I ordered these shorts for one reason: they have TWO zipper pockets. As a roller coaster enthusiast, this is THE number one characteristic that I look for in a pair of pants.
In hindsight, I think I'll end up using them for a different purpose than I had initially ordered them for. That's my fault for not understanding what I was ordering. These are *athletic* shorts – and that's not a generic stylistic indicator, that means they are optimized for exercise. The 5 inch inseam means that these shorts are very short. Fine for lounging around the house, great for exercise, not something I'd spend 10 hours in public at a theme park in. Still, the shorts are very comfortable. My wife thought they looked really great on me, and those two characteristics are the highest bar that any clothing item can clear.
I'm not a super athletic person myself, but the zipper pockets seem like they would be really great for a runner. The pockets are roomy, and I did test out putting my phone in one and my keys and wallet in the other, which is my usual "theme park" configuration. Pockets are plenty roomy enough for that. The waist runs very true to stated size and is stretchy and comfortable. I would definitely recommend these for around-the-house or athletic use. I would not recommend them as the theme park shorts that I'd hoped they would be, unless you are comfortable wearing very short athletic shorts out and about for extended periods. Still a 5-star review as they did everything they claimed to do, and their only flaw was in a use case that they were not really designed around.
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