"Refurbishment" or "Run Velvet" - Market Survey of "Refurbished" Down Clothing

The substandard duck down is used as filling material for down jackets; the amount of velvet is not up to the national standard; the fabrics of garments are not qualified and there is a phenomenon of “running down”; the problems in down market renovation of down jackets are really many...

With the continuous increase in raw materials and processing costs, down apparel prices in Taiyuan City this winter rose 20% to 30% over the same period last year, and some models have entered the threshold of “thousands of clothing”. While the public sighed that down prices were too high, the down jacket customization and refurbishment industries in the provincial capital were also gaining momentum.

The reporter visited the industry and discovered that if customers spend one or two hundred yuan and provide an old down jacket, they can change the “old clothes into new clothes” and get a down jacket with a new style and color. Ms. Lee said that the public, "the old down jacket out of date, but the new down jacket is too expensive, and now looks very fashionable refurbished down jacket, and only a hundred or two hundred dollars, this money spent more affordable."

Most down jackets of the brand "four digits"

"A down jacket of similar style last year was still more than 800 yuan. This year it rose to more than 1,400 yuan." The citizen Li said, compared with last year, this year's down jacket prices have risen by more than 20%. Trails.

The reporter saw a down apparel store in the Wangfujing Commercial Building. It was found that only three short-priced down coats were priced at around 600 yuan, and the rest of the down jackets were priced at more than a thousand yuan. Even the price of the down vest in the store was not less than 500 yuan. In Bosideng, ducks and ducks and other brand down apparel stores, most of the mid- to long-term arrivals of new arrivals are more than a thousand dollars, and over 2,000 yuan in long down jackets are not rare. In a fashion store, the price of a fashionable and fashionable down jacket with a fashionable style is 1,800 yuan, and it is still necessary to book. "This year's down jackets are very expensive. There are still thousands of down jackets in the brand. This price is not too high." When the reporter bargained, the boss of the down apparel store responded. “Anything has risen in price, can the clothes not rise? Say we're a classic hot-selling model, and there are no outdated issues.” The salesperson also said plausibly. After a reporter's visit, it was discovered that the price of winter clothes has generally risen this year, and the price of winter jackets for many well-known brands has been around 2,000 yuan, even though the price of some short jackets is also close to 1,000 yuan. No matter whether it is a brand counter in a shopping mall or a fashion shop on the street, the winter clothing that has just been listed is rarely discounted. A shop owner said: "The more obvious discounts may not appear for the time being. Waiting until the New Year's Day may be more generous."

During the visit, the reporter also found that compared to the previous years, shopping malls, clothing stores get together and down jackets, this year's winter clothes seem to favor cheaper "cotton clothing." In many clothing counters, the past by the down jacket "unified world" situation, and now with the coat "evening". "This year, the price of the brand down jacket is too expensive. Together with the increase in the cost of opening a store, the sales price of the down jacket is almost $1,000. This price is still unacceptable to most customers. If only one item cannot be sold, In the hands of the company, this account is not worthwhile.” The boss of a clothing store admitted to the reporter. In comparison, a few hundred yuan is cheaper, so this year she entered a large number of stylish, inexpensive cotton garments that were welcomed by many young girls. Even in some clothing stores that use down jackets as their main products, the shopkeepers also reduced the distribution of down jackets for large brands, and invariably chose a brand with a lower profile.

The old refurbishment also pays attention to the fashion. The reporter also noticed that compared to the brand down jackets that people want to sigh, the down jackets are cheap and fashionable. Many citizens, especially women, purchase new down apparel because of the existing down jacket style and color, rather than quality problems. Down apparel customization and refurbishment industry is to look at this point, fill the duvet and down in the old down jacket provided by the customer into the clothing without filler, then sewing and shaping, completed the renovation of the old down jacket. At present, there are dozens of shops in the industry in Taiyuan City, mainly located in the old military camp community, Taoyuan North Road and Kaihuasi Street, and most of them are operated by clothing tailors.

A shopkeeper near the old barracks told reporters that customers, young and old, came to refurbish. During the refurbishment, the clerk will customize according to the customer's actual body, so that the clothes are more suitable for the customer himself. Some people came because old down jackets were refurbished, but some people also remodeled because of the unsuitable style of new down jackets. "This year's raw material prices have risen by more than 30% compared with last year. Last year, we rebuilt a down jacket that was more than 200 yuan, but this year at least it will be 300 yuan." The owner said, "If you need to add new cashmere, then the cost will be higher, It has to add another 200 yuan.” However, although the price has risen, the number of people who come to refurbish is still a lot. To spend the least money and wear new clothes is one of the main reasons why they choose to renovate down jackets.

The reporter saw a clothing store operating this business on Taoyuan North Road in Taiyuan City that many customers came to refurbish and customize down jackets. The owner of the shop told reporters that the semi-finished products in their store were all provided by manufacturers producing down jackets, and all models were also the latest in this year, “almost the same as new products in shopping malls.”

During the interview, a young lady walked into the store and took the down jacket semi-finished clothes and an old down jacket purchased on Taobao. The boss asked him to charge the velvet. The woman told reporters: “Because I didn’t have the style I liked in this store, I purchased a favorite semi-finished product at Taobao. I asked them to process it.” The boss introduced this situation to reporters. Usually they will charge tens of dollars in manual fees.

Renovate down jacket, beware of being "run down"

Put your own down jacket in the processing shop, will the refurbished down jacket be packaged and shoddy? During the interview, the reporter noticed that many of the down apparel processing sites were just simple workshops, not "stuck in" the food market, or they were located in the lane. Industry insiders reminded us that some black-hearted stores are shoddy and cut corners. Therefore, it is best for consumers to store their own down comforters first. After the shop has finished processing the jackets, the shopkeeper looks at the store to sew and seal them.

Nowadays, many manufacturers of garments have launched services for custom-made down jackets. The prices are relatively cheap and are welcomed by many consumers. However, Consumers Association reminds consumers that choosing a customized down jacket should be cautious, depending on whether the processing shop has a business license and product quality inspection certificate.

Recently, the public Ms. Zhang spent $100 to send her old down jackets to refurbishment. She could wear the retreaded down jacket and felt that the texture was hardened, not as soft as before. Ms. Zhang suspected that her down jacket might have been “tuned” by the store and replaced the inside down with a poor down. Coincidentally, Ms. Liu, who lives in Normal Street, customized a down jacket in a small shop a few days ago and found that there was a serious “sweeper” phenomenon after wearing it for two days.

The reporter learned from the Consumers Association that many consumers did not buy fit down jackets in the store; or worn down jackets with old colors and styles that were out of date, but the warmth was still good and they were not willing to throw them. The clothing store is customized or refurbished. However, individual garment processing shops use inferior duvets to make up for the dullness and dope into customers' down comforters to deceive customers. In the winter of each year, Consumers Association will receive similar complaints from consumers about customized downsizing down jackets.

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