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demmiblue

(36,875 posts) Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:07 PM Mar 2020

Brooks Brothers converting NY, Mass and NCarolina factories from making ties and shirts to making...

Brooks Brothers converting NY, Mass and NCarolina factories from making ties and shirts to making masks and gowns. They are making 150,000 masks a day starting now.

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Brooks Brothers converting NY, Mass and NCarolina factories from making ties and shirts to making... (Original Post) demmiblue Mar 2020 OP

Made in the USA! SallyHemmings Mar 2020 #1

Wait a day or so. TRumpy will issue a war act ( or KPN Mar 2020 #2

Gawd, I hope you're wrong, but it sounds like him, doesn't it? BComplex Mar 2020 #3

The factories have existing orders to fill. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #4

Existing orders for what? whathehell Mar 2020 #5

Clothing. Brooks Brothers sells clothing. Nice stuff too. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #7

I'm.guessing they can fit that in with whathehell Mar 2020 #8

I don't know. I'm not one of their plant managers. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #9

No, I'd guess you don't know much about their backorders, either. whathehell Mar 2020 #10

You're right there too. NT mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #12

..or existing orders? whathehell Mar 2020 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author whathehell Mar 2020 #14

This is fantastic DenverJared Mar 2020 #6

Cool.become essential, stay open, make money, pay employees. jmg257 Mar 2020 #11

Excellent points DeminPennswoods Mar 2020 #15

If I'm walking in the hospital, with a gown that ties in the back, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2020 #16

SallyHemmings

(1,822 posts)

1. Made in the USA!

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:10 PM

Mar 2020

Welcome good news.

KPN

(15,647 posts)

2. Wait a day or so. TRumpy will issue a war act ( or

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:16 PM

Mar 2020

whatever it’s called) proclamation ordering them to stop making ties and make masks instead! Another great idea he has had and taken action on to save Americans from Coronavirus, something he and only he can do.

BComplex

(8,059 posts)

3. Gawd, I hope you're wrong, but it sounds like him, doesn't it?

Reply to KPN (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:38 PM

Mar 2020

I'm glad Brooks Bros took a couple of months to figure it out. Duh!

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,567 posts)

4. The factories have existing orders to fill.

Reply to BComplex (Reply #3)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 12:47 PM

Mar 2020

Full disclosure: I have some Brooks Brothers clothes.

whathehell

(29,079 posts)

5. Existing orders for what?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #4)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 01:05 PM

Mar 2020

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,567 posts)

7. Clothing. Brooks Brothers sells clothing. Nice stuff too.

Reply to whathehell (Reply #5)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 01:16 PM

Mar 2020

A bit pricey, but you can't knock the quality.

whathehell

(29,079 posts)

8. I'm.guessing they can fit that in with

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #7)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 01:28 PM

Mar 2020

the PPE they've announced plans to make.

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,567 posts)

9. I don't know. I'm not one of their plant managers. NT

Reply to whathehell (Reply #8)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 01:32 PM

Mar 2020

whathehell

(29,079 posts)

10. No, I'd guess you don't know much about their backorders, either.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #9)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 02:30 AM

Mar 2020

mahatmakanejeeves

(57,567 posts)

12. You're right there too. NT

Reply to whathehell (Reply #10)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 06:56 AM

Mar 2020

whathehell

(29,079 posts)

13. ..or existing orders?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #12)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 07:59 AM

Mar 2020

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whathehell This message was self-deleted by its author.

DenverJared

(457 posts)

6. This is fantastic

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Mon Mar 30, 2020, 01:08 PM

Mar 2020

Our front line workers need this kind of help

jmg257

(11,996 posts)

11. Cool.become essential, stay open, make money, pay employees.

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 06:27 AM

Mar 2020

Wins all around.

DeminPennswoods

(15,289 posts)

15. Excellent points

Reply to jmg257 (Reply #11)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:11 AM

Mar 2020

JustABozoOnThisBus

(23,362 posts)

16. If I'm walking in the hospital, with a gown that ties in the back, ...

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2020, 08:13 AM

Mar 2020

... flapping open so I feel the breezes on my butt, please don't ask me, ...

"Who are you wearing?"

I'm going for the Oscar De La Renta N95 mask. The real one, not the "Ivanka N95" copy ripoff.

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