I have bought these pants off and on for years and I just keep getting sadder and sadder each time I buy and don't think I'll buy again. The material is not quite the same as it used to be and there is a tight band at the top of the waist line that never used to be there that cuts into the stomach area. It used to be such a smooth top without a tight band. I used to love these pants, but unfortunately they are not the same product anymore.....
Hello Julia,
We do understand your review concerning the waistband elastic, and I'll address this in the email so you know why it exists.
First, the support fabric comes in two different knits, but they are the same in quality: bamboo Eco Air Tek and bamboo Eco Power Stretch. If anything has improved with technology with us it this is a particular blend of herbs to create these fabrics to benefit your health. Please remember they just need to be washed once with vinegar or a fabric softener to give them the bamboo softness. We airship some goods, and they seem to stiffen up a bit. We only make natural fabrics, so they are never exact, but they do not have dangerous metals or hormone disruptors, which is very important to all of us.
Let's move on to the elastic situation. Yes, we added this 3/8 elastic due to customers asking for waistband support due to the pants slipping. So that was a difficult decision to make for all of us. As a founder, I created the No Elastic waistband and wanted to keep it. We even set up an email style@greenappleactive.com to let customers tell us what they would prefer so we can move forward the best way possible during COVID-19. It ended up not one customer wanted to withhold the elastic waistband, but several needed it, so that is why it exists at all. Now, since we added it, we finally heard from enough customers to create some change. So we just brought in the Estelle without elastic and will bring in a new Lotus Flare and Sofia Legging without elastic. This should solve all the problems for everyone.
Thank you for the input, Julia. We do appreciate it immensely.
Healthy regards,
Cristofer Smith
Love it! Great customer service as well!!
I enjoy wearing my Bamboo Eco friendly close. It is so soft and stylish. I wear it for every occasion (work, sleep, working out, Dress ups) It’s my best investment. Love Green apple. thank you for always providing the best quality.
Found these pants a few years back when flare pants just started to be trendy again. They are by far my favorite pair and the ones I wear the most often. While my old pair still looks good and has no visible signs of tearing, decided to order another one, as an early Christmas gift to myself. The package just got delivered with my order, plus a huge surprise. :) I have never been more pleasantly surprised by a business in my entire life. I will definitely continue to order and hope to enjoy your products for a long time. I do not usually write reviews but being your customer has been the best experience all around and felt I had to share it.
A very happy Canadian customer. :)
The luxury of these organic bamboo blend leggings are superior quality to any other active line I have tried. They hold their shape and color through many washes, and still fit my body like a second skin. A+ Comfort and detail, quality stitching, excellent breathability- I LOVE THESE LEGGINGS! Totally worth full price and i buy in bulk on sale - for myself and for gifts for all of my sisters and best friends! SUPER HAPPY
Allison
March 03, 2019
Always good advise.