10 cents to make a 80 dollar jersey

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  1. Docny1975

    Docny1975 New Member

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    http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...ning-jerseys-for-nfl-and-reebok-83531737.html

    Talk about bad press at the highlight of season
     
  2. BadgerOnLSD

    BadgerOnLSD Banned

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    Boycott Peyton Manning
     
  3. nyjetsrule

    nyjetsrule Active Member

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    if we simply doubled their salary to 20 cents an hour they could climb out of misery and into poverty! Hooray for poverty!

    fuck that shit. give them a whole dollar an hour or 1/80th of one jersey and they can climb out of misery, the out of poverty and into the midddle class!
     
  4. CatoTheElder

    CatoTheElder 2009 Comeback Poster of the Year

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    I'll solve this problem the way I solve all my other problems: Pee on them.
     
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  6. The Jutty

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    So the people who make authentic nfl gear are probably the same people making the counterfeit jerseys.
     
  7. jetophile

    jetophile Bruce Coslet's Daughter

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    Funny, my Kerry Rhodes jersey is only worth about three cents, anyway.

    My Mom was a member of the ILGWU, still have her union book with time stamps from when she was a teenager in NYC. One of those odd things I just couldn't throw away.

    Look for the union label
    when you are buying that coat, dress or blouse.

    Remember somewhere our union's sewing,
    our wages going to feed the kids, and run the house.

    We work hard, but who's complaining?
    Thanks to the I.L.G. we're paying our way!

    So always look for the union label,
    it says we're able to make it in the U.S.A.!

    She worked in sweat shops and was a sewing machine operator and a seamstress. Daddy was a pattern maker and also in the garment industry, which accounts for a great of my colorful life. The problem is that we're our own worst enemy when it comes to American made. I don't care if it costs me extra to buy American, but it's almost impossible to find. Imagine that.
     
  8. Royal Tee

    Royal Tee Girls juss wanna have fun
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    Hey Sassy girl!

    In an ideological thinking society this would be the norm.

    Unfortunately we have people who because either they can't afford it or are just too cheap are looking for the lowest priced Jersey they can find.

    But for those who actually are trying to buy right this is a slap in the face.

    Me, spending 28 years on the LES I lived right near chinatown and know exactly wtf goes on and I have NEVER EVER purchased any "Licesned" product from a peddler.

    All my stuff is licensed but when I hear about the "legit" shit doing stuff like this it really pisss me off.

    I don't mind spending $200 for a Legit product because we have to trust but when the trust is broken what do we do then?

    Not like the auto industry whose unions were just a little too greedy this is the instance like the NIKE factories.

    In an Ideological world there would be balance.
    But when these huge companies are allowed to just stomp all over people for the not all mighty Dollar something needs to be done.


     
  9. alleycat9

    alleycat9 Well-Known Member

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    what a shame, meanwhile roger goodell is talking about how they need to take some millions away from the players to reinvest in the league.... scumbags.

    on a larger scale shit like this is what is ruining our country. the nfl is making 80 bucks off a jersey and just getting richer and richer and richer, they dont give a shit about the woman in the sweatshop or the moron paying 80 bucks for it. the rich get richer, meanwhile unemployment is at 15% and people cant find jobs. all they would have to pay is 2 dollars per jersey to have it be minimum wage here. but oh i guess thats just too much.
     

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