Yes, the ANZAC jerseys do raise money for the RSL.

[The Mad Hatter]

Wonkas?

 

[GAZF]

Two posts ago you said that you make them-


Now you say you pay a company to make them?

So you get a legitimate company to make counterfeit NRL jerseys? I find that hard to believe.


I've worked in the retail industry my entire life. I know people like to think that they are constantly being ripped off by giant corporations, but the reality is that businesses have considerable overheads to deal with. When you buy a jersey, you aren't just paying for the club to make some money through the licensing. You are also paying for a very long chain of companies to each make some money on top of covering their own costs and paying their own employees. You have the retailer who sells the jersey, the logistics company that distributed the stock to the retailers, the shipping company that brought the stock to Australia, the manufacturer that was contracted to make the jerseys, the sports clothing company who designed the jersey, and the many suppliers who provide the fabrics, dyes and machinery used to manufacture the jerseys. In fact, most modern jerseys are made primarily of polymers, which are ultimately created from crude oil. So you can even trace the costs of a jersey through petrochemical plants and oil refineries all the way back to the people who originally drilled the oil out of the ground.

When you consider the number of people and organisations involved in turning this-

into this-

it is actually surprising that they don't cost more.

Economies of scale. The only specialised product in the chain is the jersey itself.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

I bought a camo jersey tonight.

Have to say I like it.

And I couldn't resist the men in uniform with Legacy badges. Hello sailors ;-) bloody great cause.

 

[soc123_au]

Yeah, but those are counterfeit. They aren't paying for the licensing. They aren't paying the designers. They aren't using the best materials. They aren't conducting research into new materials. They aren't paying GST and I'm willing to bet that they are being sewn together by children in a communist-controlled Chinese sweatshop for next to nothing. My Reebok jerseys were made in Australia, by workers paid Australian wage rates. My ISC jerseys are made in Fiji to reduce labour costs, but even Fijian rates aren't anywhere near as low as those in China.

You have never been to China have you? You have nfi.

 

[Prometheus]

No I haven't. But I've read plenty about the conditions in Chinese factories.

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Jerseys don't feel as good if they're not made by the hobbled hands of a seven year old working for a bowlful of rice a week.

 

[beave]

Sounds like a standard day in Redfern really.....

 

[Pommy]

my biggest problem with the Souths one is it's not even an Anzac shirt. It has nothing to do with remembrance and with only $5 going to charity it's a blatant scam.

 

[ed-grimley]

About this time every year we see people here discussing whether the commemorative ANZAC round is just commercial exploitation by the NRL, or if it actually raises money for our returned service-persons. We all know that the clubs auction off the player-worn jerseys to raise money for the RSL, but there never seems to be any indication of whether the jerseys sold to fans contribute to the fundraising.

I just noticed the following statement on nrlshop.com -

**5% of proceeds from the sale of every Anzac Round Jersey will be donated to the RSL’s Anzac Appeal**

So now we know for certain. I decided to post this in a thread of its own so that the information isn't lost in a jersey thread hundreds of pages long.

That's about $8 a jersey. FMD, someone will go broke.

 

[ed-grimley]

I bought a pen for $6 for ANZAC - much cheaper than a jersey you'd never wear again.

 

[Perth Red]

How can they sell nrl jerseys in uk cheaper than here? Surely with postage and import duty you would think they would cost more?
Broncos iron man jersey in uk $110
In oz $170!

 

[The Mad Hatter]

Sounds like a standard day in Redfern really.....

Hobbled hand jobs in Redfern are the best.

 

[Prometheus]

How can they sell nrl jerseys in uk cheaper than here? Surely with postage and import duty you would think they would cost more?
Broncos iron man jersey in uk $110
In oz $170!

They are probably exported to the UK directly from the country of manufacture. The the pound sterling has a lot more buying power that the Aussie dollar does, so they'd get them more cheaply. Th UK store would also not be charging you GST.