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Frette linens "Made in India"...wtf?

post #1 of 37
3/16/10 at 5:27pm
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Received an email from Frette advertising their sale. Looked and a couple sets were priced at $300 (70% off)...they are, however, made in India. Is this lower-line crap that is not worth buying?
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post #2 of 37
3/16/10 at 6:31pm
Sorry misread that. I wouldn't worry about where it's made but it's very hard to find good information on their site.
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post #3 of 37
3/17/10 at 3:00am
Something like Linens it's all about the material and less about the assembly. I've always find it hard to justify Pocket squares that go over $200, hell even over $80 is a rip-off.
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post #4 of 37
3/20/10 at 8:17pm
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I don't know how pocket squares come into play here.....hrm
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post #5 of 37
3/21/10 at 9:12pm
"Made in India" is not the same as " Made in China"

Just saying..
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post #6 of 37
3/21/10 at 10:04pm
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"Made in India" is not the same as " Made in China" Just saying..
I'm not a big fan of Chinese quality but there an increasing amount of well-made products coming out of China. Can you name one product of superior Indian quality made after the independence? Please don't name a British firm working out of India during colonial days.
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post #7 of 37
3/21/10 at 11:03pm
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I'm not a big fan of Chinese quality but there an increasing amount of well-made products coming out of China. Can you name one product of superior Indian quality made after the independence? Please don't name a British firm working out of India during colonial days.

Well, Madras, evidently. And Randy, I think from the same general area. But I agree, there is a stigma, I think made much worse by the customer service outsourcing that a lot of US airlines do.
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post #8 of 37
3/22/10 at 8:47am
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I'm not a big fan of Chinese quality but there an increasing amount of well-made products coming out of China. Can you name one product of superior Indian quality made after the independence? Please don't name a British firm working out of India during colonial days.

LOL , Don't even get me started.
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post #9 of 37
3/22/10 at 8:53am
they definitely make some good products - pashminas, the kama sutra, dhaba food, et al. you can't just generalize like that but yeah granted, from a proportional standpoint (considering india is one-sixth of the world's people) they do seem to be lacking somewhat, eh? i blame the fact that they're all squeezed together.
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post #10 of 37
3/22/10 at 12:35pm
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they definitely make some good products - pashminas, the kama sutra, dhaba food, et al. you can't just generalize like that

but yeah granted, from a proportional standpoint (considering india is one-sixth of the world's people) they do seem to be lacking somewhat, eh? i blame the fact that they're all squeezed together.

That is true, Indians should move a bit round the world, which also seems to be good for a country's economy as they're the wealthiest ethnic group in the USA.
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post #11 of 37
3/23/10 at 1:42am
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they definitely make some good products - pashminas, the kama sutra, dhaba food, et al. you can't just generalize like that

but yeah granted, from a proportional standpoint (considering india is one-sixth of the world's people) they do seem to be lacking somewhat, eh? i blame the fact that they're all squeezed together.

no, I blame the fact that they have a national language the majority can't speak or read.
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3/23/10 at 2:32pm
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post #13 of 37
3/23/10 at 6:01pm
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no, I blame the fact that they have a national language the majority can't speak or read.

Who the fuck are you anyway.
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post #14 of 37
3/23/10 at 6:07pm
while this thread is jokes, im actually interested in getting an answer to the OP's question too since id be purchasing online.
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post #15 of 37
3/24/10 at 8:04am
I'd never buy anything made in "India". I feel about the same as made in "China".

I try and purchase European/Japanese because quality and styling is far superior.
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