Aiden

Like if I wanted to make that type of custom clothing in the U.S., I would need to go to a U.S. factory that might be able to do that and that sort of business for those special types of jackets or hoodies or whatever we want to make. don't exist in the US.

Like if I wanted to make that type of custom clothing in the U.S., I would need to go to a U.S. factory that might be able to do that and that sort of business for those special types of jackets or hoodies or whatever we want to make. don't exist in the US.

Like if I wanted to make that type of custom clothing in the U.S., I would need to go to a U.S. factory that might be able to do that and that sort of business for those special types of jackets or hoodies or whatever we want to make. don't exist in the US.

So we work with factories in China, factories in Portugal, places where that is more like economically viable and that industry does exist that can make that item. So in the short term, like in response to these tariffs, right, the tariffs that already exist on China and the increase that had gone into place prior to this was already affecting our new orders of clothes going into this summer.

So we work with factories in China, factories in Portugal, places where that is more like economically viable and that industry does exist that can make that item. So in the short term, like in response to these tariffs, right, the tariffs that already exist on China and the increase that had gone into place prior to this was already affecting our new orders of clothes going into this summer.

So we work with factories in China, factories in Portugal, places where that is more like economically viable and that industry does exist that can make that item. So in the short term, like in response to these tariffs, right, the tariffs that already exist on China and the increase that had gone into place prior to this was already affecting our new orders of clothes going into this summer.

And it's actually been tough because the drops we have coming up are also licensed drops with like IP. So you're balancing the fact that you have to split the costs with like the licensor that you're working with. Now the cost of manufacturing the goods is going up because of these tariffs. And then this adds a huge percent to the base cost of those goods that we're making.

And it's actually been tough because the drops we have coming up are also licensed drops with like IP. So you're balancing the fact that you have to split the costs with like the licensor that you're working with. Now the cost of manufacturing the goods is going up because of these tariffs. And then this adds a huge percent to the base cost of those goods that we're making.

And it's actually been tough because the drops we have coming up are also licensed drops with like IP. So you're balancing the fact that you have to split the costs with like the licensor that you're working with. Now the cost of manufacturing the goods is going up because of these tariffs. And then this adds a huge percent to the base cost of those goods that we're making.

I'm locked into those contracts to make with those factories already. I can't back out and like make another decision now. So that is why I am like, this is a very selfish reason to be exasperated. But I think probably something that other business owners in the U.S. are feeling right now is they see this giant list and then be like, oh, this fucks me over.

I'm locked into those contracts to make with those factories already. I can't back out and like make another decision now. So that is why I am like, this is a very selfish reason to be exasperated. But I think probably something that other business owners in the U.S. are feeling right now is they see this giant list and then be like, oh, this fucks me over.

I'm locked into those contracts to make with those factories already. I can't back out and like make another decision now. So that is why I am like, this is a very selfish reason to be exasperated. But I think probably something that other business owners in the U.S. are feeling right now is they see this giant list and then be like, oh, this fucks me over.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Can I say the other part of this? Okay, so part of the reason that the factory doesn't exist in the U.S. at all in the first place, right, is that if you opened that factory, the prices would be higher than the Chinese, right? You would have to be, like, the labor cost, the cost of building the factory. We can't even hire kids here. We can't even get the kids involved these days.

Can I say the other part of this? Okay, so part of the reason that the factory doesn't exist in the U.S. at all in the first place, right, is that if you opened that factory, the prices would be higher than the Chinese, right? You would have to be, like, the labor cost, the cost of building the factory. We can't even hire kids here. We can't even get the kids involved these days.

Can I say the other part of this? Okay, so part of the reason that the factory doesn't exist in the U.S. at all in the first place, right, is that if you opened that factory, the prices would be higher than the Chinese, right? You would have to be, like, the labor cost, the cost of building the factory. We can't even hire kids here. We can't even get the kids involved these days.

And I'll bring that around when we talk about top three. Yeah, yeah, yeah. My problem is that not only is this about like, is it kind of impossible to move forward with an idea like that, right? At my scale, I can't even make a decision like that. I can't be the one who opens the factory.

And I'll bring that around when we talk about top three. Yeah, yeah, yeah. My problem is that not only is this about like, is it kind of impossible to move forward with an idea like that, right? At my scale, I can't even make a decision like that. I can't be the one who opens the factory.