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Originally Posted by SLO-BOB
You seem to bemoan something that you are part of. You're right. That is ironic.
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It's really sad more than ironic. I've exhausted all resources in US production. T-shirts we can have made here no problem and when all is said and done, they are relatively competitive, but that's it. no pants, no polos, no jackets, no shorts. You can't even get a quote for these things.
of course I bemoan it, production overseas bites, even if you just take lead time into account.
My research turned up that Joseph Aboud does all his suit manufacturing in the U.S., right here in MA. But these are $500 to $1000 suits where the labor cost is a reasonable percentage of total cost. I talked with them about a joint venture type of thing and they strongly recommended against it. I even costed out buying all of our own machinery and hiring seasonal labor since we have so much space in our offices at a great price. It would take 6 years just to break even on the equipment cost alone.
My only saving grace is that I insist on doing business with U.S.-friendly democracies. You do what you can.