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Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by dmoy on Thursday April 10, 2025 @02:21AM (#43641189)
Lego may run the factories, but the factory will run extra and sell the excess off books. Maybe less so nowadays that (1) they can charge a 20-30% premium over US Lego prices in China, and (2) competitor off-brand Lego have caught up in quality

I don't think the official Lego China factory products get sold to the US, only Asia?

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Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by darkstar_16 on Thursday April 10, 2025 @06:12AM (#43642445)
they own their factories. Contrary to what you're thinking, they actually only have 3-4 factories across the world.
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Re:How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike sho... by dmoy on Thursday April 10, 2025 @11:26AM (#43644856)
Right and I'm talking about the one in China (that opened like 10 years ago), selling stuff to people in China (and presumably elsewhere in Asia).

Nowadays it's kinda irrelevant to the greater point anyways, because some of the knock off factories make parts that are just as good. (Some knock off factories push out terrible QC)

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