I have been wearing the Columbia Brownsmead Short for a number of years as my 359 day a year work and play wear. they have been great and being a painting contractor, they usually get too dirty to wear before they wear out.
I went to re-stock my dresser and found that the Brownsmead had been changed to the Brownsmead II, so I ordered a couple of those. the biggest change is that the back pockets are now ridiculously shallow, and no longer have the velcro closure on them that lent a bit of security. Where as before the depth of the pocket meant that the contents would stay inside and the Velcro was just peace-of-mind, now the pocket is so shallow that my wallet shows just a bit at the opening, and there is no Velcro closure to keep it in place.
To make matters worse, I emailed Columbia's customer service to find out why the change was made and I got back a couple of non-answers. I am very disappointed in both the change and the response