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   Gill
   

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   Hi All, It's been a while since i've been on. Ned - The Jamaica pics look great!

   I wanted to start a thread about the Levis STF tags - you know, the little extra piece that extends off the faux leather, cardstock Levis label. The little perforated peice that says "Yea...these are fresh from the factory...raw...and untouched". The one that screams "rip me off" but WE NEVER DO. Why? Because it is just so cool.

   Does anyone know the history of this tag or it's purpose in general? Or does anyone have any interesting tag stories?

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   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Cam
   

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   As I understand it, it used to be the retailer who would tear off this tag in order to keep a record of what sizes they were consistently selling. I assume this was done to make it easier to order and stock the most popular sizes. Nowadays, inventory control is, for the most part, computerized and automatic, so the tag is something of an anachronistic relict--like many of the 501's other features.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Gill
   

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   Thanks Cam! That makes total sense - it explains why the size is printed on the little perforated tag as well. They probably cataloged those little tags, and when a customer would come in requesting a certain size, they could check for the perfed tag before going in the back and rummaging through the stock of jeans. very cool.

   Does anyone actually rip this tag off of their new jeans? Do you keep it somewhere else as a souvenir?

   I like to think of it as a STF badge of honor. But, as I am still fairly new to STF, i wonder if it will eventually just fall off after a lot of wear?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Klaus
   

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   I have always removed these tags as they were made to be ripped off. Sometimes I put them on the pin board, throwing them away after a while, but of the '93 cut I have kept some of them. Also, I keep the cardboard pocket flashers, guarantee tags and size stickers from some models.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Daniel85
   

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   Cam, I never considered that obvious rationale behind the tag. I feel stupid, heh. Fascinating stuff though; retail history is one of my many obsessions.

   As for me, I rip the tag. I'm thinking of using one to make a slingshot. It's the perfect size for the little pouch you put your "ammunition" in.

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Edmund X White
   

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   great thread, very interesting! I just checked and I didn't rip the tag off the pair i'm currently working on. I think i usually do but these are a no wash pair so i think it's fitting that it's not ripped off. it's more hip hop that way too lol

   EdmundXWhite.com

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Tim
   

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   Hey Guys,

   That little end tag fell off an old pair of my broken in STF 501s. I didn't know what to do with it. So, I just stuffed it into the coin/ watch pocket of my Levis. There it'll stay til these STFs get tossed.

   BTW what do you jeans guys use that small 5th pocket for? Or, do you use it at all? A pair of 501s or other denims can't be complete without that 5th pocket. How about suggestions? College guys use that pocket to store their rubbers. Can you top that?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Edmund X White
   

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   Hey Tim! I kept a usb thumb drive in the 5th pocket of an old pair which left a usb thumb drive fade mark on it....not the coolest fade mark in the world since then i've given more thought to what i keep in my pockets but haven't come up with anything really good for the ol watch pocket. ...maybe a ol watch?

   Posted 2 years ago #
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   Klaus
   

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   You're right, Tim, there simply has to be a fifth pocket on a pair of jeans. Even if I don't use it. I just don't know what to put into it. And the way I am wearing my jeans, that is rather tight, there wouldn't fit anything, anyway. By the way, right now I am sitting here in my newly shrunk, wet STFs and waiting for them to get dry. Experience follows in another thread...

   Posted 2 years ago #
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    Edmund X White
    

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    exciting klaus! can't wait to hear about it.

    Posted 2 years ago #
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    elrr
    

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    I have torn them off every other 501 but I'm leaving them on my STF's.

    Posted 2 years ago #
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    Edmund X White
    

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    welcome elrr! nice choice

    Posted 2 years ago #
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    501sandadderall
    

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    that small 5th pocket was originally designed to hold a watch but since then that has not been the case. right now that pocket is large enough to fit a few things. i, as a smoker (who is trying to quit) noticed it is large enough to hold a Zippo lighter, snugly and perfectly. i haven't used them for Zippos in a while, and those jeans that i did, are few years old (ill buy a new zippo and test them again). On my 2 brand new pairs of stf's, that i ordered less than 2 weeks ago, i noticed they were the perfect size to fit a state id or credit card with a little of the card or cards sticking out the top. also a pair from a year ago that has already been shrunk holds the old cell and id's but with the id's / credit cards sticking out more because they are not as deep (at least i think so because i have not shrunk these but the large difference in depth could not because by shrinking such a small area). i can think of a ton of other uses for the fifth pocket and i will most likely make a new topic for it unless someone wants to do it before me

    Posted 2 years ago #
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    scotty
    

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    The pairs I get from the Levi's store or Levi.com don't come with the extension tag. The patch is more leather like. My STF pair did have it on, but I tore it off. My next pair of STF, I will leave it on I think.

    Posted 1 year ago #

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