Tailor -made prices
Tailor -made prices
Coherence and transparency for our customers.
Le prix de nos baskets éco responsables :
matières recyclées, fabrication éthique et prix justes.
If we created COG, it is for make accessible to a maximum of people high quality sneakers and city shoes, with top design, produced according to a true manufacturing ethics, so that they are no longer the privilege of a small number of people, but a pleasure within everyone's reach.
Of course, this quality and our ethical charter have a price, and to achieve our goal, the problematic of practice a affordable selling price, compared to expensive production because it respected our values, was imposed on us.
The ingredients of our mystery recipe: not to sacrifice anything to our demands, and you share the costs of production of your favorite models in complete transparency. Let's go, light on our expenses!
How do we define our prices ?
1.
We laid the specifications of the model in the workshop, which shares with us a price of manufacturing including the cost of materials And the workforce.
2.
We add the cost of our fixed costs and our variable costs.
3.
Since this total amount, we calculate a margin that will ensure that we are profitable and have the possibility of replenishing our stock.
4.
We add the cost price of shoes and the margin, and we obtain a sales price on site.
Our detailed prices transparently
20 €
Raw materials
24 €
Workshop manufacturing + Agent
2 €
Packaging
1 €
Transport Portugal > France
10 €
Delivery
21 €
VAT (20%)
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= 78 €
Zoom in on the detail of manufacturing cost of your pair of Winton White/Blue, sold 125€ on our store.
€ 125 - 78 € = 47 €
The 47€ margin will be used to cover our various expenses such as charges, salaries, travel expenses, restocking of new models, R&D, communication costs, possible return costs, and as often as we can afford it, our spontaneous donations to associations.
Why do our shoes come out of factory at a price of around 47 € ?
"The noble character of a fashion item or a pair of shoes is not about its rarity, but about the ethics with which it was produced. This is the definition of luxury and that we want to share through COG."
- Omar, founder of COG.
The price of a made in Europe garment
In creating COG, we were adamant about the fact that people with which we work operate in good conditions, and that their rights are duly respected.
For that, no need to go far, we said to ourselves that Europe was the place ideal for production. Our materials come from Italy and Spain, and Portugal enjoys an excellent reputation in the trades of shoe. Factory workers work there in good conditions and receive a salary that allows them to live decently.
If produced in Europe - and moreover responsibly by ordering small quantities - inevitably impacts the cost price of our models, this choice also embodies our pride in being able offer you sneakers and city shoes produced in a humane environment, according to a philanthropic approach.
The cost of exceptional know-how.
What we want above all is to offer you quality shoes that are comfortable, elegant, and last for years.
Now, who says quality products, said renowned partners. Our factory assembly is located in the region of Portugal with the best reputation in this area, 30km south of Porto.
Our shoes are manufactured there in a small family workshop with over 65 years of experience, where we also assemble well women's shoes that shoes for men, passing on know-how for 3 generations.
The price of premium recycled materials.
As with our assembly workshops, we have chosen to work only with vegan materials of the most prestigious houses European.
In addition to being ecological, and for some, of a Latest generation development, these materials are comfortable and robust to ensure your pairs last over time.
The price of a high quality material quality that can be 2 to 5 times higher than an entry-level material, our choice to only use high quality European materials has an impact that is directly reflected in the price of our shoes. their factory exit.