Green Gecko wrote:Holy strawberry floating crap dude, I could make that stuff for under £300. Get to know a good leatherworker if you're going to spend that much on a high street chain.
I'm kind of serious, why not support independent craftspeople, so you can get something unique? Nobody cares the shopfront it came out of
That's literally over 60% of my rent I paid yesterday. On the south coast. In a historic town. On the high street.
I'm happy you enjoy buying these things but I'm equally sad knowing how much it actually costs to make all this stuff.
Edit; Actually you've kind of motivated me to get on with my work in the shop rather than checking GR for new posts, and to build my brand, so thanks for that..
Like the cap I bought the other day. 100% cotton, pigment died, really welled hemmed, stiff 3 layer brim, triple stitched. Made in China like most "premium" brands. £2.80.
£2.80. I can stick an embroidered patch on that and charge, what, £50, £75, £100?
Because that's honestly how it works, it's utterly insane.