I can't fault the jeans themselves for being too small. I had a pair of older jeans that were size 34 that fit pretty well and expected these new jeans to do the same. They didn't. They were just a bit snug. It will just give me some incentive to lose a few pounds. My complaint is not specifically about these jeans but the fact that I need a length of 27 and the shortest length available in this waist size is 29. Wrangler jeans have always worn well for me and I expect nothing less from these, once I get them hemmed to fit me.