whiplashtw03
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One of the problems imho is that factory workers in Asia continue to have the same type of working conditions, salary, and poor treatment as they did back in the 80s/90s. There is little to no improvement in the quality of the workers regardless of materials being used to make the shoes. Therefore, the overall QC suffers.You guys are confused. I'll try to make this simple without name calling or anything. Something that is $100 in the 80s wouldn't necessarily go up to what ever the dollar is adjusted for now. The materials would just suffer if said company wants to keep the price point the same. For example, low end washers and dryers cost pretty much the same as they did in the late 60s and 70s ($200+\-) so the only difference is materials. So now we actually get less then what we pay for. Jordan's on the other hand, the cost went up, quality of materials still went down so it has nothing to do with inflation. Get it? Tinker was interviewed a few years ago saying he rather raise the price a little to keep quality up rather than leave it the way it's going...what happened to that.
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/60selectrical.html
I bet if Nike were to shift their production to the United States, overall quality would improve tenfold. But then again, retail price points would skyrocket. Therefore I don't see this happening any time soon.