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I'm going to buy something from NMWA just to spite him.
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I'm going to buy something from NMWA just to spite him.
What I'm objecting to are ridiculous markups being presented as 'value', stores using sales to liquidate unwanted stock and then criticising the same customers who buy said unwanted stock, and the implication that those customers are to blame for stores going out of business.
it is clearly your fault not making much more money and being able to spend it on this brand you like even though you already have all the clothes you may need
He basically said consumer relationships are not one sided so take some responsibility or stop complaining. “Some” is the key word. If you say you have none you’re wrong.im not gonna read that obviously boring and obnoxious response
im not gonna read that obviously boring and obnoxious response
You told the writer in the writer appreciation thread that his writing was “obviously boring and obnoxious” without even reading it.well
disliking a particular response is not the same as disliking a whole thread...
You realize that real human beings also work at these companies right? And instead of the usual narrative that they're just lining their pockets, people in the fashion trade are often working for miserably low wages. They do what they do sometimes because they have no other options (e.g. some people at factories). Or like people in other industries, such as teaching, they stay in this trade because they love what they do (so emotion becomes its own reward).
What about the workers who make and sell Magee coats? They're supplying a good product. It takes four meters to make a coat. Magee sells their pure wool Donegals for $90/ meter. I don't know what it costs them to weave it, but let's randomly say $30/ meter. That's $120 right there in materials. Add cut, make, and trims. Someone says it's not their fault that some business is out of wack, but this doesn't have to be an either/ or thing. You can say that it's not your job to figure out someone's business, but also try to support companies that bring you value when you can.
Which human beings exactly? I hear the faint but distinct sound of the worlds smallest violin in the background and I have a seriously hard time believing that Greg or the owners of Drakes are going to find themselves in the poor house anytime soon.
If you're talking about the workers who actually make the clothing then yes, absolutely they deserve a living wage and decent working conditions. But how exactly do the employees of say, William Lockie benefit from Drakes buying their knitwear, rebranding it and selling it at double the cost? They create an honest, quality product in Scotland that actually compares pretty well with high-street knitwear and should be affordable to just about everyone. Instead, Drakes jack up the price by 100% and pocket the margin so that Mark Cho can buy himself another half a dozen Naoya Hida watches or whatever else he's into these days.
Are they really? Their garments are all made off-shore and the wool generally contains a certain amount of polyester. Ultimately they're exploiting lower wages, working conditions and the lack of pesky unions in other countries to produce a product at a lower cost and therefore create higher margins for themselves. Cynical moves breed cynical customers and I won't pay a cent more for their clothes than I have to.
And that's just two examples of ****** behaviour on the part of the clothing industry. Here's another one - last time I checked there was enormous price differences between Trickers EU and UK sites - hundreds of pounds in some cases. Mention this on Trickers social media and they'll block you immediately. The rag trade is up to it's neck in ****** practices and it's insulting for the industry and influencers like you to put the blame for this back on the customer.
"I can't believe the average consumer won't pay full price to support the stores I like" says local man who routinely drops the price of a used car on bespoke shoes.
Which human beings exactly? I hear the faint but distinct sound of the worlds smallest violin in the background and I have a seriously hard time believing that Greg or the owners of Drakes are going to find themselves in the poor house anytime soon.
If you're talking about the workers who actually make the clothing then yes, absolutely they deserve a living wage and decent working conditions. But how exactly do the employees of say, William Lockie benefit from Drakes buying their knitwear, rebranding it and selling it at double the cost? They create an honest, quality product in Scotland that actually compares pretty well with high-street knitwear and should be affordable to just about everyone. Instead, Drakes jack up the price by 100% and pocket the margin so that Mark Cho can buy himself another half a dozen Naoya Hida watches or whatever else he's into these days.
Are they really? Their garments are all made off-shore and the wool generally contains a certain amount of polyester. Ultimately they're exploiting lower wages, working conditions and the lack of pesky unions in other countries to produce a product at a lower cost and therefore create higher margins for themselves. Cynical moves breed cynical customers and I won't pay a cent more for their clothes than I have to.
And that's just two examples of ****** behaviour on the part of the clothing industry. Here's another one - last time I checked there was enormous price differences between Trickers EU and UK sites - hundreds of pounds in some cases. Mention this on Trickers social media and they'll block you immediately. The rag trade is up to it's neck in ****** practices and it's insulting for the industry and influencers like you to put the blame for this back on the customer.