About a week ago I purchased my first pair of ABC trousers in Warpstreme fabric. I purchased a size 30 waist and found them comfortable in store but slightly big (Most would say it’s a perfect fit but I like my pants snug). I asked one of the employees if they tend to stretch or shrink over time and she figured they would shrink so I went with them.
After less than one day of wear the back snap button broke, and the pants stretched out so today I went into the store to warranty them for the button. I did some more research about sizing and had heard that you should size down due to that stretch so I decided on a size 28 (since 30 was slightly large brand new I figured 28 would stretch to fit like a 29 however I can’t find a size 29 in store or online near me). I have worn the pants around the house for a few hours and they seem to be breaking in a bit but the waist is still really snug, I noticed the 30 waist stretch out in the first 8 hours or so but haven’t noticed these to the same degree.
I have the tags on so I could return them and hope to get lucky with a 29 somewhere but at the same time I want to give them time to properly break in which means taking the tags off and making them un returnable. In everyone’s experience with the pants what would you guys recommend?
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