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Shouldn't shorts cost half the amount of long pants?

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Posted - September 20, 2018
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  • 2658
    You'd think so, at least less than.  It's like sugar-free usually cost more than items with sugar, I'm sure the maker/s have their explanations.
      September 20, 2018 7:32 PM MDT
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  • 44605
    Do you know how difficult it is to remove the sugar once it is put in?
      September 21, 2018 8:10 AM MDT
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  • 2658
    As I posted ' I'm sure the maker/s have their explanations'.
      September 21, 2018 10:07 AM MDT
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  • 4624

    Hmm.

    The cloth is usually one of the smallest contributors to the total price.

    At least 50% goes to the retailer, around 30% to transport, 3% to advertising, 10% to the manufacturer, 3% to the designer, and the remainder on the cloth, and the wages (in Burma sweatshops) of the pattern cutter and machinist.

    It costs about the same in labor to design, cut and sew shorts as it does for trousers.
      September 20, 2018 8:20 PM MDT
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  • 44605
    You spoiled my funny question.

      September 20, 2018 10:03 PM MDT
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  • 4624
    Then perhaps I should have tried an illogical answer like,

    "only if you have very short legs."
      September 20, 2018 10:06 PM MDT
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  • 44605
    Much better. You will get to know me in time. (Or maybe you won't want to.)
      September 21, 2018 8:11 AM MDT
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  • 4624
    I might not always recognise your humour but I will try to meet it as best I can.
    I love your familiarity with science.

      September 21, 2018 7:03 PM MDT
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  • 16767
    You're paying more for the view - her legs look much better in shorts.
      September 21, 2018 7:07 PM MDT
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  • 22891
    probably
      September 23, 2018 2:58 PM MDT
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