All too often, shorter guys end up paying extra for alterations.

This is money well spent, but if you want to shop smarter, here’s what to watch out for when shopping as a man of modest height.

Issue #1: Jeans Are Too Long

You’ve probably seen it a thousand times. Most brands don’t make inseams shorter than 30 inches, so almost everything you pick up is too long.

Well here are three great ways to solve that problem:

1. Cuff ‘em (fast, simple, easy)
2. Hem ‘em (slow, complicated)
3. Buy shorter jeans

Not everyone goes for the cuff look. Plus, you don’t want to buy a pair of jeans knowing you have to always have them rolled.

So you could get the hemmed at the tailor. It usually costs between $10 and $20 dollars, depending on where you live.

If you do get your jeans hemmed by a tailor, make sure you ask them to keep the original hem.

Of course, you could just get pants that fit right the first time. Here’s a list of places to buy shorter inseam jeans.

Hopefully it’ll help you find out which pair of jeans is right for you.

Issue #2: Details Are All Off

If you’ve never bought a pair of pants from a brand that specialized in clothing for shorter gents, you may never have noticed this one.

Even if you find that one magic pair of jeans in the mall with a 28” inseam, everything else is still scaled up to fit someone larger than you.

Have you ever had a pair of pants that fit otherwise but had pockets that were placed way too low on your butt? These problems can’t be fixed with a simple trip to a tailor.

So when you try on jeans in the fitting room or at home, make sure the details (like pocket size and placement) are right for your build.