OK.. So yesterday I needed to go jeans shopping. The jeans I had bought less than a year ago were starting to wear.. and the bloody 1% Lycra they contain was making them feel as though they were sagging around my knees!
I had been skeptical about the Lycra when I bought them, but I figured maybe I''d give them a try.... After all, it was
only 1%..
Yeah right..
Therefore, yesterday was time to remedy the situation. I hit the first store and was aghast to learn that every single style of jeans contained lycra. Even worse, they had funny things around the waist.. or they were so low rise that they barely went past the...er... hairline..
I asked in desperation, "Don't you have
any classic-style jeans? WITHOUT Lycra?"
I was told...."No."
Sighing, I decided to make my way to the Levi's Store. After all, Levi's are the standard.. the benchmark.. for classic bluejeans..
Thus, with high hopes, in I went... only to learn that every style of jean they stock contains... you guessed it..LYCRA!
I exclaimed in horror at this news... But..hope was suddenly on the horizon when the very nice gent behind the counter informed me that the men's jeans do not contain the stuff....yet..
"Yet?" I inquired.. Yes, indeed, apparently the company is thinking of putting this evil substance in ALL of their mens' jeans too!
Honestly, I just can't imagine a lot of guys buying jeans with Lycra...
Er..anyway.. I walked out with a couple of pairs of mens' 501s...
*sigh*
So, is it just me who finds it obnoxious that consumers are not being given a choice? And really! Lycra in men's jeans, does anyone else wonder at the wisdom of this?
