Today the manager of Anky Casuals announced that they have planned to open 40 shops in China the coming years. In these shops they will sell the complete line of Anky products.
Great now the rumor will be she has employed small children in sweat shops to make her clothes…:lol:
Wow that is amazing!!! They really are not very stylish however. Kyra K and Pikeur are much nicer. No one really buys Pikeur or Kyra K for the name. They buy them because of the quality and the style. But vive la difference.
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Wow that is amazing!!! They really are not very stylish however. Kyra K and Pikeur are much nicer. No one really buys Pikeur or Kyra K for the name. They buy them because of the quality and the style. But vive la difference.[/QUOTE]
You probably never saw the PK selection, imho opinion and (more important) my wifes opinion they are the best by far.
Theo
what is “the PK selection”…??
Philippe Karl is designing clothes?
(just a joke, don’t hit me)
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what is “the PK selection”…??
Philippe Karl is designing clothes?
(just a joke, don’t hit me)[/QUOTE]
The sponsor of my sister and her daughter, and a very exclusive company for horse and riders clothing.
Theo
So slightly biased I would say;)
First Wal-Mart. Now Anky. One consumer at a time, capitalism creeps into Communist China. Interesting, isn’t it?
These clothing lines seem to be a “dressage thing”. You just don’t see this in H/J land. Yes, you will see products in Dover’s and other catalogs with ‘somebody’s’ name on them. With certain exceptions, those products were already designed and then the person simply endorses it and lets them put thier name on it.
Does Kyra K and Anky actually design this stuff?
Ugh ! Why give one red cent to China! They suck. What is she thinking?
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Ugh ! Why give one red cent to China! They suck. What is she thinking?[/QUOTE]
Check your clothes tag. 
I am more committed than ever now to not buy anything made in China.
GIVE money to China?
HAHAHAHA, they do not go to China to give money away, but to MAKE money BIG TIME.
I don’t see where 40 stores of Anky stuff would fit into China… but what do I know. China is the single biggest market place for the future!
And let’s face it, the more capitalism creeps in the less hold the communist party will keep over the dealings.
And yes, check your house, likely a huge percentage of stuff in it will have come from China, including your high priced Tennis shoes! Like my cheap ones, probabaly from the same factory. Buying that cheap stuff from China lets us do more with our money and it changes the economic face of that far away land. More people use Chinese on the internet now then English…and eventually the information will flow uncensored into the population…
I just realized my Ariats were made in China. :no:
Any good American paddock boots?
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I just realized my Ariats were made in China. :no: Any good American paddock boots?[/QUOTE]
I wish… I hate Ariats tey do not last anymore, and now they are made in China… Sigh
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I just realized my Ariats were made in China. :no: Any good American paddock boots?[/QUOTE]
What about Grand Prix…not sure where they are made.
Reality check. Goods made in China are made to spec. The spec is supplied by the company contracting with the Chinese production facility. If you are buying cheap, shoddy goods made in China, [I]in general/I, you are buying goods that are designed, spec-ed and INSPECTED by the company who is making the margin on your products. If your Ariats are shoddy, it is because Ariat is specifying that the material and the production of the Ariats are shoddy. NOT because “China produces shoddy goods.”
If all goods made in China were shoddy, US based companies wouldn’t have their products made there. Production moved from the US to China because products could be made there as well, if not better, for a lot less money. Now, call Ariat, whereever the hell they are based, if you have a problem with your Ariats.
Honestly, sometimes I find the ignorance displayed of simple things like the production and shipping of consumer packaged goods stupefying.
(1) There are occasional errors made, as in the lead paint in children’s toys - these things certainly happen, HOWEVER, they are not in the majority.
Both recent Ariats I bought lasted 6 months. They are the biggest crappy boots I have ever seen since they are made in China
Can you say sweat shops!!! I find the ignorance that some people display about China’s honesty and integrity stupefying… Talk about a reality check…LOL
I live in China - Nanjing, specifically, hardly a western enclave. My husband operates an office out of China. I hardly consider myself ignorant.
If Ariat boots are crappy “now” and the only difference between “then” and “now” is that the boots are made in China, it’s not a reflection of the ability of a Chinese production facility to produce quality work. It is a reflection of Ariat’s choice of materials and their production standards. The Chinese factories produce to the standard of the company purchasing the goods. Ariat is choosing to produce substandard products.
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I live there. My husband operates an office out of China. I hardly consider myself ignorant.[/QUOTE]
AHHH now I understand:) Why don’t you hold a peaceful protest about China’s human rights…oh yea you can’t…
So call Ariat and complain.
