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    • manufc10M
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      Yep.  Guess we should have seen this coming a year ago

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      • GraemeG
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        I wonder if someone will rescue the plant. White Oak denim seems to be pretty popular with American brands, and if the machines could be relocated to a smaller, cheaper facility, there might be a business there for someone.

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        • Megatron1505M
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          So every year at this time my company plays the "will we or won't we" game with our annual bonus, which is "meant" to be payed October 1st but never is. This year I was planning on booking our family holiday for next year with the money if they gave a bonus, which they usually do.

          For weeks I have been watching our perfect holiday for next summer, available at a great price, and for weeks the company has delayed telling us if we have a bonus or not. So finally this week they confirmed the bonus, I go to book the holiday andnthe price has gone up by almost £800 !

          So we found the same break elsewhere for £400 more than we wanted to pay, all due to my company delaying the announcement…..again  😢

          Wait.....this should be a first world problem  😃

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

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          • Matty123M
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            @Megatron1505:

            So every year at this time my company plays the "will we or won't we" game with our annual bonus, which is "meant" to be payed October 1st but never is. This year I was planning on booking our family holiday for next year with the money if they gave a bonus, which they usually do.

            For weeks I have been watching our perfect holiday for next summer, available at a great price, and for weeks the company has delayed telling us if we have a bonus or not. So finally this week they confirmed the bonus, I go to book the holiday andnthe price has gone up by almost £800 !

            So we found the same break elsewhere for £400 more than we wanted to pay, all due to my company delaying the announcement…..again  😢

            Wait.....this should be a first world problem  😃

            You can cross post this  🙂

            Maybe so. Maybe not

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            • SeulS
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              The definition of a first world problem, you insufferable tosser… Where are the mods when you need 'm?..

              (Although that really sucks...)

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              • gaseousclayG
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                @manufc10:

                Yep.  Guess we should have seen this coming a year ago

                Indeed. Acquired by a private equity firm and will likely have its assets stripped/sold. Scumbags of the highest order. Kinda surprised a company like Levi's doesn't come in and buy the plant. It would give them complete control of the US denim market.

                I wonder what this will mean for US denim companies that rely on Cone?

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                WTB:
                IHSH-129 size L (blue)
                IHSH-19

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                • DionD
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                  It will mean more happy Japanese mills.

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                  • Megatron1505M
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                    @Seul:

                    The definition of a first world problem, you insufferable tosser… Where are the mods when you need 'm?..

                    (Although that really sucks...)

                    Can't you feel my pain? I had to spend "a bit" more to get my expensive foreign holiday  😢

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

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                    • Megatron1505M
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                      Regarding Cone, their denim actually manages to capture the flat and even characteristics of true vintage denim better than most. It's really not my thing, but as a part of history I'm sad to see it go.

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

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                      • organisysO
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                        Shame to see Cone go, long history!  I have some RRL which which uses their denim that I like.

                        Pride of Japan :-)

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                        • organisysO
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                          Oh and as for trucks, Hi-Lux. IF you really must go absolutely anywhere, then Mercedes Unimog.

                          Pride of Japan :-)

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                            The Unimog is at least in Europe a Truck and because of that you need a Truck License to drive it. The G-Wagon went the same Route as the American Offroad Cars, from a usuable Workhorse for the Army to a Luxurs City Vehicle, the chepeast Model is Around 80k Euros. The new X-Class Pickup is a Nissan Navara in a different Packeing.

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                            • dylantbmayesD
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                              CLUTCH haven't released a magazine with original content for some time now…

                              Now they are showing their greater lack of originality by opening a store just a short walk from a well established London retailer...

                              INSTAGRAM: @DYLANTBMAYES | FACEBOOK.COM/DYLANTBMAYES

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                              • GilesG
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                                And stealing the head buyer from another one….

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • dylantbmayesD
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                                  Wankers!

                                  INSTAGRAM: @DYLANTBMAYES | FACEBOOK.COM/DYLANTBMAYES

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                                  • NomadN
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                                    Spend fortune on IH gear.
                                    Spend most of my life in $5 scrubs.

                                    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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                                    • UnTuckedU
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                                      ^^Similar rant…

                                      (I was thinking to myself this morning)
                                      Closet full of clothes.

                                      I wear the same 20 pieces 95% of the time

                                      In search of:
                                      IHV-04, med.
                                      IHSH-185, large
                                      IHSH-186, large (khaki, and green)

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                                      • ChapC
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                                        Yeah me too… that‘s why it takes such a long time to get some nice fadings on my denims  😢

                                        God has blessed you richly, so get down on your knees and thank him. Don’t forget the less fortunate or God will personally kick your ass. I’d love to do it for him, but I can’t be everywhere. Willie Nelson

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                                        • louisboscoL
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                                          when ladies ask for a work shirt at work. and i'm thinking "oh work shirt", before realising their layman meaning of a shirt for work a.k.a button up..

                                          "Loyalty is a two way street. If i'm asking for it from you, then you're getting it from me."

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                                            Scrubs seem to look basiclly the same all Around the world, the only way to look cool in them is to be really jacked  😃

                                            http://bfy.tw/Eigc

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