• zaph@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    It’s because they’re for a niche now. I don’t remember them breaking the bank when I got them. More expensive than Levi’s sure but they definitely added a zero.

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      6 months ago

      They were $80-100 jeans in '90s dollars back then, so about the same price with inflation really. They were always a niche corner of the market when compared to regular jeans, they were just a popular niche for a while.

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        6 months ago

        are you trying to say $80-100 in 1999 is equivalent to $2000 today?

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          6 months ago

          No, but it’s equivalent to the $180-280 most of the current JNCOs are actually priced at. I think the $2000 comment was exaggerating for effect, because I can’t even find anything on their website over $300.