$240 for ONE pair of jeans?!?!

True Religion jeans
Originally uploaded by smhyla.

We went window shopping at some shops in Manhattan Beach on Sunday. It was my first time to step into a True Religion Jeans store. The store was setup like a bar where customers sit at stools while ordering jeans (instead of beer). All the jeans were hung up behind the counter. I guess the company's selling point is customer service, but I don't want to pester a sales person, "Can I see that? Can I get another one? Let me try that one." I'm accustomed to self-service until I can't find it myself.

Now back to the stools... With my new cameraphone, I snapped a shot of the top of leather seats (see above). It's a picture of their logo: A happy buddha with a guitar. Hmm... I don't think buddha would be happy if I sat on his face. That's exactly the first thought that came to mind, I'm not kidding. However, buddha must be happy when customers spend $170-240 for ONE pair of jeans. Don't get me wrong, I like to spend money, but not that much. I thought $70-80 for a pair of A&F jeans was too much, but that's my limit. I know it's hard to find a good pair of jeans, but the jeans must fit me and my wallet.

Let's think about this in another way:
3 A&F jeans = 1 True Religion jeans