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Has anyone gone through the trouble of clicking on the link in the OP? I though it would be strange for a company incur moving costs because of something that wouldn't occur for 7 years and would be negated by inflation anyway.. Turns out that the the source is BreitBart. �� The original source has no mention of CA's minimum wage; the min wage link is Beitbart's speculative twist.
If you read the original source you will see that Ashley already has excess capacity in their existing factories and decided to layoff their CA workforce to shift production so that they can take advantage of their spare capacity.
"The majority of production in Colton will move to U.S. plants in Wisconsin, Mississippi and North Carolina, “where we can tap into existing capacity and increase efficiency,” the statement continued.
“By shifting the majority of Colton production to other U.S. facilities we will create more efficiency and better use of existing capacity in our manufacturing network,” the Ashley statement read."
Well, some of us have said this would be the effect of raising the min wage to $15/hr, but were ridiculed. So, here we go.
I have been saying this too.
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Originally Posted by bklynkenny
The logical step would be to raise prices.
Sorry. I regret paying the 2200 on the furniture we have not. We have parts that are broken and they are not keeping up with their warranty. Not only that it's in horrible shape.
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Originally Posted by MJJersey
That store is owed by crooks and charlatans anyway. I wouldn't buy a folding chair from them.
When we get new furniture again it will not be from them. I'll spend the extra for flexsteel again or go with Ikea. Even our 2nd hand Ikea couch is in better condition than our Ashley.
Why? I live in CA and wouldn't live in some of those humid southern states if you paid me.
There is no guarantee that if they relocate to say Mississippi, leaving family and long time friends and everything they know that Ashley won't turn around a year from now and move the operation out of the country. Now they're living in a strange state they only moved to follow the job but never wanted to live in.
Now you're out of a job and located some place you really don't want to be, and don't know anyone. Not good.
Better to look for something local first.
You live in TN, I have seen your other posts about CA, you have never lived in CA, don't assume the whole state is expensive. You watch "reality TV"(sigh) showing expensive homes in CA on some real estate show and get all your information from that.
That would like saying everyone in TN only likes country music and can only dance the two step.
Except everything you just stated goes against what you said? Moving from south CA to North CA is no different than moving from the west coast to the east cost....in the end you just don't know....
Sorry. I regret paying the 2200 on the furniture we have not. We have parts that are broken and they are not keeping up with their warranty. Not only that it's in horrible shape.
When we get new furniture again it will not be from them. I'll spend the extra for flexsteel again or go with Ikea. Even our 2nd hand Ikea couch is in better condition than our Ashley.
That's the beauty of the free market. If quality is poor and not worth the price, consumers will buy products from elsewhere. Customers should not have to pay for products that are not worth the price. Businesses should not have to....
Has anyone gone through the trouble of clicking on the link in the OP? I though it would be strange for a company incur moving costs because of something that wouldn't occur for 7 years and would be negated by inflation anyway.. Turns out that the the source is BreitBart. �� The original source has no mention of CA's minimum wage; the min wage link is Beitbart's speculative twist.
If you read the original source you will see that Ashley already has excess capacity in their existing factories and decided to layoff their CA workforce to shift production so that they can take advantage of their spare capacity.
"The majority of production in Colton will move to U.S. plants in Wisconsin, Mississippi and North Carolina, “where we can tap into existing capacity and increase efficiency,” the statement continued.
“By shifting the majority of Colton production to other U.S. facilities we will create more efficiency and better use of existing capacity in our manufacturing network,” the Ashley statement read."
Hello. They could have closed other plants and fully utilized California. They chose the less expensive, sane option though.
It is amazing how many in this thread have no problem spending other people's money.
The only thing amazing is that people actually think the company moved based on the $15 minimum wage increase because Breitbart sez so.
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