Bought hubby his first pair of stretch jeans a few months back and he thought they were the best thing ever these were his old izod pants, his dickies hold up way better to the abuse.I was on a jobsite and caught my jeans as I was i was stepping through a window opening. Used the stapler to stitch them up for the day. The worst part is the staples were digging into my leg the entire day. Now I buy the flexible jeans, so much more forgiving.