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    Iron Heart Fall/Winter 2025 Live Reveal - Thursday 12th of June at 1700BST

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    • madmondayM
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      maybe the price difference is an indication of what it costs to produce the products & give the employees an excellent standard of living for their skilled labor?  crazy as it sounds, maybe the difference in the cost of living in the respective countries influences the cost of the product?

      head high, middle finger higher

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      • Megatron1505M
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        Maybe so (nearly done derailing this thread honestly), I saw a similar kind of thing in Norway a few years ago, where a job that paid £20'000 per year in the UK paid £80'000 per year in Norway, but it was totally relative as it costs 4 times as much to live in Norway.

        I will choose to prefer to believe that  🙂

        Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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        • madmondayM
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          so you seem to be a romantic, glass half full kind of guy  😉

          interesting make-ups here:

          http://www.wretch.cc/album/show.php?i=cherryjuice&b=23&f=1795206210&p=6

          would of put images but you all know my story

          head high, middle finger higher

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          • FOXYF
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            First, you have to look at the BOM (bill of materials). Depending on the quality of the materials, the sources and the volume. This could easily result in 20-50% difference for Viberg vs. White's.

            Second, you have to look at the bill of labor. Depending on the quality, degree of automation, location (availability of skilled labor, US wages vs. CAN wages and also the possibility that Viberg or White's might produce some of their "pure" work/performance boots off-shore - I'm not saying they do, but if they do it would result in a mixed calculation) and the scale of operations - this could result in a similar impact as estimated for the BOM.
            Landed cost and duties can be neglected in this discussion - profit and mark-up can not! If you sell higher quantities in a very competitive market your profit can be lower.

            Third, you set your whole sell or retail price point according to 2 criteria: market requirements and/or strategic segmentation. You ether have to sell it a certain price to compete or you put the price label on your product that you can.

            I would expect that the resulting price difference is at least 25-50% (better/more expensive material cost, higher quality/higher labor cost for bench-made work vs. factory like work with a higher degree of separation of labor, higher output/efficiency, etc.). The rest of the retail price difference could be attributed to strategic positioning.

            The fact that Viberg has a longer wait time for their regular custom made orders (3-4 months or more) than White's can be seen as an indication that Viberg is not compromising on quality or price.

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              Omega Man
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              But there must be a point of diminishing return, the marginal utility of an additional dollar spent is not equal to the utility received.

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              • SeulS
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                😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞 😞

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                • madmondayM
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                  interested in the army green item under the boots.  wonder if it's an indication of things in pre-production stages

                  head high, middle finger higher

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                  • ronaldlshR
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                    Those roughouts…  😢 😢 😢 😢 😢 😢

                    THE RAW WAR

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                    > Just going to keep wearing IH.

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                    • eyeq8402E
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                      My fourhorsemen boots should be waiting for me at home after work this evening. Boy I hope they fit!  😢 waiting like 3 months it would suck if they didn't.

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                      • urbanwoodsmanU
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                        @eyeq8402:

                        My fourhorsemen boots should be waiting for me at home after work this evening. Boy I hope they fit!  😢 waiting like 3 months it would suck if they didn't.

                        What size did you get?

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                        • eyeq8402E
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                          If I can remember an 11?!  :-\

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                          • arrowA
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                            Selling my Viberg x 4Horsemen Service Boots…
                            http://www.ironheart.co.uk/forum/index.php?topic=2988.0

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                            • rocketR
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                              lots of pics: http://hukurokuju.com/blog/category/viberg/

                              rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                              It's all humbug, like everywhere
                              R.I.P. Geo

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                              • FOXYF
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                                The first page is more like a horror show…

                                Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

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                                • Finn666F
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                                  i´m somehow falling in love with short shift boots…

                                  details:

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                                  • rocketR
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                                    you are not alone with this…

                                    rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                    It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                    R.I.P. Geo

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                                      I wanted these for a while. But Ive always wondered are pants supposed to go over or inside the short shift boots? My pant leg opening might not allow it to go over the boot

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                                      • rocketR
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                                        there are no rules, wear the stuff in the way you like it…

                                        rocketrocksrox 🤙🏼🤙🏾

                                        It's all humbug, like everywhere
                                        R.I.P. Geo

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                                        • Megatron1505M
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                                          Unpopular opinion alert

                                          I think they look like UGGs  😶

                                          Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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                                            ^ I was thinking the same, but didn't want to say it. Thanks Mega.

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