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Post by giles on Dec 30, 2015 12:36:15 GMT -6
The UHR and XHS denims are on the limit of what can actually be sewn. We get more variance with jeans sewn with this denim and a shit load of 2nd and 3rd rate denim off the looms, that's what happens with heavy shit.....Anyone can piss around with 14oz but above 18oz and we are in a different territory altogether (and the increase in difficulty and complexity is exponential not linear)....
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Post by giles on Dec 29, 2015 15:05:17 GMT -6
The same
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 10:56:31 GMT -6
Highly unlikley.....
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 8:08:34 GMT -6
All measurements are under the sizing tab on each product page. Plus this may help:
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 3:15:28 GMT -6
Haraki releases more westerns, than works. For instance he does not sell IHSH-75, IHSH-133, IHSH-95 etc etc.....
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 2:55:32 GMT -6
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 2:35:25 GMT -6
I love it and I think it'll look great in charcoal. In a couple of weeks, once the retailers have had there's and seen how sales go, I will ask for interest in a work shirt version in olive and a western in charcoal....
Oh, there is another reason we don't make so may work shirts as westerns. Globally, westerns sell 3:1 in favour of work shirts.....
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 1:52:17 GMT -6
The reason it was made into a western is that is what we were specifically requested to make. We made a sample out of a similar fabric a few years ago that never made production, people have been rattling my cage about releasing it ever since. When we released work pants in this fabric last year, the cage got rattled harder....
I may release a work shirt version in the olive and I may release a western in the charcoal....
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Post by giles on Dec 26, 2015 1:47:07 GMT -6
The Japanese release is not the 634 cut....The SR is different.....IMO not as flattering as the true 634, that is why we don't stock it....and why I released a 634UHR
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Post by giles on Dec 25, 2015 2:43:10 GMT -6
My final comment on this topic.
This shirt was not my idea, it was suggested by a customer, once the idea was mooted, others said they would be interested too. I spoke to Haraki about it, he said he did not want to do it as it would be ridiculously expensive. I asked how much, his response "probably more than UHF's". I relayed this back to the people who were interested, they remained enthusiastic. This was not a case of Haraki and me sitting in a darkened room smoking a large spliff and working out how we could screw the masses.
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Post by giles on Dec 24, 2015 6:24:24 GMT -6
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Post by giles on Dec 24, 2015 5:35:43 GMT -6
Some items are slow burners. They start off slow and then take on a life of their own. I think this'll be one of those, as more evo pics get out there, the more popular it will get....
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Post by giles on Dec 24, 2015 4:23:25 GMT -6
I don't suppose the 02-DD will be one of your new specials?
Well guessed....
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Post by giles on Dec 24, 2015 3:56:18 GMT -6
Unless the indigo is somehow going to fade impressively It does...
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Post by giles on Dec 23, 2015 14:17:50 GMT -6
Question for the IH guys - Germany seems to have more retailers than anyone. How did that come about? Basically because they really get quality in Germany. Iron Heart seems to hit all their buttons. There are retailers in Germany who understand what we do and embrace it. It is a large geography, so having a large number of retailers does not negatively impact other retailers who are geographically distant. Germans have more actual cash in their wallet and like to buy with cash. Buying with cash is a tad tricky online. There's a shit loads of other reasons too........
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Post by giles on Dec 23, 2015 10:40:12 GMT -6
You can never satisfy everyone, and as everyone says, people vote with their cash. QFT
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Post by giles on Dec 23, 2015 10:27:14 GMT -6
Back to IH. I've now learned from this thread that European customers are in truth paying more for the kit than they might have if delivery was separate and based on location, but I suppose that was obvious. In effect, they're subsidising delivery to the US and elsewhere in order to keep one price worldwide.
Not strictly true. VAT has a much higher impact on cost than shipping fee's. The ROW are actually subsidising the low margins we make on EEC business because 20% of every EEC sale is pissed away to HM Customs and Excise. If we were to refund VAT to non EEC customers, then price worldwide would have to rise and Europeans would end up paying more than they do now....,
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Post by giles on Dec 23, 2015 0:23:29 GMT -6
IHSH-138
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Post by giles on Dec 23, 2015 0:19:46 GMT -6
FWIW everything I'm seeing about exporting goods from the EU says that you're not supposed to charge VAT, AND that you can write off the VAT. I could be understanding wrong though. You're misunderstanding. A vendor can choose to refund VAT, but it is not a requirement. This simple fact is that if we as a business decided we were going to refund VAT, the retail price would have to increase for us to make the same overall margin.
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Post by giles on Dec 23, 2015 0:13:30 GMT -6
The only way they can accept that loss of revenue, is to generally price higher to account for that loss......The 20% is not a gift from heaven, it has to be funded somehow.... 400k USD in inventory is a ton. Ever think about being more a middle man instead? Drop shipping items from Japan? I'm not a business guy at all just bringing things up to hopefully learn. I did watch shark tank once while staying at a holiday inn. We do drop ship all Non EU product.
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Post by giles on Dec 22, 2015 15:23:37 GMT -6
The only way they can accept that loss of revenue, is to generally price higher to account for that loss......The 20% is not a gift from heaven, it has to be funded somehow....
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Post by giles on Dec 22, 2015 15:14:10 GMT -6
What bit about this is difficult to understand?
Refunding VAT is not a legal requirement, it is a business decision.
We had a choice when determining our pricing policy; price higher and refund VAT for non European Union customers or price lower and not refund the VAT.
We decided on balance that having our retail price be as low as possible and the same for all our customers worldwide was the simplest approach.
And you can't apply for a VAT refund on those sales. The mechanics are merely that you effectively reduce the revenue received by 17.6% (1/1.2).
The fact that some/many retailers in Europe do refund VAT is their decision, but is does mean that overall their pricing has to be higher, because on every non EEC sale they are losing 17.6% revenue. That has to be funded somehow....
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Post by giles on Dec 22, 2015 15:05:20 GMT -6
No European businesses forces an international customer to pay the local tax......The international customer has the ability to decide where he or she drops his Dollars....
And honestly, is that not the real point behind all of this discussion? I choose to do business the way i want to, I do that because I think it is the best way to do it. I have over USD400k of inventory, yes, i'd like you to buy it, but I'm not forcing you to do so.
Bottom line. You don't like it, don't buy it....
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Post by giles on Dec 22, 2015 14:34:45 GMT -6
I don't understand. You buy stuff from Self Edge at $xxx, it costs the same from IHUK and you don't get charged any import tax, so where's the issue?
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Post by giles on Dec 22, 2015 14:04:26 GMT -6
I could, but why would I want to?
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