The Price Of Winter Clothing Continues To Be High &Nbsp This Year, Heating The Tailor Shop In Xiamen To Refurbish Old Clothes.

By this year Winter clothes The price continues to be high, and the impact of the new round of cold air going south is quite a lot. salary The class chooses to refurbish and improve old clothes. The move is also heating up. Xiamen Many tailor shops.

　　 Customers are mostly wage earners.

According to media reports, after 4 days of this month, under the influence of multiple cold air, the temperature in Xiamen will continue to decline. In early December, Xiamen will experience a strong cooling. It is estimated that the minimum temperature will drop below 10 degrees Celsius. In the case of high prices for winter clothing, the renovation of old clothes has become a new choice for many working class nowadays.

Affected by this, the reporter visited Xiamen, Zhongshan Road, and Lian ban yesterday. In recent years, many tailor shops have been doing a lot of renovation of their old clothes than they did last year. A tailor shop owner at New Ferry Street on the ferry told reporters that more than a dozen old clothes refurbished lists were received every day, and the size and length of the list were increased to dozens of pieces, which is "nearly 40% higher than that at this time last year."

A tailor's shop in Kai Wo Road, Xiamen, because of its good reputation, recent business is even more popular. The owner of the store said that it had been completed within two days of the day, and now it has to be extended to 4 days to 5 days. "If the weather gets cold, the business will be better."

According to the introduction, most of the workers who refurbished their old clothes are working-class, and the majority of the migrant workers are middle and low income. They refurbished mostly clothes with good quality in autumn and winter. Some parents also used their old clothes to make new clothes for their children.

　　 Saving money and pursuing fashion

Reporter survey found that although the cotton price has dropped, but has not yet been reflected in the retail terminal, many clothing enterprises because of the previous stockpile, plus shop rentals, labor costs continue to rise, some winter clothing prices will not rise. Ms. Zhang, who lives in Qian Pu, said that the winter clothing sold this year is more expensive than last year, but the price of renovation is much cheaper. "I earn only 1500 yuan a month, and of course I choose to change old clothes."

According to the owner of a tailor shop near Lian ban, Xiamen, it is now easy to get a pair of jeans instead of 10 yuan, and the price is not more than 50 yuan. The refurbishment of a garment is less than a hundred yuan, and the refurbishment collar, waistline and so on are only a few yuan or tens of dollars. Compared with the price of buying hundreds of new brand clothes at hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is obvious that the old clothes refurbishment is much more affordable.

Interestingly, in addition to the above crowd, a lot of fashion conscious "post-80s" have also been added to the ranks of garment renovation and renovation. Miss Li looked at a mid-range down jacket and the cheapest was over 800 yuan. Thinking over and over again, Miss Gu decided to spend more than 200 yuan to refurbish the clothes she bought three years ago. "Please make a good Master Shifu slightly change some" tricks ", the price is cheap, the style is also very fashionable, and it can not be seen that it is old.

　 Watch out for "stealing".

Although refurbishment of old clothes is cheap, many people welcome it, but the reporter learned from the down jacket processing shop that the life expectancy of the down jacket is five or six years, and with the increase of wearing and cleaning times, the degree of thermal insulation will gradually decrease. Even if some new down products are added to the refurbishment, it is difficult to achieve the original quality and thermal performance. Therefore, the down jacket should not be renovated frequently.

In addition, reporters found that there are some "uneasy factors" in the renovation of old clothes. An insider, who declined to be named, told reporters that it would normally take at least three days to refurbish a garment. In the process, some down will be stolen, and if the down content is reduced or whether it is adulterated, it is impossible to distinguish between consumers and consumers.

Insiders remind consumers that when getting refurbished down garments, they should first touch them carefully. If the handle is soft, they can hardly touch the hair stalks, which shows that the amount of cashmere is higher. Secondly, the quality of the down can not smell the smell; if you want to refurbish down garments, you'd better weigh the down jacket before and after renovation, and ensure that the down weight is equal.