I finally understoof what real money is when I was doing landscaping and went to a property with bespoke, hand made, beautifully crafted copper gutters. You can't buy gutters like that because the guys that make gutters like that don't advertise.
It was on an enormous compound with layers of security systems. We had to drive through a couple of gates, one of which was manned, to get there. You have to understand, this was not a gaudy mansion in a rich suburban, it was completely something else. The other expression of incredible wealth was
An array of huge heliostatic solar panels. Like as big as two or three cars together, on machines that rotated them to follow the sun, and there were maybe a dozen of them. They were probably, idk, a half mile from one of the houses on the property.
Many creators are explaining the "dirty secrets". Many EXTREMELY HIGH END BAGS are actually made in China, then sent to fashion houses to have logos attached and $40K added to the $2000 cost.
I was in Italy last year and I was basically told that many goods are imported into Italy for the final step, then they add the ‘Made in Italy’ tag there.
That is correct. But in the EU you have to do major Part of Production in the country to do that legally. Whether it is always done legally is a different Story.
I saw that video too. They are trying to make a good point, that Chinese are highly skilled workers. Many high quality items are made there, all American high end bags are made there. Hermes & other luxury bags are made by hand in Italy & France. My husband is a supplier, we know them.
The Chinese luxury brand TikTok’s are bringing receipts. This is a huge opportunity for China all thanks to Trump. The manufacturers should either hire a couple Creative Director’s from big fashion houses or contract with them using pseudonym’s. Offer the first couple big money & more will follow. 👛
I love it and I hope they keep doing it. Our whole US culture is just a reality show where everyone is being duped. I'm glad the curtains are starting to be pulled back!
I hope our citizens and Chinese citizens come to appreciate one another. They are not their government any more than we are ours. We're all just trying to have a good life.
Yeah lol and when I got a "knock-off" (which is the closest I have ever gotten to getting designer anything), it was probably the exact same thing. Haha. It was a great bag.
Maybe like 15 years ago one of my friends had some kind of purse party and they were all supposed to be knockoffs or whatever. There was a cute zebra print one that I got just because I liked it.
"it was probably the exact same thing" Correct. I used to work for a company that conducted inspections on behalf of buyers in Europe and the production lines were the same.
Me, too! If they're the ones making these "luxury" items, they should get the credit. I don't need a new bag, but I'm tempted to get one directly from them, just because.
Wasn’t this already exposed? The fabrics or materials used, resourced at what price from where then made stressed-stitched-jeweled-hardware pieces from what materials for the cost to pay the workers and ship it to distributors of said company is pennys on the dollar. Same for skincare/makeup 🤭
Yes, it’s real. Drop shippers have been talking about this for years: You can find Chinese suppliers and outcompete the big brands by simply offering a lower price for the same item. Many people buy who don’t want to pay the markups, and now everyone paying markups looks foolish.
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The only bag worth $40k is a Bag of Holding, and even then maybe haggle a bit.
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again, suckers are born, every minute...
and there are a LOT of minutes.
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