>Hi Jim,
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>The problem with looking at things through the media's eyes is that you only see whatever is newsworthy. Why didn't they go further to show that to the chinese it only cost $5 to manufacture the pair they sold to Nike for $11?!??!
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>You have to look at the whole picture. They pay $11 for a pair, then they pay whatever it costs to promote it, then they also have to ship it here,

This is bogus. They are manufacturing in China because the cost of production plus transportation is way below the cost here.

I've often wondered how many products are on the shelves, where advertising cost is greater than production cost...