[riri]

Chiasson shrugged off that competition. "We are not going after the $9 consumer," he said

LOL. Pretty soon that is going to be the only consumer left.

[Destructor]

Don't forget Levi-Strauss engages in corporate activism by promoting Gun Control. Levi-Strauss was a big supporter of Handgun Control Inc. I wrote the company a letter informing them that I would boycott their products, and I got and unapologetic response that quoted bogus statistics on "Gun Violence."

I urge all Freepers to boycott Levis-Strauss! Don't buy any Levi's jeans, Dockers, or anything with "the Gap" label. Otherwise you are aiding and abetting Levi-Strauss in undermining the Second Amendment Right to Keep and Bear Arms! Don't let your kids wear that crap either!!

[RushingWater]

What is the brand name on this? I don't buy anything Levi - Dockers, etc. I'm boycotting them for not giving to the Boy Scouts becasue they aren't gay enough. I hope they go out of business!

[sgtbono2002]

I would suppose that if they sell more Jeans now that they have lowered the price, the price was too much for people to pay. Isnt that capitalism?

[CMClay]

They also moved all manufacturing overseas.
No more Levi's for me.

[Spook86]

It only took Levi-Strauss 30 years to learn that Wal-Mart moves product (duh). Interestingly, the new "downscale" jeans don't seem to be flying off the shelves at my local Wal-Mart. Most of the customers seem to be sticking with brands that have been in the store for years. It would be interesting to see store-by-store comparison of the new Levis vs. Wrangler and Lee, lines that have been sold at Wal-Mart for 20+ years.

[marron]

In our town Levis pulled their product from one of the well known stores in town because the clientele was too blue-collar, they wanted a more urban image. There was a stink, and eventually they backed down, but the sour taste remains.

They lost me when they started playing games with the product. Its difficult enough to get the right size when you have to estimate the correct size after washing, but having different products with different shrinkage rates just complicates it. Combine that with their PR contempt for the people that made them, blue collar and ag people, cowboys, working class people, and they have a self-inflicted problem.

People around the world want to wear Levis because Levis were quintessentially American. So Levis has started to drive away the average American... who thought up that strategy?

[turk99]

Levi's also quit manufactureing products in the United States. I quit buying anything from them years ago.

[in the Arena]

Here's a public statement from Carhartt on their stance...they are a privately owned company...

Is the rumor true that Carhartt donates to Anti-Gun Organizations?

No. Carhartt does not donate to any anti-hunting or anti-gun organizations. Carhartt, Inc. is owned and operated under the Carhartt family name and has been since its founding in 1889....

Here's who they do support:

Sponsorship Name

NASCAR
National FFA Organization
National High School Rodeo Association (NHSRA)
Professional Bull Riders (PBR)
SkillsUSA
Stihl Timbersports

[BoozeHag]

I buy all my jeans at 2nd-hand stores....does that exempt me from brand warfare?