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copperwatt t1_jac8zf9 wrote

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

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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