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Dear Sarah,What are the pros and cons of manufacturing in the USA vs. Overseas and vice versa?
Thanks,
Robin Humphrey http://www.robincharlotte.com
Hey Robin,
Thanks for this great question. This can be complicated so I am going to give you the short answer…..even thought it’s not that short!
Pros of manufacturing in the USA:
You can see/meet them face to face.
You don’t have to give a 30% deposit to start.
You can monitor the progress yourself.
You save on fed-x charges for samples and stuff.
You can usually make smaller quantities.
You might get faster delivery if it’s local.
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Okay I hear you! You want to know creative ways you can find new wholesale accounts while doing it all yourself! This is still exciting for me because when I started my first handbag line 13 years ago…..there was no social media, no google and barely anyone had a website and stores were not on email yet. We had to snail mail all our catalogs – no zip it and email back then…….and this was not that long ago.
In my company we are always looking for new stores. It is …
