Button Fly Jeans... Whats the deal?

[gmrankin]

This has been starting to annoy me. Not badly, but just enough to make me question why do most of my jeans have button flies. I don't really pay attention when I buy them; I am just looking for the ones on the clearance rack in my size. But I would probably say that 90% of the jeans that own now have buttons vs. a zipper.

1) I don't see a fashion benefit to them, I mean there are only a few people that actually get close enough to tell whether My jeans have a zipper fly or buttons.

2) I don't see a ease of use factor to having buttons vs. a zipper. The reason I started thinking about this was because I find my self hobbling over to the sink in the bathroom at work, trying to get the buttons closed, and hoping no one walks in and wonders why I am playing with my self in the middle of the bathroom. You know there is always that one that is a bitch to close. IMO it is so much easier and quicker just to zip it up.

3) I guess you could argue for a safety aspect, if you recognize "franks and beans" you know what I am talking about, but that is only really an issue on free-ball Friday.

So what’s the deal with button fly jeans? I see no benefit but as some marketing ploy. Is a button really an advance over a zipper? Man I wish I had better things to worry about. But its 5 in the morning and I am at work, so I don’t. Thanks OOT. Over and out.