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Originally posted by lendaddy
Shaun, you wouldn't be lamenting the price pressures of your Chinese competitors would you? Torn betwenn profit and ideology?
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LOL! No Len, we dropped the Made in the US long ago. It turned out that it was impossible. Here's a quick breakdown:
50% of apparel: made in US
30% of apparel: made in Vietnam
20% of apparel: made in Honduras
100% of designs: made in US (we can get them in China, but quality was poor, did an ROI against our target market purchasing habits and clearly if you are buying a $24 T-shirt, you want it look and wash great. No brainer.
100% of charms handmade in Austin, TX by a little old lady. At $.65 per charm delivered and we sell them for $3, not much cause for China.
100% of purses: made in China (impossible to get inexpensive purses made in this country)
100% of stationery: made in US (lag time too great in China)
100% of Spiroglo pens made in China, overnighted, we handle customs.
So you see, we are global where it makes sense. And I have no problem with anything made in China, I have a problem with our Admin supplicating our country to China, a communist country, that is now dictating our foreign policy.
Hey Len, if that statement released by the Chinese is OK wtih you, I know exactly where you stand. And I think you should stand somewhere else.