Hand-Made v. Factory-Made

We live in an industrialized, automated, consumption society today, there’s no way around it.  However, there has been a recent trend to try to lower your costs and expenses by buying hand-made products over those that are mass-produced.  This infographic takes a look at some relative costs between similar hand-made items over those that are factory-produced.  I know I will buy some things hand-made as boutique purchases, and they are generally higher quality, but you can’t deny the cost-effectiveness of the mass produced products either.  [VIA]

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