RLPL and Made in China

[Lel]

Originally Posted by vitaminc

Your iPhone, iPod, Pre or high-end electronics are all manufactured/assembled in China.

While this is true, I think that there is a big difference between a practical, electronic and a luxury good (aka all the clothes we buy on SF). The cost of the materials that make up an iPod costs a LOT, and the comparison between such an electronic and a piece is kind of mute (I mean, the PS3 is so expensive to produce that Sony is selling them at a loss...).

I have no idea the cost of materials that go into a "luxury piece of clothing" but I can be pretty sure that it's nowhere near (proportionally) what it takes to produce a high-end electronic device.

 

[theoldadage]

Originally Posted by Simon4rings

Maybe the purists here can try a few days without depending or using anything that was not made wholly or partly in China and let us know how it turns out, OK? This also includes products from companies like RL that support China sweatshops for their lower lines.
Don't think I will, thanks... I think people are reading too far into this.

 

[emakris]

Originally Posted by Crane's

Worry more about the integrity of the company that's having things made in China. If the material specs are identical and the manufacturing tolerances are identical then place of manufacture is a moot point.
I respectfully disagree. I support my local economy where I can; if something costs the same at the high street and my local village store, I will buy it locally. In a bigger scale, I live in Europe and I prefer to buy European where I can.

Also, I would never buy an expensive item made in China, unless we are talking vases. I may be paying a premium for a brand I like but I'm not an idiot. 600 USD for a Chinese sweater? Really?

 

[Toiletduck]

Originally Posted by lee_44106

+1000000

What has the Chinese done on an original basis other than maybe General Tsao Chicken?

Paper?

Originally Posted by vitaminc

I refuse to buy from companies that source from Chinese sweatshops therefore I buy American Apparels.

or perhaps Ford/Chrysler