# Men's Victorinox jacket looks like it's made from a garbage bag retails for $ 500.00? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 19, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521 "2012-12-19T13:37:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/1 "2012-12-19T13:37:12Z")
[I can see why it’s being discounted but originally $500.00 at retail? Really?](http://www.sierratradingpost.com/victorinox-swiss-army-translucent-jacket-zip-front-for-men~p~2737r/?filterString=promostyles~17330%2F&colorFamily=01) ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/2 "2012-12-19T13:41:10Z")
Swiss Army Jacket? Does it have a bunch of hidden tools? ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/3 "2012-12-19T14:03:32Z")
Because when it’s sold to the Swiss Army, there are cost overruns. ---
**Author:** ![Ale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@Ale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ale)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/4 "2012-12-19T14:09:54Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Swiss Army Jacket? Does it have a bunch of hidden tools? It better be like Jerry’s trench coat in Parker Lewis Can’t Lose. ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/5 "2012-12-19T17:47:59Z")
Heh, it’s a _translucent_ jacket. Which means it’s made from those cheap garbage bags that tear open when you try to tie them off. Sheesh, for $500 couldn’t they at least spring for a Hefty Lawn & Leaf bag? ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/6 "2012-12-19T19:44:00Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Swiss Army Jacket? Does it have a bunch of hidden tools? It’s translucent; the tool inside will be clearly visible. ---
**Author:** ![Michael63129](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/3da27b/32.png) [@Michael63129](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael63129)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/7 "2012-12-20T03:26:47Z")
The first review made me laugh, because of your title: > [@](#): > > Luxurious garbage bag; too trendy for me And it certainly does look like a garbage bag. ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/8 "2012-12-20T03:37:53Z")
What do the Swiss need with a gun flap? ---
**Author:** ![polar\_bear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ec9cab/32.png) [@polar\_bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/polar_bear)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 9:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/9 "2012-12-20T09:37:00Z")
For me it said 350 euros original… not a strange price for a jacket around here (although I wouldn’t pay it). ---
**Author:** ![Virgil\_Tibbs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@Virgil\_Tibbs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Virgil_Tibbs)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/10 "2012-12-20T12:31:04Z")
> [@gotpasswords](#): > > What do the Swiss need with a gun flap? There are [loads of guns](http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/1566715.stm)in Switzerland. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 12:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/11 "2012-12-20T12:36:54Z")
Made in China. That’s where the real Swiss Army gets its gear. ---
**Author:** ![bahimes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e36b37/32.png) [@bahimes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bahimes)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/12 "2012-12-20T13:13:53Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Made in China. That’s where the real Swiss Army gets its gear. That’s why they can still profit at the marked down price. ---
**Author:** ![Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/848f3c/32.png) [@Fuzzy\_Dunlop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuzzy_Dunlop)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mens-victorinox-jacket-looks-like-its-made-from-a-garbage-bag-retails-for-500-00/644521/13 "2012-12-20T14:43:50Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Made in China. That’s where the real Swiss Army gets its gear. I’ve done a lot of contract manufacturing overseas in China. Sometimes you really don’t have a choice, the materials you need to make your product are only made in Asia. For example, do you know of any European garbage bag makers? What was Victorinox going to do? Buy garbage bags at Sam’s Club and turn them into coats? Too expensive! 😉