Injeanious

sir – As one who plays the mandolin, I find that the inner pocket of my jeans (Letters, January 27) is the perfect place to keep a plectrum.

As a consequence, I refer to it as a “pickpocket”.

John Rigby

Chorley, Lancashire

sir – I once used my inner jeans pocket to travel light with my Freedom Pass stored therein. It lived up to its name and fell out. Users beware.

Phillip Pennicott

London E18

sir – I recall my sister at university in 1970 acquiring her first pair of Levi’s 501s. She bought them two sizes too big then sat in a bath of water while they shrank to size.

When did that practice die out? Sally Butcher

Salisbury, Wiltshire