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Drop + Velva Sheen Crew Tee (2-Pack)

Sep 12, 2019

I get that it's american made and i would pay extra to support american economics, but still, 32.50 for one cotton t-shirt? Granted it costs maybe 50 cents to a dollar to make a t shirt, and since t shirts are made in bulk, I still feel like its upcharged even accounting for the labor. Maybe if it wasn't located in southern california it might've been sold cheaper.

Sep 12, 2019

RstyKnfe

Sep 14, 2019

MananaMan"it costs maybe 50 cents to a dollar to make a t shirt, and since t shirts are made in bulk, I still feel like its upcharged even accounting for the labor." So many assumptions, I'm surprised you even made the comment. Sorry if that comes off as crass, but come on...

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Sep 14, 2019

MananaMan

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Sep 14, 2019

RstyKnfe

you assume that i assume I even stated that it may have been cheaper to make the shirt elsewhere in the US, meaning I don't know the specifics about labor cost other than the price of SoCal is astronomical. I'm surprised you even made the comment. Sorry if that comes off as crass, but come on...

Sep 14, 2019

john.webb

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Drop Studio

Sep 15, 2019

MananaManGreat to see people diving in. Very right - a tee does weigh about a pound of cotton - which is somewhere between 60 - 120 cents on the open commodity market. Please don't forget the next common steps for medium to smaller scale manufacturers all within the USA: + shipping* - warehouse to finishing & spinning facility + carding and combing - finishing cotton before spinning + spinning - spinning lint fibers onto thread / yarn spools + shipping* - transport from spinning facility to knitting mill + knitting - knitting yarns into bolts of fabric + finishing - chemical treatments to preserve / treat fabric + shipping* - transport from fabric mill to cut & sew house + cutting - spreading and cutting fabric to sew + shipping* - transport cut goods to sewer + sewing - sewing cut goods into garment + shipping* - transport garment to laundry house + finishing - laundry facility will do all or some of the following: dye, treat with enzyme & silicone, scour, bleach &/or rinse + tagging and bagging - tag, fold and bag finished products + shipping* - ship garment to distribution center to ship to end customer (DROP pays shipping to US Customers) *some shipping steps can be removed depending how vertical the process is. Now we can do the math. A great book to read if you are genuinely interested in everyday use item's journey and impact like a tee is "The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy".

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Sep 15, 2019

RstyKnfe

Sep 16, 2019

MananaManI was nudging you to qualify your statement, albeit rudely, I admit, about it costing $0.50 to make one of these Tshirts. I'm actually realizing now that you said 50 cents on the dollar.

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Sep 16, 2019

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Indalecio

Sep 22, 2019

MananaManYou're using raw material costs while ignoring about a thousand other steps that go into production. The raw cost of an iphone is no where near it's retail cost and yet many don't have a problem with that. Also, there are many types and grades of cotton, not all are going to be used in garment production and only the higher level stuff makes it into brands like this.

Sep 22, 2019