I've never really been compelled to buy expensive jeans... I've always been content with Claiborn jeans which you can easily find for 30-40 bucks. My wife drops over $100 on jeans and I've always thought she was insane but I got a pair recently and holy hell I'm never wearing any other kinds of jeans again.
The ones I got were a little over $100 but some there are $250-300! I'm afraid to try them on because I'll want to buy them.. anyone have a pair they paid more than 200 for?