Jeans, the science of their purchase! What is the most you'll pay?

I buy my jeans at Goodwill. I've never paid more then six dollars for a pair of jeans. Including designer brands. I'm wearing a pair of Liz Clayborne jeans right now. I just try on what I like and if it fits, I buy it. I know next to nothing about the types of jeans out there, it's all too confusing for me. There's too many choices and I don't care what kind they are as long as they fit well.

You could go insane trying to buy a pair of jeans these days...my personal favourites are the ones that are already torn to shreds, patched and have grease and coffe stains all over them and go for $125. I'd be afraid to wear them at that price...I usually go to Old Navy and get mine for like $29..they are durable, comfortable, and best of all if I spill my coffee on them, they'll look like a hunderd dollar pair of pants.

I hate to admit it, but I just bought a pair of jeans that with tax cost $113. But this is the first pair I have bought in well over a year and they actually fit! I could use another pair, but don't want to spend that much $$$. I guess I will just buy another pair that sort of fits.

So true what you stated. First off, I like stretch and to the waist. But, my boots must fit under the leggings. I will spend $25 to $29 tops for a pair of jeans. Have you seen the torn ones? All ripped up? The run $50. and sell. :) What would you spend? Which do you like?

I used to say $20. But now I guess around $30. I tend to buy my jeans used a lot though now. I've found it is much easier to shop in mens jeans. Know your waist size? Add an inch and that's your size! Pick the length to the nearest 2 inches. Not just short, regular, and long. And there are less cuts to choose from, no skinny jeans, and button or zipper is really one of the only choices you have to make. So much easier!

I usually get my jeans at a resale shop in my town where I cam get name brand jeans (the store only sales name brand items) for at the most 12.00. I never pay more than that for jeans. I am absolutely picky about my jeans, the cut, the brand, and the size and I can always find jeans that I like there. I can get the same jeans that you pay 40 or 50 dollars for in a department store for around 10.00, and they are already broken in.

The most I would ever pay is around 50 dollars. When I shop at Bloomingdales and I see a pair of jeans that I like and might buy them. Then I look at the price tag. The jeans, alone cost 120$. When I go shopping at Macy's I see the same jeans (same look, but different button, different button can you believe it) and it cost 50 or 80!!! dollars. Just for a different designer button!

In my country a GOOD quality pair of jeans is about $30-40-70 For the HUngarian paymants it is too much. We rather go to Yugoslavijato buy quality clothing, where we can buy it for $10. I live close to the border. Others goes to Wien(austria) to do the shopping because it is also cheaper than HUngary.

I bought my last pair of Gap jeans from the Gap about three years ago. I like the Long & Lean jeans with the low rise waist and boot cut. I now buy them only on eBay where I never pay more than $20.00 and I try to include the postage in that price. I've bought 8 or 9 pair on line now and have been happy with them all. The last pair I bought in the GAP cost $49.00 and they were up to $55.00 the last time I checked....The ones I've bought on eBay were all like new and a few pair still had the tags attached so they are a really good deal. I'm going to bid on a couple pair this weeks.

Honestly, I am addicted to high end denim. Because I have the shape of a boy I am pretty picky. I love True Religion jeans and pay anywhere from $140-260 for a pair of jeans. They have a cute kids pair with holes in the right places that one of my sons really likes and if I could find them in the city I would get them for him because they are $128 and I want to make sure they fit.

Oh gah... jeans. They're crazy. Let me see, I used to buy them at Fashion Bug. I am plus size and they have wonderful plus size jeans. My favorite brand being Zana Di because they're flares, and they fit great. But their cost makes me get teary eyeds. They tend to cost in the $30's per pair. Lately I've bought my jeans from Walmart. If I find a pair I like and fit comfortably (flares and in my size), they cost about $22 - unless they're on sale. On sale the cost is usually about $19. Not bad, and they still fit and look nice - just as nice as my favorite Zana Di brand. Cheaper and still worth it. So I suppose when it comes to cost, the most I'll pay (at this time of unemployment) is around $22 =D

I won't spend over 20 on ours, on the count of there are six people in our house. lol

I can never find jeans that fit me in the retail stores. I'm too tall and skinny. I usually buy my jeans at thrift stores, and don't pay more than $5.

Before children, I used to be happy to pay $150 for a pair of Levi's (they were the only kind that would fit properly as a size 6). However I can't justify spending so much on myself now and i have the curves to fill out the cheaper kinds now, infact i really like buying jeans from Westco - and i can normally get them on sale for around $50.

No more than i have to, just get your daughter something she lookd nice in

hahaha well I am not a Teenager I am 45 but I have tosay I will only buy on style of Jeans lolbut I do have to agree with you there are so many styles now it is unbelievable but the most I will pay for Jeans is £15 and I normally buy the Good ones in the Sale lol

The most I've ever paid or a pair of jeans was $85, they were a pair of Lucky's from The Buckle..then I bought some $60 Todd Oldham's...a few pair of those. They fit well, but now I only buy American Eagle jeans They have a lot of different washes and they long them in long (34" inseam) which I need because my legs are about 3 feet long. I wear the low now..it used to be ultra low, but on casual day at work (I teach), it's not appropriate to wear the ultra low unless I am wearing a tunic. I like boot cut, that way it flares over your shoes, but you don't look like you're trying to bring back 1975...or 2000, for that matter.

Good point. Thinking back about 7-12 years ago, I would take my teenage daughter shopping for clothes. Of course, jeans were one of her favorite things to wear. Even in the 90's, I thought prices were high. I think the most I paid for a pair for her was about $60, on sale. It was the same with shoes. Don't get me started...lol Just because it has a designer name attached to it, the price is 2 or 3 times as much. Several years ago, my daughter moved in to stay with me for a while(I was divorced from her mom). I could not believe the number of jeans that she had. She had a pair for every day of the month...and then some. I don't know how she got them all. I am sure she traded clothes with several of her girlfriends. There were always different clothes popping up at home. But, the variety of jeans is astounding. For myself, I buy them at Kohls usually when they are on sale for about 40% off. The most I would ever pay is $30. I don't know the solution to this problem unless you want to work 3 jobs to pay for designer jeans..lol. Maybe your daughter could earn some money to chip in for a more expensive pair. Considering all the styles, better plan on spending the whole day deciding on which pair to buy.

The most i pay for pants these days are just about 30 bucks, i don't go any higher than that because i just pick pants that i can make look good on myself. So there is not point of me spending anymore on pants when i can find some that looks just fine on me. But it also depends on what color they are and how good they can hold together as long as they don't rip apart. so 30 bucks is high enough for me.

i bought some red monkey jeans... dont even want to talk about how much those set me back -.-.