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@Chopsicle
^my brain boggles at how kit is made for that cost, amazing value(?).
Afraid we’re absolute minnows in this big pond, so getting into footwear doesn’t bear thinking about; sizing/sku’s/shipping etc is another specialist brain-bender, requiring large volumes to be efficient. In a previous life, we had people ordering multiple shoe sizes to try on on the other side of the world (free global shipping), then sending two pairs back (also free), in ridiculously over-designed packaging (one pair of shoes ended up shipping inside THREE boxes). Needless to say, any planned roi quickly went out the window…