JC Pennys

[jav]

Who remember they had the thick and only pocket t shirts around the best in all colors went well with Levi’s shrink to fit 501 and converse tennis or Clark’s boots there you go

 

[s4s4u]

Shrink to fit jeans???

 

[contender]

I quit JC Penny’s and Levi’s long ago. They went woke and I went away

 

[eveled]

We bought some clothes from JCPenny. We ordered from a catalog then picked them up at a small store front. It closed 30 years ago. I remember getting a pair of logger boots from them.


Best pocket tees are from Duluth now. Best jeans? Getting tough to find good ones. Carhart and Levis are garbage now.

Last couple pairs I got from KEYES and Prison Blues. They are good so far, but are work wear, not stylish or cowboy cuts

 

[WAYNO]

My very first hunting rifle, a 94 Winchester, I bought at JC Penney. 1973.

I have not much need for anything there, now.

 

[Paul B]

I'm not a big fan of JC Penney. They pay their employees a pittance and their retirement plan is a class A joke. I won't go into numbers but my late wife retire from 20 plus year working for JCP and her paychecks and retirement checks would have he onat the stavation level if there was enough for food.
With that said she bought stuff for herself and me over the years because sshe got a whoopy, 10% discount.
The most interesting sale came about in the early 1980s when they decided to no longer be a department store and cater to the yuppie trade. Everything not connected yo yuppy was on sale at cost. Employees and family got at cost plus 10& off. The wife called me from work and I went to see what might be available. I came home with two Remington M700s, an ADL and a BDL both in 30-06. a Winchester M94 and a Marlin 336, both 30-30 plus a few scopes and other odds and ends. The BDL was $98.95 and the ADL $10 cheaper. The M94 was IIRC, $98 and the Marlin $110. Never did figure out why higher than the Remingingtons but I bought it anyway. I gave that one, the Marlin to a good friend and the ADL to my Stepson. I still have the rest. I inquired about ammo but that had already been sold out. No complaints though and even though I really only got what was left, I think I made out like a bandit.
Paul B.

 

[jav]

I don’t much like Levi’s new stuff the only pair I like from them is a no stretch regular jeans 527 boot cut that’s my favorite

 

[s4s4u]

I don’t much like Levi’s new stuff the only pair I like from them is a no stretch regular jeans 527 boot cut that’s my favorite

I don't like Levi's because they have too few belt loops, and stuff on my belt will migrate from my side to the center of my back. Wranglers are all I buy in jeans. They fit my butt like no other jeans as well.

 

[Jeepnik]

I won't apologize to the group. I like Levi's 501 button fly, shrink to fit. All I have worn for decades. Not going to change.
The size has varied over the years but age has shifted my weight distribution and volume. But they remain comfortable.

 

[Ale-8(1)]

The old Sears and Pennys were just fine. Levis too, 'til they went away. Just Wranglers now.

 

[Kevin]

We bought some clothes from JCPenny. We ordered from a catalog then picked them up at a small store front. It closed 30 years ago. I remember getting a pair of logger boots from them.


Best pocket tees are from Duluth now. Best jeans? Getting tough to find good ones. Carhart and Levis are garbage now.

Last couple pairs I got from KEYES and Prison Blues. They are good so far, but are work wear, not stylish or cowboy cuts

I buy most of my clothes at the thrift store. New prices are crazy these days.

But I found a pair of Dickies work pants for $5. They seem to be made of pretty indestructible canvas. Very comfortable too.

 

[GasGuzzler]

For clarity I will state it's JCPenney (no space, two e's, and no apostrophe) and there's still one operating in Sherman, TX (I think). The giant gun show I went to in Lewisville the weekend before last was in the old JCP at what used to be called Vista Ridge Mall. I think there was a time not too long ago they informally called themselves "JCP". Don't fret, people say "Walmart's" and used to say "K-Mart's" too.

 

[Geronimo Jim]

Levi jeans are poison to me! Every time I see a shooter wearing levi's
I explain to them they are BIG funders of anti gun groups!

 

[pie]

I have always worn Levis. When I was younger it was the 501 shrink to fit type. They used to be thicker and after the first 2 washings they had a slightly fuzzy, nappy texture on the outside. It also used to take 2 washings in hot water to get them to shrink all the way. They used to smell great too. They're no longer like that.

 

[jav]

I have always worn Levis. When I was younger it was the 501 shrink to fit type. They used to be thicker and after the first 2 washings they had a slightly fuzzy, nappy texture on the outside. It also used to take 2 washings in hot water to get them to shrink all the way. They used to smell great too. They're no longer like that.

I remember all that too bad they don’t make them like that

 

[dadstillsurfs]

We bought some clothes from JCPenny. We ordered from a catalog then picked them up at a small store front. It closed 30 years ago. I remember getting a pair of logger boots from them.


Best pocket tees are from Duluth now. Best jeans? Getting tough to find good ones. Carhart and Levis are garbage now.

Last couple pairs I got from KEYES and Prison Blues. They are good so far, but are work wear, not stylish or cowboy cuts

For my money the best jeans these days are from Berne. Similar to Carhartts but more comfortable cut and the denim is brushed and softer.
11 oz Carhartt duck denim is hard to beat for tough... but Carhartt seems to be designing their lines around flex (aka stretch) "cubicle cowboys" jeans these days, not clothing for blue-collar guys with calloused hands.

 

[eveled]

Yep Berne seems good and I forgot about Roundhouse also good.

 

[peachhead]

I thought JCP was gone. I know we have not had one here in years.
Unfortunately I have tried other jeans and I go back to Levi's. Everything else seems like it was fitted by tiny Vietnamese kids. I have a couple of pairs of Carhartt overalls and every so often I try another pair and usually I have to take them back. I think they just reach in and grab a tag and attach it, doesn't really matter what it says. I can get three pair the same size and maybe one will fit.

For my money the best jeans these days are from Berne. Similar to Carhartts but more comfortable cut and the denim is brushed and softer.
11 oz Carhartt duck denim is hard to beat for tough... but Carhartt seems to be designing their lines around flex (aka stretch) "cubicle cowboys" jeans these days, not clothing for blue-collar guys with calloused hands.

So I can't have callouses and still like the stretch? Those full fledged duck Carhartts can get up and walk off by themselves. I like the ones that a little less armor like.

 

[Paul B]

For those who like Levi's so much. just remember one thing. From their founder, Mr. Levi Strauss to this very day, the company has always be strictly anti-gun and later added anti-hunting to their woke list.
When I was a kid, Lei's used to put on a traveling puppet show with all the characters wearing Levi jeans of course. Strong cowboy heme but none of the cowboys had their 6 shooters. I asked one time and got a stern lecture on why guns are bad etc ad nauseum. The time frame was 1943, 1944 and into 1945. I never again wore anything made by that company. I do not support my enemy.
Paul B.

 

[peachhead]

For those who like Levi's so much. just remember one thing. From their founder, Mr. Levi Strauss to this very day, the company has always be strictly anti-gun and later added anti-hunting to their woke list.
When I was a kid, Lei's used to put on a traveling puppet show with all the characters wearing Levi jeans of course. Strong cowboy heme but none of the cowboys had their 6 shooters. I asked one time and got a stern lecture on why guns are bad etc ad nauseum. The time frame was 1943, 1944 and into 1945. I never again wore anything made by that company. I do not support my enemy.
Paul B.

I spend a lot more money on pro gun items than I do on blue jeans. Trust me on that.

 

[eveled]

When I was in school I wore Wranglers. Never Levi’s.

Of the ones listed some Roundhouse and Prison Blues are the only ones made in USA.

 

[protoolman]

I wear Rustlers or George? the other Wal mart brand. They're ok but cheapest to buy. Just surged their price from $10 to $12. They're really all I can afford these days.

 

[Yaworski]

For those who like Levi's so much. just remember one thing. From their founder, Mr. Levi Strauss to this very day, the company has always be strictly anti-gun and later added anti-hunting to their woke list.

One of the reasons I don't buy Levi's or Dockers.

 

[Yaworski]

But I found a pair of Dickies work pants for $5. They seem to be made of pretty indestructible canvas. Very comfortable too.

I wear Dickies work pants as casual trousers. Usually catch them on sale for about $25 and they last about two years before they lose their shape and look like hell.

 

[Kevin]

I understand why y’all feel that way about Levi’s being anti gun.

I’ve said this before and it’s just my opinion of course, but if you research strong enough most companies would fit into that anti gun category.

And since Ruger is a public company with stock, how many corporations invest in Ruger that are anti gun?

At the end of the day, they don’t care about guns, they only care about the money. If one person stopped buying Levi Jeans they won’t notice. If all the members of the NRA quit buying Levi’s I still don’t think they would notice.

For what it’s worth, I have a couple pairs of Levi’s, but they don’t fit as well as other brands. Right now I have Eddie Bauer jeans on. They are far more comfortable than Levi’s…to me.

Also, and this is just funny to me. I did buy a new pair of jeans.

Now get this. The cotton was grown in Texas, it was sent to Japan to be woven into denim. The denim was sent to Canada to be sewn into jeans. And I bought them in Downton Dallas.

And they fit very well.

 

[redhawker]

In the mid-70s, I bought my first deer rifle at a JC Penney's in the Puente Hills Mall in Southern California. It was a Remington 700 in 7 mm Mag. I still have it. The day I bought it, I just walked into Penney's, plunked down the money, and walked out with the boxed rifle under my arm.

 

[model70man]

I went from Lee Riders to Wranglers to $15 Amazon jeans. Can't afford the high-dollar stuff on my retirement funds, and the Amazon jeans work just fine for me. I never wore Levi's. Thank you.

 

[Butterfield]

Used to buy a lot of dress clothes from JCPenney. Fair price and pretty good selection.
When I was a kid my mom used to buy a lot of fabric and sewing patterns from them.
They closed there store up several years ago.

 

[vito]

I stopped wearing Levis many years ago. I prefer Wranglers and know nothing about the politics of the company that makes them. I pocket carry, and find that my holstered LC9s or Glock 26 in a thin Kydex holster fits just fine in the right front pocket of my Wranglers.

 

[Johnny-Baseball]

Lee jeans - if they were good enough for Big Tex, they were good enough for us. [Big Tex is the 55' tall statue at the entrance to Fair Park in Dallas, where the Texas State Fair has been held every year since the 1886. Beginning with his initial State Fair appearance in 1952, Big Tex always wore and continues to wear Lee jeans.]

In the early 50's Lee jeans were worn by most Texans (North Texans, at least). Wranglers were a distant second (they weren't stocked at Penny's, Sears, etc.). In fact, Wranglers were mostly offered for sale at rural farm/ranch stores. North Texas was then, and continues to be horse country. [In fact, there are more quarterhorse/cutting horse ranches and/or ranchettes (ranchettes have fewer than 40 acres) in North Texas than anywhere else in the US.] Horsemen more often wore Wranglers, and the rest wore Lee's. Lee's "higher rise" fitments differed from Wranglers in ways that some horsemen apparently found undesirable.

Levi's? In the 1950s we'd never heard of them - they weren't sold anywhere in Texas. Texans' jeans pretty much had to have 7 (or more) belt loops - the same functional requirement as found in military fatigue pants. Levi's and the various Yankee retailers (Eddie Bauer, LL Bean, etc.) all had 5-loop jeans - which outed the wearers as preening posers from out-of-state.