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In reply to the discussion: My faux pas at the Christmas gathering.. [View all]bettyellen
(47,209 posts)82. mostly true, and China has better factories that do meticulous work that Walmart cannot afford
they farm out the cheap lower profit stuff to Vietnam and other smaller Asian countries these days. China can copy anything these days.
LV shoes are one of the few that is actually made in Italy. Most designer "made in Italy" gear is cut in Italy and the components sent to eastern europe for assembly. Their are a lot of pipelines, and they are always changing. If Africa could get their shit together and create a reliable infract structure to ship, they would build a million factories there in a heart beat.
Sorry, I know waaay too much about this shit, LOL!
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Oh, jeez, that's funny. It looks like a bowling bag to me, too. It goes to show how a price tag
Nay
Dec 2012
#35
the Paris saleswoman knew the difference, they are just more polite than the OP
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#48
but if you tried to sell that watch, the jeweler would't give you five bucks. again, he was
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#53
there are amazing knockoffs in Chinatown that are very expensive and hard to find
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#62
mostly true, and China has better factories that do meticulous work that Walmart cannot afford
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#82
That is simply hilarious. Reflexively truthful reactions are priceless. (nt)
DirkGently
Dec 2012
#64