How long do you keep your jeans for?
By maezee
@maezee (41985)
United States
August 12, 2012 7:17pm CST
Just a dumb discussion I decided to make, as I have been perusing the clothes section for quite some time here on MyLot. As we speak I am wearing a pair of jeans - dark denim, skinny (by Converse) but I have worn them out quite a bit - that there is a major hole in one knee and another hole in the thigh. I think after this wear I should probably just throw them away - but they were at one point so cute! I have probably had them for about 1 year now. Sometimes I will cut my jeans into jean shorts if they are starting to wear out, but this pair has that giant hole, so that would probably not help me at all. I will probably just throw them away (or give them to my dad, who uses old material as grease rags at work - being an automechanic)
Do you have a hard time letting go of your worn out jeans? How long does a typical pair last for you? And when you are done with them, what do you typically do with them? Is there a cool way you re-use them?
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5 responses
@911Ricki (13588)
• Canada
22 Dec 12
I usually wear them until they are wore right out. I only have about 3 pairs of jeans though. My one Marco chewed a hole up by the pocket, it`s small. I still wear them to go to the shelter, and dirty work. But for good jeans for work, I don`t wear them. Once they are so wore and well not publicly wearable I will then use them as rages, or give them to people who can make things such as purses and so on.
@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
3 Dec 12
Nothing hurts more than when you find your favorite pair of jeans has worn out and have holes on it. At least I felt that way whenever it's time to say good bye to my jeans. So far I think my jeans are all pretty durable, they lasted me for two years at least before some have holes on it which some I can still fix it while some cannot be fixed. Those cannot be fixed I would just throw them away as I can't donate such a poor worn out jeans to the needs. 
@cher913 (25781)
• Canada
13 Aug 12
i keep my jeans forever and then, like you, cut them off into shorts and then, when they totally wear out, i use them for crafts. you could cut them up to make quilts out of them, use the top half of your jeans for a purse or bag, make a pillow out of them. i paint on them and make pillows.
@bounce58 (17380)
• Canada
31 Aug 12
Don't you think that the older a pair of jeans get the more it conforms to the body? I think this is the reasoning I use to keep really really old pairs that I have.
The last time I threw out a really good pair of jeans was when the hole in the butt got really big. And it got really emabarassing.
@jureathome (5361)
• Philippines
20 Aug 12
I keep them for as long as they fit me, and as long as they're still in good shape.
For those I don't want to keep as jeans, anymore, like if the bottom hem has worn out, I would have them cut and made into shorts.
For those jeans that are still very good, but I can no longer fit in them, I would give it to my sister.
