Pockets (and cuffs) on my first pair wore out in two years - I'm undecided whether that's all I should expect or whether they should have lasted longer - my jeans' pockets do - but very comfortable, if you add an inch to the waist to make up for their undersizing that measurement). I've ordered two more pairs, on sale, and will probably like them as much as that first pair. Four stars, not five, because it's annoying to have pants rendered useless (no, I can't sew) when the fabric and seams are still going strong.