As a professional person, I normally wear business or business casual attire (i.e. suits, dress pants, dresses, skirts, sweater sets, etc.). Such attire is not inexpensive, but I generally do a good job in buying good quality clothes on sale. Furthermore, much of my business collection consists of classic clothes such that I can generally wear pieces from year to year.
Recently I have found myself with 8 pairs of pants which, while they look good and fit good, require repair of the inside lining. So I have priced the cost to repair the pants, $30 each (includes a $5 volume discount of three or more) and I am trying to determine if it is worth it.
On average, the pants I am looking to repair probably originally cost between $60 and $100. Some of these pants I have, again on average, worn once a week or once every two weeks for the past 3 or 4 years. Accordingly, my per wear price, on the high end is $1.20 and on the low end is $.75.
At least three of pants are part of a suit which both increases the original investment cost and increases the replacement cost. If I paid $150 or $180 for a suit and the pants need to be repaired it makes more sense to invest $30 to be able to continue to use the suit for another 2-3 years. As a result, I've made the decision to repair the pants that are a part of a suit.
But what about just the pants, does it make sense to pay 50% of the original price of the pants, when they are three years old already? Should I just go out and buy some new pants? What would you do?
shop for new, but be prepared to repair. If you have something you love its always difficult to find new ones that live up to your expectations
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