Thursday, March 20, 2014

I don't disagree, but that doesn't mean I have $1600.00

O, the Oprah Magazine has this feature every month.  It encourages you to purchase well-made, classic things because it pays off over time.  This month they have a Burberry trench coat.  I love it.  It's beautiful, and in Portland, Oregon, would be my main coat for three of four seasons.  There's only one problem.  The cost.

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  1. How many times would you have to wear it and for how many years to even make that price work? Burberry is lovely, but you have a point. I think a nice London Fog number at a fraction of the price would do just as well. My ponderment: Is that coat made in China? If so, how much were the workers paid to make it? If it is still made in London/England (fat chance) I would be a bit more okay with a higher price. Even in the mid to upper hundreds. But $1600? Yikes!

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  2. If you wear it three times per week for 10 years, it gets down to $1.02 per wear.

    But as to manufacture. Mostly made in China. They keep two factories open in Britain, but that's it.
    http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2012/jul/16/burberry-china-british-carole-cadwalladr

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  3. I'm with you. The people who write for these magazines obviously don't understand how real people live with real budgets. I've never spent $1,600 on any piece of clothing. I find it hard to believe that I ever would. There have got to be good quality, classic trench coats out there that don't cost this much money.

    Are there any budget hunters magazines out there? Lol.

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