Nike charging $175 for a running jacket that's only good for 50-65degree weather according to RunningWarehouse

Is 50 to 65 degrees ever jacket weather? That's like t-shirt weather.

And yeah, definitely not worth $175.

i'llpass wrote:

Is 50 to 65 degrees ever jacket weather? That's like t-shirt weather.

And yeah, definitely not worth $175.

Concur 100%

65 degrees, I might not wear a shirt.

I don't put a jacket on till the low 30's.

And yeah, you're a fool with too much money if you pay $175 for that.

you can thank Trump's 25% china tariffs for recent price escalations at Nike.

Isn't RW located in a nice, sunny part of CA? Those people put on winter coats in temperatures that would cause a midwesterner to hit the pool.

I have a pair of Nike shield tights that RW also suggests for 50-65 degrees. Yet when I wear them when it is 15 degrees outside I come home and my legs are still warm and soaked in sweat. I wouldn't trust the RW temperature recommendations.

I find it helpful how RunningWarehouse has their temperature guide. It helps in telling the difference between flimsy outerwear and some of the better quality stuff

juanito wrote:

you can thank Trump's 25% china tariffs for recent price escalations at Nike.

How much difference did that make? $1?

Milano wrote:

juanito wrote:

you can thank Trump's 25% china tariffs for recent price escalations at Nike.

How much difference did that make? $1?

a 25% tariff turns a $140 jacket into a $175 jacket. From overpriced to ridiculous.

juanito wrote:

Milano wrote:

How much difference did that make? $1?

a 25% tariff turns a $140 jacket into a $175 jacket. From overpriced to ridiculous.

That's not how tariffs work, dude. You only pay the tariff on the value of the goods important from China, not the ridiculous markup. The impact is probably on the order of $1.

Milano wrote:

That's not how tariffs work, dude. You only pay the tariff on the value of the goods important from China, not the ridiculous markup. The impact is probably on the order of $1.

Tariffs are paid by domestic companies, which pass the cost to consumers in the form of higher prices. Here's how much more shoes would cost if with a 25% tariff, according to estimates from the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America:

"Performance" running shoe: from $150 to $206.25

Basketball sneaker: $130 to $178.74

"Skate" canvas sneaker: $49.99 to $65.57

Hunting boot: $190 to $248.56

Workboot: $140 to $165.45

Firefighter boot: $350 to $430.65

Seems like more than a dollar?!?

Having no tariffs encourages companies like Nike to have slave labour factories abroad ripping people off the land, plus destroys American Jobs. Sorry your 25% discount is more important to you than that.

Milano wrote:

juanito wrote:

a 25% tariff turns a $140 jacket into a $175 jacket. From overpriced to ridiculous.

The value of a good is the cost it is sold at. Come on, be smarter.

That's not how tariffs work, dude. You only pay the tariff on the value of the goods important from China, not the ridiculous markup. The impact is probably on the order of $1.

Milano wrote:That's not how tariffs work, dude. You only pay the tariff on the value of the goods important from China, not the ridiculous markup. The impact is probably on the order of $1.

So COGS goes up and you think companies, out of the kindness of their hearts, simply pass it along at their cost to the consumer? That’s not how a (profitable) business works.

i'llpass wrote:

Is 50 to 65 degrees ever jacket weather? That's like t-shirt weather.

And yeah, definitely not worth $175.

Agreed. I wouldn't consider wearing a jacket when running above 50 degrees, even if it's raining. At 65 I'm wearing nothing on my top but a sports bra.

This seems to be a jacket designed for spectating, not running.

I would come back soaking in sweat even from an easy run if I wore a jacket when it was 65F out. Just came back from a run at 43F for which I wore a very thin dry fit long sleeve t shirt and it was already a bit too warm.

Nike markets to wealthy people. CAians are the only ones that can afford this stuff. All you poor folks in the rest of the country aren't Nike's target market. If you had money you'd move to CA. Nobody wants to shovel snow 6 months a year voluntarily. But when you get a big home for $200k, it makes the snow shoveling worth it.

juanito wrote:

Milano wrote:

That's not how tariffs work, dude. You only pay the tariff on the value of the goods important from China, not the ridiculous markup. The impact is probably on the order of $1.

Tariffs are paid by domestic companies, which pass the cost to consumers in the form of higher prices. Here's how much more shoes would cost if with a 25% tariff, according to estimates from the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America:

"Performance" running shoe: from $150 to $206.25

Basketball sneaker: $130 to $178.74

"Skate" canvas sneaker: $49.99 to $65.57

Hunting boot: $190 to $248.56

Workboot: $140 to $165.45

Firefighter boot: $350 to $430.65

Seems like more than a dollar?!?

You're assuming the buyer absorbs 100% of the tariff. The reality has shown the opposite - China is absorbing nearly all of the tariff. That's why largely shoe prices haven't changed.

Then don't buy it

sbeefyk2 wrote:

If you had money you'd move to CA.

You suckers that don’t live in CA must be miserable. You guys suck . Hahaha. Will be 80 degrees here this weekend.

Enjoy your snow, fukkfaces. Haha.