Tuesday, August 22, 2006

less crazy by a long shot



What if we woke up one morning and found a tiny corner of the world less crazy . . .

Check out starbury.com

When you get to the Goods, make sure you look at the price info.


[thanks to Dan at InsideWork for this link]

3 comments:

bobbie said...

okay, but for those of us who don't live in california how do we get them???

brilliant concept - can't wait till it goes national!

J.P. said...

A realistic markup since a pair of shoes only cost .30 cents to make in China.

Jim Hancock said...

yeh, it's an interesting dilemma, isn't it. i checked a few industry sources and news stories and the early consensus was that Marbury and friends are leaving so much money on the table that it's hard to understand why they bother. Starbury seems to be taking aim at markup more than wages as they are using the same manufacturers employed by the major sneaker brands. it will be interesting to see if the company and the story get tractiion this fall (and if so, what meaning they make of it).