Chao News client reporter Shi Xiongfeng
The down jacket has been bought for many years, the style is outdated, and the fluffiness is not as good as before. Wear it out to keep warm, and idle at home and occupy space.
Recently, many netizens posted on social platforms that the elders used old down jackets to change into new duvets, and most of them cost from a few hundred yuan to more than a thousand yuan. Compared with the duvets in the shopping mall, which often cost three or four thousand yuan, this "operation" can save a lot of money.
In Hangzhou, there are also many places that can provide this service.
15 cases of old clothes coming
You'll get a duvet
There is a small storefront on Quanfuqiao Road in Shangcheng District, and the signboard is only six words - "Silk Quilt and Duvet", which is simple and clear. At half past eight in the morning, the capable proprietress Aunt Shao had already opened the door to welcome guests.
"This morning I mainly made the list that I had stocked up on the previous two days. Aunt Shao beckoned the reporter to find a place to sit while opening the glass door of the operation room, "From September to the end of the year, it is the peak period of our industry." ”
The workshop in the small shop was taken by Chao News reporter Shi Xiongfeng
How does a down jacket become a duvet? Aunt Shao took out a few of the customer's old clothes and demonstrated.
First of all, the down jacket should be cut open with a sharp weapon, and the total weight should be calculated after sucking up all the down with a vacuum pump, and then the pile should be filled evenly according to the number of lattices of the new quilt.
Regardless of the size and style, the manual cost of dismantling a piece of clothing is 15 yuan, a 1.8-meter quilt requires about 10 to 15 down jackets, and the price of a quilt cover ranges from 3 to 500 yuan. If the customer's clothes are not enough fleece, they can also buy new fleece in the store to make up for it.
That is to say, without buying additional down, it costs about 600 yuan to make such a duvet. Judging by the situation on site, the entire refurbishment operation process takes about three or four hours.
Quilts waiting for customers to pick up Photo by tide news reporter Shi Xiongfeng
What is the warmth of the duvet changed in this way? Aunt Shao said that this should be judged by the specific situation. Some customers bring clothes that are still very new, and the children at home feel "old-fashioned" and don't want to wear them anymore, "don't say that they are thrown away directly, even if they are removed to make quilts, they feel that it is a pity, and the quilts that are changed from this kind of clothes are still relatively warm." ”
Custom-made brand new quilts are also affordable
Silk quilts are equally popular
Filled in clothes and washed many times, the fluffiness is always not as good as that of new fleece. There are also many people who choose to make a brand new duvet directly.
Aunt Shao's small shop has three different grades of new down for customers to choose from, the most affordable duck down is 480 yuan a catty, and the highest grade goose down is 680 yuan per catty.
"Now that the equipment is good, there are a lot less 'stalks' in the velvet, plus everyone's living conditions are also better, and there is no need for a thick quilt when the air conditioner is turned on, and it is generally enough to use two catties of more velvet. Aunt Shao said.
The reporter calculated that the purchase of two and a half catties of mid-range down, plus the quilt cover, a 1.8-meter brand new duvet costs about 1,600 yuan.
Aunt Shao told reporters that the duvet is light and warm, but many people don't like this "fluffy" feeling, so the store also provides refurbished and customized silk quilts.
The refurbished silk was taken by reporter Chao News Shi Xiongfeng
Silk quilts are more snug-fitting than duvets and are less expensive. In Aunt Shao's place, the brand-new silk liner is 220 yuan a catty, and the normal quilt can be used for about 5 catties. The manual cost of renovation is 25 yuan a catty, and the additional washing and softening service is 35 yuan a catty.
The quilt cover used for silk quilts is also cheaper than duvets, mostly within 100 yuan. "Our silk duvet business is better than duvets, and everyone loves it. Aunt Shao said.
Business is not as good as it is year after year
Small shops are also working on it
Aunt Shao is 50 years old this year, a native of Tongxiang, Jiaxing, and has been in the silk business with her parents since she was a child. She has been in business for 20 years, and it was originally opened in Sanliting, but because the rent has been rising, she had to move out. At present, there is another branch in Linping.
Aunt Shao told reporters that a small shop like theirs focuses on real materials. All the velvet and silk are placed in the store, which can be seen and touched, and the customer selects it and processes it directly on site.
Samples in the store Photo by reporter Shi Xiongfeng
"But where do young people come to our store to make quilts, they all like to buy finished products. Aunt Shao said, "Business is getting worse and worse year by year, and we are basically receiving older customers now." ”
But fortunately, Aunt Shao is famous, and the old customers have been helping her to cheer, and even helped her promote it outside the province. "The quilt can be covered for many years after it is done, and when the local business is done, we will go to the out-of-town. Aunt Shao said.
After five or six years of hard work, Aunt Shao's quilts were sold to Hubei, Xinjiang, Heilongjiang and other places. Now her small shop has half out-of-town customers and half local customers.
Aunt Shao always believes that the fragrance of wine is not afraid of deep alleys, and good things can definitely be made. But in the age of the Internet, she also seems to want to spread the "aroma of wine" far away.
During the two hours of the interview, Aunt Shao was busy taking videos of quilts and sending them to customers on the other end of her phone. Aunt Shao also told reporters that she was preparing to make a video account to promote her craftsmanship.
Aunt Shao is sorting out the customer's old quilt Photo by Chao News reporter Shi Xiongfeng
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