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Sun Aug-19-07 03:38 AM
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| 7. sure, and i won't but 300-$400 tennis shoes either... |
| -If having garments made in China are supposed to bring prices down then why... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:17 AM |
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rip off overpriced status crapola |
Liberal_in_LA |
Aug-19-07 03:18 AM |
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their market share is going down and they just can't figure out why... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:27 AM |
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If people would STOP BUYING THEM, the manufacturers |
SoCalDem |
Aug-19-07 03:24 AM |
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never underestimate the power of vanity... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:30 AM |
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Because people put that stuff on their credit cards.. |
SoCalDem |
Aug-19-07 03:39 AM |
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i'm ready for it to change a lot... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:50 AM |
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Bravo! Well said, and with the appropriate passion ... |
NanceGreggs |
Aug-19-07 04:45 AM |
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Well yeah |
sandnsea |
Aug-19-07 03:35 AM |
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sure, and i won't but 300-$400 tennis shoes either... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:38 AM |
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Updated, Guatemala story |
sandnsea |
Aug-19-07 03:44 AM |
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"bringing down the price" is the line they sell us, its a lie... |
Solon |
Aug-19-07 03:35 AM |
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it is a lie, true... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:40 AM |
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And if the MSM wrote the OP's editorial, |
HypnoToad |
Aug-19-07 07:31 AM |
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They can sell them for 65 to 75 because people are willing to buy them for that price. |
Selatius |
Aug-19-07 03:45 AM |
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some such franchise' are having trouble, and they just can't put their finger on it... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:55 AM |
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The price break is for the manufacturer, not you. |
aquart |
Aug-19-07 03:55 AM |
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ya'think... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 03:57 AM |
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We could levy tariffs on foreign-made goods. In fact, we could go back to the tariff system. |
Selatius |
Aug-19-07 03:59 AM |
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well short of all that drama we should probably give free trade a real try... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 04:19 AM |
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We have given it a real try. Everything is made outside the US now. |
Selatius |
Aug-19-07 04:24 AM |
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where have we given free trade a real try? were we to have done so... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 09:27 AM |
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When we eliminated the tariff system. |
Selatius |
Aug-19-07 12:44 PM |
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Who's Tommy Bamaha? |
Beerboy |
Aug-19-07 04:10 AM |
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i never heard of him either... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 04:20 AM |
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Upscale "resort type" clothing. Popular with the Country Club set |
KoKo01 |
Aug-20-07 10:09 AM |
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Ask Phil Knight. nt |
Jim Warren |
Aug-19-07 04:35 AM |
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The OWNERS get the price break. You get shittier quality goods at inflated prices |
youngdem |
Aug-19-07 07:17 AM |
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For the same reasons CEOs justify their big salaries - because their decisions |
HypnoToad |
Aug-19-07 07:30 AM |
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Well... Tommy Bahama shirts are NICE... |
ReverendDeuce |
Aug-19-07 07:53 AM |
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ya'know, out of the thousands of shirts in that store, hubby only found maybe 2... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 09:32 AM |
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Style has no bearing on quality of craftsmanship... |
ReverendDeuce |
Aug-19-07 12:34 PM |
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Fortunately, our clientele does not require that we appear as though... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 12:52 PM |
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Let's face it |
sandnsea |
Aug-19-07 01:15 PM |
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LOL |
ReverendDeuce |
Aug-20-07 09:48 AM |
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Silly Wabbit! The price break is not for YOU. |
Stephanie |
Aug-19-07 09:29 AM |
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awww, thanks, Hon, do think that has been reviewed thence but continues it to remain... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 09:39 AM |
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There is a lot of inexpensive clothing out there |
Nikia |
Aug-19-07 10:34 AM |
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I think there's a lot of truth to that, nobody complains about $3/gal gas anymore... |
bridgit |
Aug-19-07 12:26 PM |
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Compare to 30 years ago |
sandnsea |
Aug-19-07 01:20 PM |
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The trouble is, this downward spiral cannot go on forever. |
HypnoToad |
Aug-19-07 01:25 PM |
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I worked a Wal-Mart, I shopped at Goodwill. n/t |
Solon |
Aug-19-07 03:56 PM |
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and there are sales |
bleedingheart |
Aug-20-07 10:16 AM |
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It's been a mind game for years now |
blues90 |
Aug-19-07 01:16 PM |
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If you didn't buy them at the $120 price tag...soon they go on sale |
bleedingheart |
Aug-20-07 10:12 AM |
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