<p>My son has to have shorts for gym class. We’re talking elastic waist, silky-feel polyester. The thing is, he insists they have to be long, as in below-the-knee. I don’t want to have to pay $35 a pair if possible. </p>
<p>Does anyone know a good source?</p>
<p>Try Steve and Barry’s, JC Penney and Kohls. Won’t be the “designer” or named athlete shorts…but you should be able to find them for $15.00 or less.</p>
<p>Academy or Dick’s</p>
<p>MissouriGal~</p>
<p><em>lol</em> I have three sons, the oldest two of whom play/played basketball, so we’ve been doing the long shorts dealio for YEARS! In fact, neither of the older two will wear anything BUT shorts to school, even if it’s snowing! :eek:</p>
<p>The name brand basketball-type shorts <em>are</em> expensive, if you buy them at full price. I always shop clearances and typically get them for WAY under $35/pair. If he wants the name brands, try Kohl’s or J.C. Penney or clearance racks at some of the sporting goods stores. Once, I found a bunch of Nike and Reebok pairs at Penneys for under $10.00/pair. If he’s not picky about the name/brand, Wal-Mart has clones that look pretty much like the others and hold up pretty well, and they’re typically pretty cheap. Kohl’s, too, has clones at lesser expensive prices. If you can get And1’s at a clearance price, they hold up GREAT, but they’re expensive at regular price.</p>
<p>Good luck! :)</p>
<p>~berurah</p>
<p>JCPenney’s has a brand called Simply for Sports…cheaper than Nike or Adidas, have lasted just as long (for me, almost everyday for a year) if not longer and about $15 a pair</p>
<p>SportsAuthority & Champs have shorts as well. My kids wear “basketball shorts” for everything, especially just “hanging out” around the house & lounging with friends. They’re below the knee & very popular. I have rarely paid $15 or more for them. Ross also has them sometimes. Even Gap & Old Navy sometimes have good deals on shorts. On-line there are sometimes good prices too.</p>
<p>Tip: If your kid is pretty small/slender (close to 100 pounds), you might try the kids’ department & save quite a bit. For some reason, kids clothes tends to be $10-20 less than the same article for adults. The cut is larger in the butt for adults, but otherwise the fit is pretty much the same. The shorts are designed to be loose fitting anyway, so we’ve managed with kids’ sizes for both my 17 & 19-year-old (tho S does grumble that the sizing isn’t perfect–finding waist 26-28 for male adults is virtually impossible anyway).</p>
<p>If you have Finish Line where you live, they have their own brand at something like two for $25. My son, who is 6’5" wears them - he likes that they have pockets.</p>
<p>“he likes that they have pockets.”</p>
<p>I can say that nothing is worse than shorts with no pockets. If you love your son, make sure his shorts have pockets.</p>
<p>Why do they even make shorts without pockets? Where are you supposed to put your wallet, cigarettes, and cell phone? Guys can’t walk around with purses!</p>