the horror of it!!!

[ving]

gah! heard about this the other day!
blunnies are an australian icon! they cant do it!!! :(

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21070517-1244,00.html?from=public_rss

I have a 10yo pair and they are still going strong (and only 3 polishes in that time!!!)

[Omaroo]

Modern commercial reality I guess. We've always complained that we don't make enough money.... and now that we do it's killing business.

Crazy thing is that in the Australian shoe business (i.e. manufactured here) the labour component is only about 10-15% of the total cost of sale according to the CEO of Blundstone. So if that's the case, removing most of this cost is still only a small percentage of the total - so is it worth the move? It must be!:shrug:

[matt]

And will the money they save be passed on to the consumer?

Will the price of their boots head downward?

More than likely not.

Ah well ... as you say ... modern economic reality.

[acropolite]

They're made in Hobart Tasmania to boot, downright disgraceful if you ask me. :tasdevil: