Does anybody have one of these jackets?
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You think? I worked a few years ago in Pakistan and bought some stuff overthere. In some labels is written 'made in china'. In others 'made in india'. Bear in mind that Pakistan and India hate each other more than anything else on this planet. I even bought some furr jacket for my lady with the labels 'made in canada'. But I paid for it at Pakistan price level. Was it "Fallen of a truck", Salvaged from a sinking vessel of the Pakistan coast. False label or 'international trade business'. Who can say what's really going on in fashion business? I won' t wonder if the label in this Pakistan leather jacket will say " Made in the State of Wisconsin....(lol)
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If it's good quality leather, has tight stitches and quality zippers, then why call it a "fashion" jacket. Yeah, I'm positive Fox Creek and Shotts make great jackets, but you have to be of a certain income level to buy that stuff. If you are like me, make under 75K a year and have a mortgage, a car payment, motorcycle payment, student loan and every other F'n bill per month, the bike jacket's from Pakistan work great at my budget. Hell if they were "fashion" jackets would they not be made of pleather?
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These are the best jackets made, bar none
http://www.legendaryusa.com/Enforcer...t_p/1522br.htm
Made in AMERICA, build to outlast any jacket on the market.
http://www.legendaryusa.com/Enforcer...t_p/1522br.htm
Made in AMERICA, build to outlast any jacket on the market.
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my experience is you get what you pay for nearly every time.
If it's good quality leather, has tight stitches and quality zippers, then why call it a "fashion" jacket. Yeah, I'm positive Fox Creek and Shotts make great jackets, but you have to be of a certain income level to buy that stuff. If you are like me, make under 75K a year and have a mortgage, a car payment, motorcycle payment, student loan and every other F'n bill per month, the bike jacket's from Pakistan work great at my budget. Hell if they were "fashion" jackets would they not be made of pleather?
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Going to make a suggestion bud , never buy a coat you cannot try on and feel in your hands first too much cheap **** out there .
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i always find it ironic that guys own 20K+ harleys and think $300 for a leather jacket is just too far out of reach.
If we are going to save manufacturing in this country, there needs to be a shift in mentality. Instead of buying many cheap versions of the same thing for instant gratification, we need to make a shift to saving up money and then buying ONE quality item, take care of it, and keep it forever.
Now, I've not seen the jacket in question, so maybe this does not apply.
But save up, buy one american made jacket, and keep it for the next few decades. That's my philosophy anyway. I don't buy into the disposable culture of consumerism.
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Yup.
If we are going to save manufacturing in this country, there needs to be a shift in mentality. Instead of buying many cheap versions of the same thing for instant gratification, we need to make a shift to saving up money and then buying ONE quality item, take care of it, and keep it forever.
Now, I've not seen the jacket in question, so maybe this does not apply.
But save up, buy one american made jacket, and keep it for the next few decades. That's my philosophy anyway. I don't buy into the disposable culture of consumerism.
If we are going to save manufacturing in this country, there needs to be a shift in mentality. Instead of buying many cheap versions of the same thing for instant gratification, we need to make a shift to saving up money and then buying ONE quality item, take care of it, and keep it forever.
Now, I've not seen the jacket in question, so maybe this does not apply.
But save up, buy one american made jacket, and keep it for the next few decades. That's my philosophy anyway. I don't buy into the disposable culture of consumerism.
<rant>some things in this country you just have no choice, i want a computer or smartphone well i'm not buying american, american company yes, but not made here. for the things i do have a legit choice on i try to not only buy american, but buy from local merchants and support my local economy as much as possible. if everyone banded together we could make a real difference in this country, unfortunately most people just pay lip service to "buy american" and the multi-national corporations can keep feeding us cheaply made garbage (sometimes dangerous products) made by slave labor. </rant>