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Originally posted by Shaun 84 Targa
Sorry to say, short run manufacturing is going overseas too. I wanted to keep all our clothing US made and have been paying 3X unit cost pre-duty & shipping to do so for our tops.
Getting into pants and jackets for boys, I honestly thought I could have 10K pair of pants made here in the US, a smallish, but very significant order. The sad fact is that NO ONE in this country is now producing pants for kids. All those plants have shut down. Turkey, Macau, Vietnam. Have to go in the next 30 days.
Sorry to hear it Joel. My best and only advice is to bet someone on the Internet to get your business back in the running. Worked for me. 
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Good stuff
Another buddy of mine owns an apparel company down the street from me. He has Disney and Nascar licenses and sells to department stores in the midwest. He now has next to nothing made in the US(vs 100% two years ago). I was talking to him two weeks ago and he said a shirt they were wholesaling for $13 a year ago is now $5 and there is no negotiation. But he was smart and fast and moved everything overseas.