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I hadn’t bought a pair of jeans in three years so I figured it was time. Last Saturday I went to the Levi’s section in SM Makati. The jeans on display were draped on metal pipes. When I tried to pick up a pair I discovered that the pants were chained to the metal pipes! Pantalon, nakakadena! There was a metal chain about a half-inch thick running through their belt loops. One of the salespersons approached, produced a pair of pliers, and undid the chain so I could see the pants. When I was through looking she put it back on the chain-and-pipe display.

As far as I could tell the other brands of jeans in SM were not chained to their displays so this must be a Levi’s policy. Other Levi’s stores don’t employ the chain gang security method, but then I haven’t visited them since I went to laugh at the 7 or 8,000-peso jeans with the Damien Hirst design. Who would pay 7,000 pesos to show off a Damien Hirst skull on his ass? Clearly, I know nothing.