Report Card for Donald Trump

[SomeGuy]

Quote: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.

Poor low thread count strawmen!

*shrugs*

I am willing to be that it wouldn't be the end of the world.  Dress shirts are declining as need-to-have for work on a daily basis anyways, and many of the industries where they are still basically mandatory probably spend at least that much on shirts, anyways.  Men's fashions change (price issues for fabric reduced the demand for waistcoats, once, too).  I am sure the markets would adjust.  Prices might go as US manufacturers expand, demand may go down as more workplaces go casual, etc.  

Quote: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.

Explain Air Jordans.  I also question the quality differences between a $20 Shirt from Macy's and a $90 shirt from some US manufacturer.