As a crafter, I can’t count how many times I’ve seen decorations for sale in stores and thought, “Wow, they’re charging that much for this flimsy thing? It looks like it would rip before it’s even taken out of the package. I can make this at home for a fraction of this cost, and out of stronger materials.” Seriously, people are getting ripped off big time when all they want is some pretty holiday decor.
As a crafter, I can’t count how many times I’ve seen decorations for sale in stores and thought, “Wow, they’re charging that much for this flimsy thing? It looks like it would rip before it’s even taken out of the package. I can make this at home for a fraction of this cost, and out of stronger materials.” Seriously, people are getting ripped off big time when all they want is some pretty holiday decor.
Most of our (in the US) manufacturing has been outsourced to China. Ergo, cheap and shitty goods that are not made to last.