This happened in USA, NYC around cntry, before OSHA and UNIONS gained power in US mkt place CarmanK Nov 2012 #11

That would be the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory SCVDem Nov 2012 #13

this was my 1st thought handmade34 Nov 2012 #14

I am not defending Wal-Mart, but there are many Smilo Nov 2012 #16

The world can't afford Walmarts' criminality. Judi Lynn Nov 2012 #17

Really, Quantess Nov 2012 #18

This is just sickening davidpdx Nov 2012 #19

There is only one way to stop this exploitation of worker, both domestic and foreign. olegramps Nov 2012 #20