Store offers used Levi's at a discount
Some things never change - or least they don't change much.
Levi's 501 jeans are a good example. Russ Bustamante's got about 80,000 pairs of them. And he's selling them out of his little shop on San Bernardino Road in Covina. That's just about all he sells, with the exception of some other zippered jeans and jackets, overalls and military fatigues.
And that kind of hyper-focused - and virtually unchanging - marketing strategy is somehow comforting in today's economic climate.
Let's face it, we've become used to hearing news of mounting home foreclosures, banks collapsing, radical swings in the stock market and layoffs from automakers, factories and just about every other industry.
So the idea that one business just keeps on keepin' on is kind of nice.
"Levi's have been around for such a long time - before the denim market really exploded - so they've become a cult classic," said Lucy Danovic, a sales representative with Nikki & Lucy, a showroom that supplies clothing to Los Angeles-area stores and boutiques.
"Used jeans are cheaper to buy ... and Levi's look a lot cooler if they're vintage," she said.
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Kevin Smith is business editor for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group. Over the past 15 years, Smith has covered development, housing, employment, technology and financial trends for a variety of newspapers.
Ryan Carter covers business and the economy for the San Gabriel Valley Newspaper Group.
It would be nice to have an address for Bustamante's little shop on San Bernardino Road in Covina.
Levi stopped making the size I need. I am looking for original 501 shrink to fit 30X40 or 31X40 do yo have anything like this????
Meri
Our Store address is DROP YOUR JEANS INC. 1600 W. San Bernardino rd. Covina Ca 91722 Phone # 626-858-8968 Email russelldyj@aol.com OPEN 7 Days a week. Largest selection of used ORIGINAL levi 501s ANYWHERE.
Meri, I am also looking for 31x40 shrink to fits - did you get any answer to your query?
Also looking for 31x40 501 levis ANYBODY??
wat is the average price on them?
I wear 30X40 501 Levis, and when i found out they were discontinuing them several years ago, I stocked up. I doubt they are replacable, but am willing to consider parting with a few pairs - mostly because I know how desperate I was when I couldn't find any for a while. Let me know if anyone is interested.
Heidi hcmaspen@comcast.net
what are your prices on your used levi's and what sizes do you carry?
Heidi--God be with you,
You have 30X40 501 Levis? I have been looking for them for five years. I now have droopy 31X38's and it is--well you know... Send me an email--Please horse.robinson@gmail.com
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