Jeeezzzuuuss, the Wranglers, not pre washed, Mom made us get back in the early 70's had a "break in period". If the $20 ones mentioned earlier in this thread are still available and the same type, that is the ticket if you are wanting "blue" jeans. Tough as nails, and long lasting. They were like $11 or so back then, if that much.
Mom would buy them long, to the point of having to fold them under to look like the fit when new. They were bought the couple of weeks before school started. As the year went on we'd grow into them, and by the end of the school year, they'd be borderline "high waders". Those would get cut off and would be our shorts during the summer. The fresh cut ones sucked, and we could not wait till they frayed some.
No, we were not a David Allen Coe Poor White Trash song either. It was looked upon as a waste if you did not use them up. We had at least one pair of nice shorts if need be. We hated those, though.
I know the 70's were a long time ago in some people's minds, but we were resourceful. We did not buy water containers for the fridge, or have a water dispenser in one. Mom washed out a tall, green, prune juice jar (some people drank that...ugh) and that was our cold water container out of the fridge. Don't know why, but to this day, that was some of the coldest, best drinking water I have ever had on a hot day.
Sorry to derail, if I did. Maybe we ought to start a thread from the olds that tell the youngs how things from our lives used to be, without getting condescending. Just some little tips and such that might save some money and make for some neat family stuff.
Mom would buy them long, to the point of having to fold them under to look like the fit when new. They were bought the couple of weeks before school started. As the year went on we'd grow into them, and by the end of the school year, they'd be borderline "high waders". Those would get cut off and would be our shorts during the summer. The fresh cut ones sucked, and we could not wait till they frayed some.
No, we were not a David Allen Coe Poor White Trash song either. It was looked upon as a waste if you did not use them up. We had at least one pair of nice shorts if need be. We hated those, though.
I know the 70's were a long time ago in some people's minds, but we were resourceful. We did not buy water containers for the fridge, or have a water dispenser in one. Mom washed out a tall, green, prune juice jar (some people drank that...ugh) and that was our cold water container out of the fridge. Don't know why, but to this day, that was some of the coldest, best drinking water I have ever had on a hot day.
Sorry to derail, if I did. Maybe we ought to start a thread from the olds that tell the youngs how things from our lives used to be, without getting condescending. Just some little tips and such that might save some money and make for some neat family stuff.