Report Card for Donald Trump

[Warren Dew]

(01-09-2017, 10:07 PM)SomeGuy Wrote: You're right, dress shirts are IMPOSSIBLE to make in the Unite...  Wait, nevermind, here is a list of retailers selling American made dress shirts.  Looking around, you could probably get one as cheap as $120, if you're not looking for a custom shirt.  Here's some for $90 if you're racist and in to white shirts.  So, sure, maybe Warren Buffett could buy them, but God knows poor people would never spend that kind of money for clothes unless...

Speaking of straw men, I didn't say "IMPOSSIBLE", I said there wouldn't be much of a market.  Unless you can show the sales for these guys are anywhere near that of the major sellers, which I doubt very much, their mere existence doesn't say anything.

Checking out some of the sellers at the first link, the typical price is right around the $200 I mentioned.  Some are cheaper, some are more expensive, but again, it overall confirms my estimates.  Keep in mind the extreme low end likely suffer quality problems; certainly the one time I tried ordering US made shirts, that was the case, and I'm suspicious of any seller that doesn't state the thread count in their cotton.

And when you are replacing half a dozen shirts a year, which is typical for cotton dress shirts if you wear them on a daily basis and replace them when they start getting worn, even $90 a shirt adds up.

Quote:Oh my God, what if, in the distant future, we had, like, Professional Athletes, sign deals with clothing companies to endorse their products?  Do you think that might kick up sales? 

No, I don't, not when the price is 5 times as much.  Maybe if it were a 4% premium instead of a 400% premium.