I'm still mad that they took out the extra loop in the waste. Try Pointer
brand jeans. A friendly company too. Screw Levi's they ruined the 501's IMO.

http://www.pointerbrand.com/OurAmericanDream.asp

Larry Caldwell wrote:

Some of you may have been refusing to buy Levis products for years
because of their support for the gun control nuts, but Levis Strauss has
moved into a whole new area offensive to farmers and ranchers. Now they
are giving large donations to P.E.T.A.

While this may not be surprising coming out of a San Francisco based
clothing company, it directly harms all ranchers, farmers and hunters in
the country. We sure do buy a lot of blue jeans. In the future, don't
buy Levis, and tell the owners of the farm supply and outdoor stores why
you aren't buying them. If their retail outlets start vanishing, maybe
the company will get the message.

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From Darla Solomon, Outdoor Arizona magazine (an Arizona
hunting/fishing magazine similar to "Texas Outdoors"):

"Levis Strauss has made a donation close to the million dollar mark to
P.E.T.A."

"Consumer Relations Specialist for Levis Strauss, Shawn Rossiter told
me last week that The employees and the family owned company of Levis
Strauss made a "considerable donation" to P.E.T.A., per the request of an
employee who passed away family, she also informed me that several
employees of Levis Strauss support P.E.T.A. and receive matching
donations from the parent company of Levis Strauss."

"When I asked Ms. Rossiter if Levis Strauss had any plans to support
wildlife conservation now or in the future, she replied "You can see that
wildlife conservation is not part of the focus of the Levis Strauss
Foundation" and "wildlife conservation is not something we would consider
supporting."

Contact:

Worldwide and U.S. Headquarters
Levi Strauss & Co.
1155 Battery Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
U.S.A.
Tel: (415) 501-6000
Fax: (415) 501-7112
Consumer Questions:
(800) USA-LEVI

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