Santa Claus Changes To "Chemical Fiber"

Father Christmas showed up in advance.

In November 23rd, the reporter came to Jimo Road small commodity market, entering the gate, we saw many shops filled with dazzling Christmas ornaments, Christmas trees, Santa Claus, Christmas hat and so on.

It is understood that many shops here aim at the big cake of Christmas, which has just been replaced in recent days.

There is not much difference in the Christmas products of different shops in the Jimo Road small commodity market.

In a shop with children's toys, there are all kinds of Christmas products.

"It's almost Christmas, selling Christmas products for more than a month, and selling toys after the holidays.

Every year, the light of this foreign festival can earn more money.

But it can't be done long enough to sell normally. "

Shopkeeper Liu said that most of the month before the holiday was bought by retailers wholesale and Arcades Hotel, and personal purchases were usually one week before the holidays.

Santa can not wear cotton padded clothes.

"Santa Claus's clothes are not cotton this year, how did the price go up?" a customer from a wholesale store said while picking up the merchandise.

Reporters also found that santa claus clothes and gifts for Christmas stockings have become chemical fiber products.

"Originally, manufacturers consider the factors such as handle and so on. Clothes are made of cotton.

Cotton prices continue to rise this year. In order to save costs, most manufacturers use chemical fiber materials.

A shopkeeper who runs Christmas products said, "the price has risen, the purchase price has risen by about 10%, and the retail price has risen by about 20%.

For example, the clothes on Santa Claus were made of cotton, about 8 yuan, although this year turned into chemical fiber materials, but the retail price has increased by two yuan.

Not only that, the snowman's coat and fillings have also changed.

"Its clothes are changed to chemical fiber material like Santa Claus, and the filling feels soft.

And the snowman's belly filled the sand, saving the cotton, increasing the weight and making it easier to stand.

It is understood that although the materials used in Christmas products have changed and prices have risen, sales have not been affected.

The price of dolls is sure to go up.

Does Santa Claus "eat enough" and "wear warm" are really related to the rise in cotton prices?

"Most of our toys are exported, and the order for Christmas products is from June to August. It has been completed in October, and cotton prices have risen in the past one or two months, so this part of the product has not been affected by the rise in cotton prices.

However, this year's overall trend is indeed true. In order to save costs, most Christmas products are made of chemical fiber materials, and only a small number of orders are made of cotton cloth.

The staff of Qingdao ho Yi Toys Co., Ltd. said, "our padding is ppm, and the products we produce are still filled with this material.

However, the price of PP cotton has also risen recently. Last month, it was 9800 yuan a ton, which is 15000 yuan a ton this month.

It is certain that the price of dolls is rising. We are planning to negotiate this matter with our customers.

Related voice manufacturers say businesses are raising prices.

"Santa Claus and other stuffed toys have been supplied abroad for quite some time. Now that the supply is almost over, foreign businessmen are preparing ahead of time, and prices are indeed rising, but the increase is not very large, mainly because of the increase in prices."

Ms. Zhu, director of a plush toy factory in Yiwu, Zhejiang.

"Plush toys have changed in many places, originally filled with cotton, and now some of them are hollow. The clothes are made of cotton, many of which are made of fiber, and some of them are made of plastic decoration.

Not only the price of cotton is rising, but also the price of plastic is rising. Now many foreign orders are not making money.

Ms. Zhu said frankly, "the change of exchange rate has also caused some losses to domestic garment factories."

Related news, ordinary winter wear prices rose 15%

"The price rise of medium and low-grade clothing is larger than that of high-end clothing, compared with the same period last year, the delivery price has risen by about 10%."

A salesperson at a middle road in Hongkong said that the retail price would go up as the price of the goods went up. "This year, the average price of the middle and low grade ordinary winter clothes is about 15%, the largest 20%."

"The price of pure cotton clothes has gone up. If we buy more, it will be more difficult to sell."

In order to cope with the pressure from the price rise, a lot of merchants choose some fiber cotton clothing in order to cope with the pressure from the price rise in Taitung.

At the same time, reporters learned that manufacturers in the production of clothing, reducing the amount of cotton has begun to appear widely.

Some industry insiders say that some manufacturers have been trying to lighten the pressure of rising prices, and they have been playing tricks on Christmas products and winter clothes. "The price seems to have not gone up, but the use of cotton has shrunk, and the pure cotton clothes on the market have become less and less."