• Señor Mono@feddit.org
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    The prices are the way they are because it is real wool, which doesn’t grow on trees. If I take a look at other wool pullovers/sweaters from other companies they range from 80-130€ some peeking at about 200€.

    So it is that particular material and thus product, not the company that is pricy.

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      So I don’t quite get your “grow on trees” analogy. They just grow on sheep instead, and require harvesting like they would from a tree, and require food and care like trees. And it’s not like you’re killing them off. So if anything, it’s almost exactly like “growing on trees”

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        Cotton is cheaper. It grows on trees plants, which implicate better availability and easier procurement.

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          Despite it’s German name Baumwolle, cotton doesn’t grow on trees, like e.g. Kapok does, but on annually cultivated plants which makes it faster to grow, scalable and easier to harvest.

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            Okay. Plants instead of trees. It was a false friend, thanks for pointing out. Striked tree out for good measure.