Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of U.S. companies

Re:Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of... by SolaceQuantum on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:49PM (#22549756)

I actually looked into american made clothing: Jeans.

American-made jeans are anywhere from $160-300. I can also buy some jeans at Levi's for $60-100.

It is not as small as you depict and also not as large as you are responding to, but it is still a very real gap.

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Re:Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of... by AnthonyMouse on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @03:51PM (#22549781)

First search hit for "american made jeans", prices in the same range as your Levi's, some lower:

https://www.allamericanclothing.com/made-in-usa/jeans.html

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Re:Coronavirus has disrupted supply chains for nearly 75% of... by heymijo on Wednesday March 11, 2020 @04:00PM (#22549860)

I'm not sure those are comparable.

Comparing almost boutique level jeans made in the U.S. with mass produced Levi's made elsewhere doesn't help us determine price differences in off-shoring vs. manufacturing in the U.S.

I think what we would need to know is how much would a pair of Levi's cost if all of them were produced in the United States.

tl;dr: What is, isn't necessarily what could be.

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