Welcome to another episode of The Enshitiffication Show. Today, we're talking about clothing.
For some years now, I've bought CQR cargo pants. I'm autistic. My wardrobe is not super varied. I tend to stick to the brands that I like, and purchase the same item, in various colors.
What to wear is a problem. If I've solved it once, why make my life complicated? I just use the solution I've found.
I used to like CQR cargo pants.
Alas...
This is no longer the case. The last pair I bought has shallow pockets. Most likely, some idiot figured that they'd be saving money by having shallow pockets.
The first clue I got was when I took a nap with my pants on. Stuff was falling out of the pockets. :headache: I eventually took my tape measure, and proved to myself that the pockets are indeed shallower. In the pictures below, you'll find:
* An old pair of CQR pants.
* The new pair.
* A pair of Wranglers with pockets more like the old CQR.
I tend to be loyal to brands. Eh. If it works, it works. However, when brands enshittify their products... well... I ain't no fool. If I'm paying a high price for shitty stuff, I might as well switch to another product, which may be as shitty (but maybe in different ways), but will cost me half the price.
I cannot tell yet how the Wranglers will hold up to use. Maybe, I'll have to replace them in one year, but even if this happens, I'm ahead of the game relative to paying for CQR's enshittified pants.
Oh, I've taken naps with the Wranglers on. No problem with stuff falling out of the pockets. 👍
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