Ken L.

Wrangler Cowboy Cut jeans 13MWZ have turned into a horrible product after moving production from Mexico - using U.S. fabric - to Nicaragua. The material on the Nicaragua product is noticeably thinner - despite still advertising the same weight fabric (maybe time for a class action suit for false advertising?). The way the jeans fit is different and the waist sizes run smaller (not just my "spreading waist"). I suspect that some "value engineer" has figured out that by reducing the waist size by a half inch they can squeeze another pair of jeans out of a roll of material just like we saw in the automotive industry when the cars were made cheaper to save a nickle or dime per vehicle. I stopped in Boot Barn today thinking that I might buy a pair of 13MWZ black jeans, but when I looked at a pair, they were made in Nicaragua and were noticeably inferior. Wrangler had a proud heritage that, unfortunately, has been ruined by their choice to cheapen the product.