What is the first thing that comes to our mind when we think of Pakistan? For some, it is a neighbouring country across the border, while for some, it is an enemy country. Some think of Pakistan’s cricket team, while others remember the songs and dramas of that country. But imagine, if an Indian finds a cloth with ‘Pakistan’ written on it thousands of kilometres away, what would be his feelings?
Something similar happened with content creator Ishaan Sharma. Actually, Ishaan Sharma is documenting his US trip on social media. In this connection, he decided to buy some merchandise from Harvard University’s official student-run merchandise store, The Harvard Shop. But there he was surprised to see a jacket with a ‘Made in Pakistan’ tag, in fact his surprise was at its price, which was 12000 according to Indian rupees.
I had come to Harvard to buy something else, but here I saw a Made in Pakistan jacket. Its price was Rs. 12000.
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The post went viral as soon as Pakistan’s name came up
Ishaan Sharma’s post went viral on social media. Many users advised him not to buy this product. Saying that it is not worth buying for its price. One user wrote, ‘The quality of this product is very poor’. I bought some last year and after 2-3 washes it will become a mop. These are all good for cleaning floors now.’
One user wrote, ‘Don’t buy this item, it is very bad’. I also bought a similar item and design, it started shedding hair after wearing it for the first time.
Some X users also pointed out that Rs 12,000 is actually the brand price and not the manufacturing cost.
Some users also pointed out that Rs 12,000 is the brand value of the jacket, not the manufacturing cost. They explained that the brand value is often higher than the manufacturing cost. So there should be no surprise in this. This whole matter has garnered a lot of discussion on social media.
