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3rd February 07, 03:44 PM
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 Originally Posted by Dirka Skene
Looks like the rest of the products on their site to be sourced from West Punjab (Pakistan) jobbers. I, unfortunately, can see the kids in Sialkot stitching sporrans alongside footballs.. I'm not sure it good news for the villages but it clearly not the stuff to maintain the traditional Scottish industry.
Its the same mindset of a preference for "cheap" that destroyed the American (New England) shoe industry. The imports were (and still are) horrible but cheap. Volume declines and so prices must rise or ...
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