Amazon Essentials Mens Slim Fit Stretch Reviews Summary

Fit and Comfort

Pros:

• "Bought these Amazon Essential Jeans for my Son for Christmas, and he couldn't wait for Christmas to wear! Perfect fit, super good quality, and comfortable!"
• "They’re comfortable, have good stretch, and look great! True to size."
• "The length, waist, and leg fit is perfect."
• "Stood in line at a pharmacy for 1 hour but I had comfortable pants."
• "Despite being a petite woman these fit perfectly."
• "I absolutely love these jeans, they fit great, they look great, and I’m going to immediately go back online and buy another pair in a different shade."
• "They fit perfectly, which I was worried about as I had just lost about 25 lbs since the last time I purchased jeans."

Cons:

• "The darker brown color fits a little loose while the light khaki fits more snug."
• "But they do not fit well around hips."
• "I found these to be extremely tight in the waste and would go for a an inch or two wider in the future."
• "The rise is a bit low in the back. When you bend at the knees...they fall in the back."
• "Waist a bit too tight and one thigh tighter than the other."
• "When I tried them on, these jeans were too short, too tight in the legs and I couldn't button them."
• "The waist is too large, but they fit well in the leg for the most part."

Material Quality

Pros:

• "The material was of good weight and they looked like they were made well."
• "Fabric is good thickness and overall, very well made."
• "They look and feel like designer jeans and are quite comfortable to move around in due to the stretch."
• "Materials and colors appear every bit as good as 511's, and better in some cases."
• "And the material is quite soft to the touch and flexible as compared to the other two competitors."
• "The jeans are well made, with quality fabric and threads."
• "These look to be patterned after Levis jeans. I found the material to be heavy, and soft, not stiff like some other jeans."

Cons:

• "The fabric is thin and belt loops are flimsy."
• "Major downside is the material they're made from, that part polyester material that everything from pet hair to fuzz seems to stick to."
• "Thin...wow thin. Don't expect these to be comparable to Levis or Wranglers in fabric weight."
• "Material... thinner not as durable as the origin."
• "Stretch fabric with terrible quality. Literally wore the jeans for one day and found them damaged."
• "Quality seems to have went way downhill with these."
• "The crotch of my jeans totally ripped out - not at the seam - the material came apart."

Color and Dye Quality

Pros:

• "They’re not too faded and the tiny bit of distressing they do have isn’t distracting and doesn’t take away from the jeans."
• "The color looked exactly as shown, and the stretch makes for a comfortable fit."
• "They're made of very quality denim and the wash is perfect."
• "Very nice jeans! But, beware, they do 'bleed' quite a bit for the first couple of washes."
• "The fabric is great."

Cons:

• "These have repeatedly turned the rest of my laundry blue."
• "Jeans are ok but I had to throw them in the garbage because of the insane amount of ink that they release on everything they touch."
• "The color is not a deep black they are almost a deep red in the sun like most low value dye and there’s a strong chemical smell… won't be buying again."
• "The amount of dye these leached at each of the first three washes was remarkable."
• "The cheap dye used in the fabric caused noticeable outlines from my cell phone in the pocket."

Odor and Chemical Smell

Pros:

• "I'm very happy with the fit, comfort and especially the price."

Cons:

• "First, they smelled like gasoline or something similar and it was very noticeable."
• "The pants fit nice and they look pretty nice, but my one thing is the smell of the acid wash."
• "I enjoy these pants all around with the exception of the formaldehyde aroma that just won't go away."
• "However, even a wash isn’t getting rid of the stink on these things. They smell like an old person."
• "Amazon should be ashamed to sell these. They smell awful, like they were pre-washed in body odor."
• "These jeans have a peculiar....stink. I don't know what it is, but they smell very chemical."
• "Just opened the package and the jeans smell TERRIBLE."

Value and Price

Pros:

• "Finally found a pair of inexpensive jeans online that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg and not baggy."
• "They are the best value/price jeans out there!"
• "I have found all the Amazon brand products I've used to be of excellent quality and value."
• "Unbelievable lightning deal price!"
• "I can get my perfect fit with the 28” inseam for less than $30 and that to me is enough to recommend these."
• "Perfect fit! Looks nice. Tapered fit but not skinny jeans. Still can wear over boots. Nice length."
• "For an Amazon brand, these are good quality, comfortable, and look nice."

Cons:

• "The prices of denim jeans have gone through the roof. A good pair of Wranglers are fifty dollars or more."
• "Overall price a little higher than I would like to spend on jeans, but for the fit, it was worth it!"
• "I am not a Jeans snob, but I don't want to pay Amazon $30 for a pair of jeans I could get at Walmart for half that!"
• "34 is tight, 36 is big so I was excited that Amazon has a 35. The fit is good and they are average looking jeans that do the job. Unfortunately, they only lasted 11months (to the day) before the seam busted in the back when I was loading a bag of top soil."

Durability and Longevity

Pros:

• "I have worn these to work every day for a couple years and they are still in great condition."
• "Even being washed and dried twice a week hasn't caused any issues. No holes, no warping, and very minimal color fade."
• "I’m a welder so I’m very hard in pants, and these last me a while, even with lots of kneeling on concrete."
• "They still fit! No shrinking that I can feel."

Cons:

• "The last two pair I have purchased have both ripped at the seam within two months of owning them."
• "Unfortunately, after only 3-4 months of wear, the jeans started to rip apart."
• "They split open along one of the back pockets and everyone saw my butt."
• "It is only February and I found a hole in the crotch of the pants. Cheap!"
• "The first pair was great on my husband. So he ordered same exact item same size in different color, and what arrived was completely different measurements."
• "Jeans are okay. Pockets are small essentially for men's jeans. They don't give the balls any room to breath and they aren't that comfortable."
• "I have come to realize that the Essentials are not worth the savings."