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I think a lot of people are fooled by this arguing that since China has cheap labour it's economically justifiable to order stuff from China (or other developing Economy from South-East Asia).
I'll give you an example. Yesterday went shopping here in Sofia. I've found running sneakers for like 29,6$ made in Poland. They are good, nothing worse than any Nike, Puma, Assics which cost no less than 60$ if not 70-80$. We pressume that the western brands which order their production from abroad overprice the items by lets say 20-30$ like a commision just for the sake of having the certain established brand. Finally you are still getting a more expensive product with the same quality.
We have been taken to the point where all of the production has been shut in our countries (USA, UK) and want it or not we are forced to order from China, India, Pakistan. There are no other options. That's an economic bullying in my book. And no rant of "ohh... but they are using cheap labour" can explain it.
What you care is the final price of the item. And it's still very expensive. And I can argue that the quality is getting worse and worse.
My point is that USA must start exploring new markets (like East Europe) or just start production at home (even for a slightly bigger price tag). The quality will be all worth it.
I'll give you an example. Yesterday went shopping here in Sofia. I've found running sneakers for like 29,6$ made in Poland. They are good, nothing worse than any Nike, Puma, Assics which cost no less than 60$ if not 70-80$. We pressume that the western brands which order their production from abroad overprice the items by lets say 20-30$ like a commision just for the sake of having the certain established brand. Finally you are still getting a more expensive product with the same quality.
We have been taken to the point where all of the production has been shut in our countries (USA, UK) and want it or not we are forced to order from China, India, Pakistan. There are no other options. That's an economic bullying in my book. And no rant of "ohh... but they are using cheap labour" can explain it.
What you care is the final price of the item. And it's still very expensive. And I can argue that the quality is getting worse and worse.
My point is that USA must start exploring new markets (like East Europe) or just start production at home (even for a slightly bigger price tag). The quality will be all worth it.