I fell for this last time (about a month ago). When I picked them up from store, I checked them immediately and handed them straight back. They're a joke, made out of some thin synthetic material lol. You'd be a laughing stock walking down the street in these. They've (501s) got all the Levi badging, but the material put me in mind of that horrible thin material that women's "jeggings" are made of, or a cross between that and the stuff that football shirts are made of. They're revolting. I lost the argument with Sports Direct for a refund, had to accept a credit note, which thankfully my son was able to use. There's nothing in there that I would want to risk...

Looking at these instore they dont seem the same quality as in other shops.

Or collect in store and get £5 gift voucher

I'm sorry this is a sports direct deal, why is it hot? They'll be a hot apple deal the way people are voting.

(tis all tongue in cheeky by the way before anyone gets a soap box :smiley:)

£4.99 for delivery!?

Collected my £16 514s today... quality is absolutely fine. Very happy.

Collected my two pair from store using click and collect. I'm happy with the quality and would definitely buy again should this offer come around again .

Bought 2 pairs of 511 chinos for £16 each and collected today. Extremely happy with purchase as they are my favourite jeans I bought a pair from debenhams earlier this year for £70 and they are exactly the same, definitely not duds. The material is thinner than the usual jeans, for the better in my opinion. If you want thicker jeans stick to 501s

Your second pair was unique ..!http://www.styleforum.net/t/39268/levis-red-tag-with-r-only-not-word-levis-levis

There's an interesting post on Reddit about Levi jeans quality, in summary Levi's quality control is terrible and you should always buy in-store, because no matter which store you buy from there are going to be some duds in the stock.

I would speculate that Sports Direct pick up the stock that another trader simply couldn't shift so there's naturally more duds in their stock. I got two pairs from this sale myself, they are worth the price paid but no more. The fit is right but the denim isn't as good quality as the jeans I have from for instance a Debenhams own brand but that's perhaps perception after reading six pages of people bad mouthing them, it's the wear that makes a good pair of jeans so we'll see.

just received my 511s.

material is thin and very rough
cut like parachutes not slim fit 511s
branding looks like. cheap Turkish knock off

if I had bought these of eBay I would have reported them to be counterfeit. DONT BE TEMPTED!

Got them and think they are good with no complaints.
Its well however will have to exchange them for a lower size as i had went a size up thinking they were not an exact fit

Never had a problem with the jeans

those complaining that they are thin .. they will be if there is any lycra [stretch] in the material.

Perhaps they are imported and lower grade ones destined for other markets? Would doubt they are fake as such and indeed even products made for outlet vents are often a lower grade

They aren't fake just terrible quality and not the same quality of 501s. I picked up three pairs today brought home and checked against my others. Such a huge difference in quality it's shocking, they aren't even half the thickness, don't really feel like denim and they look so cheap with the stitching. I will be returning this week. Incredible Levi have let this happen.

Having watched a number of "are my Levi's fake?" videos, apparently, the red tab does not always say Levis. It should however show the ® symbol.

Well just returned my 3 jeans to store as they were faulty, they refunded the items but not the original postage. So I called customer services on 0344 245 9230 and explained that under distance selling regulations they were obliged to refund the original postage for faulty items, which to there credit they did with the minimal of fuss.

Just picked three pairs up from the shop and all three are going back. I can confirm that they are seconds.
1st pair too big.
2nd pair the 'red tab' doesn't say Levi's
3rd pair the watche/condom pocket :smiley: is way off centre

Any news on quality?

The 501's are fine and 100% genuine. For those complaining about the quality, go into a Levi's store and examine the same item. I agree that the thickness of denim has certainly reduced over the years...ah, for the good old days......

I got a pair of 514 and 511's, never had a pair of 514's before, but they seem good quality, the 511's are on par with the ones I bought last year from John Lewis in there sale, maybe I was just lucky, or unlucky that the John Lewis pair was also lower quality? but at £16 a pair I cant complain.

These are really awful paid 4.99 p&p now have to return at my own expense arghhhh

Purchased 511's and can confirm the quality is horrendously bad for 3 out of the 4 pairs i received. Poor for any standard of jeans let alone levi's! However the black 511's are the usual quality although a little faded in colour.

I bought a pair of 501s from Sports Direct last time this deal was on and they're fine. Material is regular denim and the fit is good. Bought a pair of 514s from Winners (TK Maxx) on a recent trip to Canada and the quality of those is inferior to the Sports Direct 501s.

Collect from a store also charge me £4.99???

I nearly cancelled after reading the comments but picked up 4 pairs today and very pleased.

Whats more surprising is that people still wear jeans, they are unattractive, unsightly, uncomfortable, and outdated, do yourselves a favour and either buy some Voi Vobar/ibaraki/Renmarks and I promise you you'll never go back to jeans, but only wish you had stopped wearing them sooner, and I'm not taking the ****, I was the same until I bought a pair of Vobars.

Not sure why people moan so much? What do you expect for £16 really?

I got the jeans and think they are alright

Don't know about longevity as they are slightly thinner but that's reflected in the price

At the end of the day they are Levi's and come with the quality you would expect just a different type of jean

The fitting is a bit all over the place for the jeans either a size up or down however the chinos are a good fit and true to their size

Hope this helps people. Think these are the same as the ones being sold in tk max

According to the yoo toob "how to spot fake Levis" my 501's bought from a Levis store in the USA are fake because they have silver rivets!! Quality is excellent mind! :wink:

I bought 4 pairs last time and have ordered 2 pairs this time, 3 pair's fit and look good but 1 pair was a thin stripey cotton so if you bought them you would be disappointed, but heat from me.

I cancelled my order.

The single one reason they aren't cool no more and sales dropped

Looking at these instore they dont seem the same quality as in other shops.

Cancelled my order, based on comments, will not be using sports direct ever.

im sure it will be to some people and its fair enough really...given the price of the jeans being so low

why 4.99 to deliver to store.. seems insane to me..

And it's still getting heat? If you like to read through layers of material get buying....

These are fine, despite my misgivings the last time they were on I ordered two pairs - granted one pair only has the ® on the red tab and is missing the "Levis" word lol, but apart from that they are fine.

A toblerone bar from a poundshop is still a toblerone.
Its just that you get less toblerone because the manufacturers make them specially for poundshops.

You can't take it back and say that you were expecting a bigger bar.

These items are jeans/chinos.
They are made by Levis.

That's all you are buying.

Its a shame that trusted brands will do this and still expect to retain the trust of their customers.

Tailor made in the same Bangladeshi factory that brought you George Jeans by Asdanio.

The quality of the denim and stitching.

wouldn't buy from Sports Direct if they were selling it for a pound

Have Emailed to Cancel the Order upon reading everyones review's It's put me off and I can't be bothered with the faff of having to Return them back Online if they're that bad which they seem to be judging by other members Votes/Comments.

What you guys have to bear in mind is the sheer volume of jeans that Levi's produces to be sold in its own stores as well as other stores. As a result, they have many different factories around the world which produce jeans of varying quality. Even jeans made in the same factory, from the same roll of material vary greatly in quality and cut.

Undoubtedly, these Levi's jeans supplied to Sports Direct are of lower quality to jeans from the official store, and that is reflected in the price.

I doubt these are non-genuine. Quite likely therefore to be a cheaper b-grade version. The problem for me is that they are using the same labels (501, 511 etc) as the more expensive decent Levis. Is there some kind of product code that separates the high quality from the lower ones? Pretty **** practice from Levis making it so confusing as to what product you are actually looking at!

​I didn't say or imply that they not genuine but there's definitely difference in the quality.... Maybe sports d have struck a deal to stick levis badge for a fixed fee... I've no idea but all I can say is the quality is not the same...

Me too. They're cheaper over there, but are inferior to the ones in store over here. Thinner material etc.
Leads me to believe these are cheap imports.

Unfortunately these are not the Levis you're thinking... They are just in name and not quality!... You'll get what you pay for... My suggestion is to buy Debenhams, Next or even Matalan branded and you'll get better quality!

After reading all this couldn't be arsed cancelled my order
Not worth the hassle

Mike Ashley has bought a number of 'brand' names and then switched suppliers to provide what many people consider to be inferior quality goods.
As far as I am aware though, he's not bought the Levi brand....so if they are not genuine Levis, then by definition, they are fakes? Right?! You can't refuse to refund on counterfeit goods...you'll be shut down by trading stds anyway.....

So you walk into a store thats sold you fake goods...they refuse to refund you...and peeps just accept that?! Doesn't add up for me.......

You have to return them using a courier at your own expense though, you cant get a refund instore for items purchased online

get in there £37 for two pair 501's. result luvin it...

No cash refund? Sheee.. Was hust about to order four differebt ones just to have a look. Glad I read the comments here.

Did all these people then who bought 'fake' or 'denham' Levis report them to trading standards?

Sorry, zoomed in on the Sports Direct website pictures and the material looks like microfibre cleaning cloth material. You go to go by the poor reviews on these jeans. The material does not even look like denham. Even in TK-Maxx (Uxbridge) I was paid over £30 for 501's. So on the evidence provided I have to vote cold.

Or collect in store and get £5 gift voucher

Damnit, made up when I saw this & then they don't have one pair of mens in a 30 waist!

Hot Deal anyway, so have some heat.

Don't suppose anybody has any photos of these "terrible" quality jeans, am genuinely curious.

absolutely.. don't listen to guff like that.. you have 7 days to return them

Thank you thats good to know

been this price on sale in my local store for months! They only seemed to do up to mens 34" waist

You are entitled to return these purchased online as per the law. Sometimes retailers think this is optional, it is not!
http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/distance-selling-regulations

got some from Costco I'm florida for £16 a pair. very good quality, so if you know anyone going over there, use a UK membership valid in USA

poor form from levis if they're happy with their product name being tarnished in order to supply to a price competitive market.

why not just stick to what you do well and do it?

Do people still not realise sports direct equals utter junk? If you are a brand **** then great, if you plan on wearing the stuff more than once not so much.

The only decent Levi's I've bought have been from the Levi's shop, can't understand how Levi's allow their name on 5th rate gear, bought some recently from a major online retailer for £25 and they were complete rubbish, went straight back.

Yes, trouble is, I didn't follow the correct procedure. I shouldn't have left them at the store. If I'd have posted them back to Sports Direct Online, they reckon I'd have got a refund (not sure about the fiver postage though). Couldn't be bothered. I think it's just a stunt to get millions of credit notes out there, which have to be spent with Sports Direct. They must know that no sane person would wear these once they've see them...

I went for a black 505's. Hope they are actually decent.

The reviews from HUKD members here seem to back up what I have read online. Will be cancelling my order as I'm not wanting the bother of first being disappointed with my purchase and second having to faff about with returns and refunding money or getting vouchers.

I fell for this. When I picked them up from store, I checked them immediately and handed them straight back. They're a joke, made out of some thin synthetic material lol. You'd be a laughing stock walking down the street in these. They've got all the Levi badging, but the material put me in mind of that horrible thin material that women's "jeggings" are made of, or a cross between that and the stuff that football shirts are made of. They're revolting. I lost the argument with Sports Direct for a refund, had to accept a credit note, which thankfully my son was able to use. There's nothing in there that I would want to risk...

Pretty sure that with the whole 14 day cooling off thing you are entitled to a full refund.

But then again they're still putting the mugs in baskets when that is still against the regulations.

​I bought a pair directly from their white city Westfield store for £75 and they ripped at the seams within 6 months. Would not pay that much for this brand again but for £17 bought a couple.

Bought a pair so will see what they are like. I recently bought a pair on eBay second hand and they could possibly be the most comfy pair of jeans I have ever owned!

Ordered 2 pairs of 501's cheers

u really think there the real thing for 24 quid do me a favour

I fell for this last time (about a month ago). When I picked them up from store, I checked them immediately and handed them straight back. They're a joke, made out of some thin synthetic material lol. You'd be a laughing stock walking down the street in these. They've (501s) got all the Levi badging, but the material put me in mind of that horrible thin material that women's "jeggings" are made of, or a cross between that and the stuff that football shirts are made of. They're revolting. I lost the argument with Sports Direct for a refund, had to accept a credit note, which thankfully my son was able to use. There's nothing in there that I would want to risk...

Bought two pairs. Worth the risk at that price. Had some good stuff from the flash sales. They had rockport brogues for £20 and the quality is fantastic. If your in two minds, go for it. At the end of the day it is only £17.

I'm sorry this is a sports direct deal, why is it hot? They'll be a hot apple deal the way people are voting.

(tis all tongue in cheeky by the way before anyone gets a soap box :smiley:)

the reviews are awful for these

these are very poor quality, avoid as I already returned 2 before

Looked at these in store and decided against as material was thin, stitching poor and sizes very strange and very wide.

Hi all, thanks sjhendo for post. Does anyone know if these jeans are the same prices instore as on the website? Was thinking about popping in there and getting a pair.

is it too good to be true? will it be grade 2 quality?

Beware, these 'Sports Direct' Levis get very mixed reviews...

They will never offer any other refund unless the item is faulty or not fit for purpose

You can return instore but only for Exchange or Gift Card

if I use Deliver to store, can I return the item to the store or would I need to send it?

Makes sense then.

Thanks Ordered a Pair of 511's hopefully they look better in person than the awful pictures on the site lol, Also delivered to Store so I could get a £5 voucher

Brilliant, just ordered a pair of 501's with delivery tomorrow for £23.99

Cheers OP :smiley: