Not sure what's up with the Levis from Amazon, but these are not the same as from the Levi's store. I've worn the 569 series, same size, for years and years now, and I recently was at the Levi's store, which had them on sale for by 2 and pay $39.99 ea. So I thought I'd save a few bucks on taxes and order them through Amazon for the same price.When I got them in the mail, even though the label indicted the same size as I normally wear, they were much bigger (1-2 inches), the cut didn't feel right, and even the label looked wrong and was poorly sewn onto the jean.I'm no expert, nor am I qualified to spot a fake, but in my personal opinion, these were either the worst pair of Levi Jeans that Levi's has ever put together, or these were knock-offs.I will certainly not attempt to buy these again through Amazon.