July 26th, 2012

Hungarian Jailbirds to Get New Taste of Jackboot of Authority

Prisoners will make boots for the armed forces under an agreement signed yesterday between the Defence Ministry and the state corrections authority. The Ipoly shoe factory will deliver 2,500 pairs of boots to a value of Ft 70 million. The ministry said the deal will save 30% in costs. [HATC]

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And here is what people were saying back before we forced readers to use Facebook to comment. Weren't those the days?
  1. andre says:
    July 31, 2012 at 3:42 pm

    28K HUF per pair?!!
    Are they designer boots or what?

 
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