I have seen lots of companies move overseas and their products get BETTER. I don't care where the stuff is made, when there is cheaper labor companies tend to put a fair bit of that increased margin back into the product. Look at a backpack made 20 years ago compared to the same model today made in China, or Vietnam, or where ever. The Asian pack blows the socks of the usa made pack in every category; more features, better fabric, better construction. Look inside a pair of decent pants today at the kind of finishing work INSIDE the pants, that would never/ could never happen without cheaper labor-- and not always cheap or unfair labor-- just cheaper than a "first world country". The companies that hold out, that try to keep keep making their products here or in Europe are the products that often get returned to the store or to the company. I have heard more than a few buyers say that they wished these hold outs would move to asia so their products would stop falling apart. True for everybody? of course not-- but more true than most people would like to admit.
So Rapha makes some stuff in China. They probably have good profit margins. But I'd be willing to bet it's as well made as anything else out there. People in other countries can make stuff just as nicely (and sometimes nicer) than here, there, or anywhere. Rapha is a designer company and arent there always premiums on designer products-- or are those Prada shoes really worth $5000. If you dont want it, dont buy it. Cheers! cm -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
