http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/ The Neat Side of the Web Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:24:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-162234 Great White Snark Sun, 22 Jul 2007 08:21:12 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/#comment-162234 15 minutes? All that means is that the Thai children need to work faster. Faster, I say! Daddy needs his dungarees! 15 minutes? All that means is that the Thai children need to work faster. Faster, I say! Daddy needs his dungarees!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-162149 Gaby Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:09:20 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/#comment-162149 Levi's are made in northern Mexico in small towns where there's no other jobs to take and the minimum wage is around $5.2 USD a DAY. Most people who have worked in these shops for more than 20 years are all having lung problems because of the residue of the denim that constantly floats around the work area. Levi’s are made in northern Mexico in small towns where there’s no other jobs to take and the minimum wage is around $5.2 USD a DAY. Most people who have worked in these shops for more than 20 years are all having lung problems because of the residue of the denim that constantly floats around the work area.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-162075 c-dub Sun, 22 Jul 2007 01:00:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/#comment-162075 Z, in many non-English-speaking countries, a period is used as the "thousand separator," with a comma where we would use a decimal point. Z, in many non-English-speaking countries, a period is used as the “thousand separator,” with a comma where we would use a decimal point.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-161904 L Sat, 21 Jul 2007 18:53:00 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/#comment-161904 15 minutes? And they're mostly made in countries where the wages are peanuts. So why do we have to pay $70 per pair?! 15 minutes? And they’re mostly made in countries where the wages are peanuts. So why do we have to pay $70 per pair?!

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-161702 Z Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:53:51 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/#comment-161702 2.500 --- do you mean 2,500 (two-thousand five-hundred)or do you mean two and a half jeans per day? I'm guessing jeans would be a lot more expensive if it were only 2 and a half. 2.500 — do you mean 2,500 (two-thousand five-hundred)or do you mean two and a half jeans per day? I’m guessing jeans would be a lot more expensive if it were only 2 and a half.

]]> http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/comment-page-1/#comment-161687 owen Sat, 21 Jul 2007 10:06:48 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/07/21/how-jeans-are-made/#comment-161687 Jeans are cheap? Jeans are cheap?

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