In the face of the general rise in prices of down jackets in shopping malls, many residents have brought old down jackets to clothing stores for renovation, making the development of this new industry more and more prosperous. Moreover, the customer groups are no longer the oldest of the budget-conscious, many young people also began to process and renovate down jackets.

Yesterday morning, Huang Fei, a resident of Huangtun Community, who lives in Tianqiao District of Jinan, came to a clothing store on Wuyingshan Road to renovate her down jacket. She said that the price of down jackets in shopping malls has risen sharply this year. There are a number of old down jackets from previous years. Although the style is outdated, the quality of feathers is very good. “I think the appearance of the down apparel refurbishment industry has made it easier for customers to spend just over 100 yuan on making an old down jacket look new, economical and affordable, and it can also save resources.”

The reporter found that more and more residents are now living like Huang Biao. Faced with the general rise in the prices of down jackets in shopping malls this year, many residents have brought old down jackets to clothing stores for renovation, making the development of this new industry more and more prosperous. Moreover, the current customer group is no longer the oldest of the budget-conscious, many young people also into the clothing store processing and renovation down jacket.

Around 11 noon, the reporter saw a relatively large down garment processing shop in the Huangtun district. There were nearly 100 types of down apparel fabrics and finished products with different styles for customers' reference. The racks were full of good ones. Renovate the finished product and wait for customers to pick it up. There are a total of six sewing machines in the shop. Workers are busy with processing garments, and the owner is choosing a style for a customer who comes back with his own down.

The shop owner surnamed Liu, his hometown in Hubei, 7 years ago to Jinan engaged in clothing business. Later, he saw that many residents had many old-fashioned down jackets. They were neither willing to wear nor willing to throw them, so they started a business to do down jacket renovation. He brought in workers from his hometown and soon opened a store in the residential community. Since the beginning of the business, many people thought that the refurbished clothes did not look good or wore such clothes “lose face” and did not dare to try. With the change of concepts, some people began to try to refurbish their clothes. They also improved their craft and continuously introduced new styles, gradually gaining residents' recognition.

In recent years, business has been booming year after year. Especially this year, he has been working since August. Workers are busy until late at night almost every day to meet customer needs. “This year, the price of down apparel has risen. There are a lot of customers who came to me for processing. Since the opening of the business, the business has been very good. In the past few days, I brought in two workers from my hometown to help.”

In another clothing store near Wuyingtan, the reporter saw the same scene: The customers who came to refurbish the down jackets were in a constant stream, and the workers were busy in full swing. The owner of the shop said that although the peak season for down jacket renovation has not yet been reached, customers have increased by more than 30% compared to the same period last year.

Resident Li Aunt calculated an account for the reporter: buy down jackets from the mall, the price is generally around 500 yuan, the quality of the good point of the thousands of dollars. According to a family of three people, one down jacket per person, the family would spend 1,500 yuan. If you use the old down jackets in previous years, it will cost more than 100 yuan per piece and 3 pieces will add up to less than 500 yuan. It is indeed very affordable. “People need to pay attention to scrutiny when they live, and to say that retreaded down jackets are not only styled, but also tailor-made, fit and comfortable.”

The reporter found that many residents are now living in a “tweet door” way: outdated down jackets are refurbished and then worn, old household appliances get shopping mall “replacement for new ones”, and items that aren’t available at home can be exchanged with others online... This approach has become more and more popular as it not only reduces the cost of living, but also saves a lot of resources to avoid waste.