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Posted on: 10/25/08 2:09 AM ET
The "button" (with the logo on it) came apart and fell off. It must not have been snapped on properly. Now there is a small round hole, about 1/16" across.
How would I repair this? I haven't seen anything like that "button" in the stores.
I swear, these jeans were NOT tight!
  
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Posted on: 10/25/08 3:04 AM ET
In reply to kareninwisconsin
I take a piece of fabric from a "jean cadaver" donor and patch the hole area from the backside, stitching A LOT over the area where the hole is. Then go to the fabric store and get replacement buttons--they are the metal button and a nail thingy. You put the nail thingy in the fabric from the backside, put the button on top and whack with a hammer (I cover my button with a washcloth).
I have seen these buttons come off expensive jeans and Walmart jeans--it doesn't matter where they are sold--I get the feeling they are all made in the same place.
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Posted on: 10/25/08 1:56 PM ET
In reply to kareninwisconsin
If the button just came apart and the fabric is intact, you can get a replacement button at Joann's or Walmart. Just put it back in the same hole. The problem in this case was obviously a faulty button/installation.

If the fabric is worn out, I'd rip out a couple of inches of stitching of the waist band near the end, put a square inch or so of new backing on the inside, stitch it back, then put on the new button.
  
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Posted on: 10/28/08 10:47 PM ET
Thanks! I actually found these buttons at another JoAnn's. Lee Jeans must have had a bunch of defective buttons. I tried another pair on at the outlet mall (I went there hoping to get a new coat) and darned if they didn't have a button with the top missing!
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Posted on: 10/29/08 1:26 PM ET
In reply to kareninwisconsin
YEP! Like I said--expensive or not, I have had problems with these types of buttons on many pairs of jenas from kids to adults. That's why I try to keep at least one of those button thingys around. Nothing like a wailing teenager at 7am when the button comes off THE jeans THEY MUST WEAR TODAY!
Take those things off, into the garage, a couple of whacks with the hammer and you are good to go!
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