What I heard on the radio this morning about clothing.
08-19-2011, 12:41 PM
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I used to sit my two daughters down and tell them how much they could spend for school clothes. Then I made them write out a list and put down about how much each thing would cost and how much they would have left after buying ONE fancy named pair of shoes or pants, etc. That was a wake up call for them, they usually bought ONE pair of pants that we all (most of the time) agreed was pretty and would wear, then bought lesser priced things to go with it. Sewing suddenly became a nice hobby, and I just sent the oldest one of the skirts she made as a teenager. She might keep it for her 2nd granddaughter!!!!!
08-19-2011, 02:20 PM
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You just confirmed what I've been suspecting for these last several years. They're blending in synthetics to keep their costs low and their profits up.
I mean, I can't even get all-cotton socks any more. It so annoys me to see "Organic cotton" in large letters on the front of the sock packaging and then see that it's only maybe 60% cotton. The rest is spandex or some other artificial fiber (in the tiniest print hidden on the back). Not that I require organic cotton, but when you see that and have to pay the higher price for it, you expect the item to be pure cotton.
Seems to me it doesn't really cost all that much more to use cotton and sew in some durability. Maybe this is an opportunity for someone who wants to start a business. Without having millions of stockholders to satisfy, the profit goal could just be earning a decent living for the people who work there.
I mean, I can't even get all-cotton socks any more. It so annoys me to see "Organic cotton" in large letters on the front of the sock packaging and then see that it's only maybe 60% cotton. The rest is spandex or some other artificial fiber (in the tiniest print hidden on the back). Not that I require organic cotton, but when you see that and have to pay the higher price for it, you expect the item to be pure cotton.
Seems to me it doesn't really cost all that much more to use cotton and sew in some durability. Maybe this is an opportunity for someone who wants to start a business. Without having millions of stockholders to satisfy, the profit goal could just be earning a decent living for the people who work there.
08-19-2011, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Lori S
Another trend is polyester T -shirt type . I recently purchased a shirt that if you saw it from 5 ft away you would think is was a painted or screen printed cotton knit shirt. Well it is 100 percent poly. I liked it for the print and it was very light weight.... but it pilled like crazy. This is one of those time I ask myself .... why did I not remember from the first time Poly knits hit the market years ago?!!
08-19-2011, 03:57 PM
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I recently bought a poly blouse that had a beautiful pattern. I was in a hurry and didn't try it on. When I got home I discovered the blouse had been made, then the whole blouse was printed because there had been wrinkles in the sleeves and the wrinkles weren't printed! Naturally it had been on sale and couldn't be returned. I have since noticed many blouses reduced on sale racks that have these printing mistakes. buyer beware.
08-19-2011, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Quiltbeagle
I was shopping for new school clothes for my 6th and 8th grader and was shocked at the horrible pants! Thankfully my kids wouldn't look at them because they were so ugly, not to mention expensive (most were in the $45-$70 range on sale!). We wound up in Sears and my son got a pair of carpenter pants in the work clothes area. They were $40 but at least they won't fall apart. My hard-to-fit daughter wound up with spandex leggings that were $20 a pair.
08-19-2011, 05:35 PM
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I hate spandex, especially in jeans. But have you tried finding 100% cotton ones? It is all but impossible. Especially if you are hard to fit, as she is. If only some of these girls realize how awful they look tn those painted on jeans. We are taking her boys ( 14 and 9)school shopping next week and we are both dreading it. The 14 year old is short and stocky and and 9 year old is skinny and long legged so they are both hard to buy for. She wishes that they both had to wear uniforms. That would solve a multitude of problems. While we are there, I will pick up a few things for Landon (our 4 year old grandson) When he came to visit, his pj's were looking pretty short and ratty. Just hope I can find something for a descent price.
08-19-2011, 06:47 PM
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It is so sad also, that what they call style, really isn'ti much of style. I have a daughter that is hard to find fashionable clothing as she is tall and big. She also doesn't like clothes cut down to there, or cut up to there. So 99% it is blue jeans and t-shirts. As for me, I end up making most of my clothes. Just can't stand what they want us to purchase. That way at least I can get styles that are more fitting for me, and I don't have to advertise some companies name on my front or such. If they want me to wear their name---they need to pay me for the privilege of me doingit for them.
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