If someone makes reference to Hobby Lobby or other stores selling cheap crochet items from China, I suggest some of the following responses:
- Yes, I’ve noticed they’ve started to sell cheap, Chinese, crochet items. It’s sad because:
- They use slave labour in China to make those items
- Crochet items can’t be made using a machine
- My products are handmade by me here in _______.
- I don’t compete with cheap Chinese imports.
- This is the price you pay for artisanal, handmade in ____, products.
- Here in ___ the minimum hourly wage is ____.
- By purchasing from me, you’re helping a small, local business owner.
- You’re not my target customer in that case.
- If I charged the same as Hobby Lobby, I wouldn’t be able to cover the cost of materials.
- You can’t compare my hand made in ____, artisanal products to cheap Chinese imports using slave labor.