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Does Anyone Own Any American Giant Clothing?
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:27 pm
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:27 pm
This hoodie cost $104.
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I watched a segment on the news this morning on this company. The segment started talking about how in 1980 80% of clothes sold in the US was made in the US. Today only 3% of clothes here are made here. And because companies have moved their production to other companies, it has cost Americans jobs, etc
So the owner of American Giant decided he was going to "do something about it". He decided to start a clothing line in which the materials are made in America, the clothes are made in America, etc.
That's great an all, but then you end up having to sell a basic hoodie for $104.
The company gets its cotton from a cotton farmer in North Carolina. All of the workers on the farm were on temporary visas and were from Mexico or South America.
The farmer said something like "it doesn't matter how much I offer to pay Americans or what kind of benefits I offer, they just don't want these jobs".
Anyway, how important is it to you that products are made in America?
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I watched a segment on the news this morning on this company. The segment started talking about how in 1980 80% of clothes sold in the US was made in the US. Today only 3% of clothes here are made here. And because companies have moved their production to other companies, it has cost Americans jobs, etc
So the owner of American Giant decided he was going to "do something about it". He decided to start a clothing line in which the materials are made in America, the clothes are made in America, etc.
That's great an all, but then you end up having to sell a basic hoodie for $104.
The company gets its cotton from a cotton farmer in North Carolina. All of the workers on the farm were on temporary visas and were from Mexico or South America.
The farmer said something like "it doesn't matter how much I offer to pay Americans or what kind of benefits I offer, they just don't want these jobs".
Anyway, how important is it to you that products are made in America?
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Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:30 pm to OweO
I’m for it. I bet it is great quality. If you want to pay $20 for some pos hoodie made in Thailand then go for it
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:33 pm to OweO
quote:
The farmer said something like "it doesn't matter how much I offer to pay Americans or what kind of benefits I offer, they just don't want these jobs".
bullshite.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:38 pm to OweO
I have several pairs of shoes made in the US. Allen Edmonds, Luccessee, etc. They are more expensive in my experience.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:40 pm to OweO
I bet Gaston has one of these.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:40 pm to OweO
Pretty sure my Nike hoodie is made by Phil Knight in Oregon. It only cost $65.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:43 pm to OweO
quote:
Does Anyone Own Any American Giant Clothing?
quote:
Anyway, how important is it to you that products are made in America?
Plot twist...
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:50 pm to Oswald
That's what I said..
He isn't paying for cheaper labor because Americans are not taking jobs that he claims Americans will not do no matter what they are offered. If someone could make $60k a year with benefits picking cotton there would be a lot more American cotton pickers.
No one can make a living picking cotton unless you live in a country where things are much cheaper.
He isn't paying for cheaper labor because Americans are not taking jobs that he claims Americans will not do no matter what they are offered. If someone could make $60k a year with benefits picking cotton there would be a lot more American cotton pickers.
No one can make a living picking cotton unless you live in a country where things are much cheaper.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 2:53 pm to OweO
No but I do have this Andre the Giant hoodie 
Posted on 9/1/19 at 3:02 pm to OweO
Buying American is important to me but the fact of the matter is that it's damn expensive. I've bought a couple of american made shirts and I treat them like fine china which is absurd. More often than not I am buying clothes for overseas though. It's just cheaper.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 3:51 pm to OweO
Lol at the idea that stuff made in America is necessarily better than stuff from Thailand or Indonesia
Posted on 9/1/19 at 3:58 pm to OweO
American manufacturing is a casualty of our advanced service-based economy
thats why your monkey has a job
thats why your monkey has a job
Posted on 9/1/19 at 3:59 pm to OweO
I'm not fat so no.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:00 pm to PureMetairie
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Buying American is important to me but the fact of the matter is that it's damn expensive. I've bought a couple of american made shirts and I treat them like fine china which is absurd. More often than not I am buying clothes for overseas though. It's just cheaper.
The reality is that it cost companies less to to make their products made overseas so that they can offer their products at a reasonable price.
Like iphones for example, I am not sure if they can even get all the materials that go into an iphone in the US, but there are products that are bought in quite a few countries in order to make the iphone.
If Apple was not allowed to do business with other countries and had to only use American products, etc.. The iphone would cost about $3000.
But with the company, I can't see how they can sell these products at those prices and be able to stay open for the long term.
I doubt it is a better quality product than any other products out that, that are cheaper. You can probably go look at LL Beans products and find better quality for less.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:03 pm to Pettifogger
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Lol at the idea that stuff made in America is necessarily better than stuff from Thailand or Indonesia
I never said that.
Like I said, according to the segment I watched this morning only 3% of the clothes sold in the US was actually made here. 3% isn't much so its not hard to figure out that only quality stuff comes from the US and everywhere else is shite.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:10 pm to OweO
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its not hard to figure out that only quality stuff comes from the US and everywhere else is shite.
like clothes made it Italy or France or Londons Seville row are shite ?
This post was edited on 9/1/19 at 4:10 pm
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:14 pm to OweO
I have two AG hoodies. They are worth it. Nice things cost money.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:15 pm to OWLFAN86
My wife has several of these hoodies. They are very well made. I've considered getting one for myself.
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:16 pm to OweO
I watched that segment also “ the greatest hoodie ever made” it better come with a blow job everytime I put it on for $104... frick that
Posted on 9/1/19 at 4:18 pm to OweO
quote:id like to hear what he would offer
The farmer said something like "it doesn't matter how much I offer to pay Americans or what kind of benefits I offer, they just don't want these jobs".
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