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There's that, and there's mistaking. GP assumes three things: 1) that it takes 30 minutes to mend, which is high in my experience. 2) That a t-shirt costs les
by Arnt 8y ago
There's that, and there's mistaking. GP assumes three things:
1) that it takes 30 minutes to mend, which is high in my experience.
2) That a t-shirt costs less than a half-hour's income. Less than a half-hour's after-tax income, even. Some t-shirts do: The t-shirts I got for free at conferences cost less. But my favourites, the ones I might wear out, aren't the cheap ones.
3) That purchasing new clothes takes no time.
Valuing our own time is okay, but it has to be done correctly. Not bent to produce a particular outcome.
(Yes, I mend. Not t-shirts, because I hardly ever wear those. But I mend shirts.)
- hopler 8y agoI buy $12 synthetic fabric shirts that last for 100+ wear/wash cycles without needing mending.
- system2 8y agoHow are you planning to fix a ripped t-shirt without making it look terrible? This era, we are wearing very simple clothing which is disposable, also very durable (jeans). I mostly wear shirts/tshirt and jeans. I don't even remember needing to fix any and still have my old jeans for over 15 years.
- giardini 8y agoWhat brand of jeans lasts 15 years? My Levis' jeans don't seem to last more than about 5 years. After that I have to patch them.
- war1025 8y agoI don't think I've ever had a pair of Levis last even a year.
- Arnt 8y agoI don't wear t-shirts often, and don't think any of mine have needed mending. I do wear thin long-sleeved sweaters, so if you don't mind I'll answer for those: The most common problem starts with a small hole somewhere, frequently just next to a seam, and is mended in a minute or two if caught early. Disastrous tears are a different matter, but happily also a rare one.