Good question! With us, things cost what they cost. Unfortunately because of mass production in low-wage countries we are not aware of the real costs of our consumption. At Anna und Oskar we do everything ourselves and pay everyone in the whole chain fairly and well. When it comes to the material, we have always opted for the best zipper, the best thread, etc., because we simply want to create a really great product that we are proud of. That's just important to us. Therefor our products are so robust that you can bequest your Anna und Oskar stuff later or sell it on AllTrippers and get almost the original price for it.