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That's fascinating that it could be profitable, considering that many clothes may make two ocean crossings as they are transformed from raw materials (cotton),
by jackhack 9y ago
That's fascinating that it could be profitable, considering that many clothes may make two ocean crossings as they are transformed from raw materials (cotton), weaving into cloth, sewing into garments, and finally, retail sales at the local shopping mall.
Surely it would be cheaper to keep it all local, right? Well, I saw a television program about a North Carolina company that is taking local-grown cotton, dying it with Indigo (also grown in NC), weaving it here, cutting and sewing it into a finished pair of blue jeans. Price? More than $200 per pair.
That $20 pair of cheap jeans at walmart (there are several brands to choose from) looks a lot more attractive to my budget.
- kaybe 9y agoIf that $200 pair would have perfect fit and last about 5 years of daily wear, I'd be more than happy to buy. Sadly it's more random than that and buying a 30% chance instead of a 20% chance at 10 times the price is just not worth it. added: What works for me is to get the $200 pairs from the local flea market for basically free.
- bluGill 9y agoThat company is going for the premium market. If someone figures out how to automate more it would be cheaper once mass production takes off. But when you have cheap labor and shipping there isn't a lot of profit margin - we would need a much larger world population, or much less poor people who find working for $.50 an hour their best option for life.