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orthopod t1_jabgw9p wrote

Reply to comment by Unfair-Thought5814 in Hand me down name tag trail on this child’s jacket by Mofomania

They still make a bunch of good stuff. The made in America bean boots are legit

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DooWopExpress t1_jacojuh wrote

I did some maintenance in the boot factory and was flabbergasted that they just... Made them for real, by hand. It was very cool.

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FuckingKilljoy t1_jabpv0b wrote

Dummy expensive though

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copperwatt t1_jac8zf9 wrote

How long do you think it takes to make boots by hand, and how much do you think people should be compensated for their labor?

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FuckingKilljoy t1_jacbh6h wrote

Look, I own some real high quality hand made stuff and I like supporting more ethical businesses

But that doesn't mean it isn't super expensive

I can't believe that "LL Bean shoes are really expensive" is a hot take, like it's literally just a fact

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copperwatt t1_jacdnas wrote

Sorry, I just misunderstood you. I wasn't familiar with the phrase "dummy expensive", so I took it as a variation on "stupid expensive", which usually implies the speaker thinks the thing is expensive for no good reason.

Also, they.... aren't particularly expensive? $149 about normal for good winter boots.

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Ultrabigasstaco t1_jacitiv wrote

$149 is not expensive at all for good boots. Especially made in USA ones.

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copperwatt t1_jacsuim wrote

Our sense of appropriate price for clothing and footwear has been massively and perversely warped by our collective tacit acceptance of child and slave labor.

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Rpgwaiter t1_jac22uk wrote

Username checks out

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FuckingKilljoy t1_jacbv5q wrote

Gotta say I'm amazed that saying "those shoes are expensive" is a killjoy take. Are you telling me that they aren't expensive? I didn't say "you're an idiot if you buy them" or anything, just that they're not affordable for a lot of people

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BanditXJ t1_jaccili wrote

Mafks gonna be furious when they hear about Red Wings

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