BUY AMERICAN (avoid that made in China)

[CA renter]

[quote=jpinpb]brian – I’m telling you the quality of shoes and clothing have deteriorated. The prices remain high for brand names, but 90% of it is made in China. It’s one thing to buy something that’s made in China w/a price tag that’s cheap to go w/it. It’s another thing to pay something like $400 for a pair of designer shoes that are made in China. And don’t anyone be thinking I’d ever spend that much for shoes to start with. But if they were, say, Italian shoes, I could understand. These are companies making money off their name and it’s a huge profit b/c it’s made in China. I just could never, ever. I’ll overpay for a house first. At least that’s still made here.[/quote]

Exactly, jpinpb.

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Brian,

Perhaps your experience is different from ours (and everyone else I know). Maybe you’ve managed to find goods made in China that were somehow equal to the quality we used to get in US made goods. Personally, I’ve never seen it.

I can give you one example after another where goods manufactured in the US were of far greater quality than those now made overseas. While we might have had to pay more for it initially, things usually lasted a lot longer which is better for our our wallets, and better for our environment (less pollution/fewer resources used in manufacturing, and fewer items to dispose of over time). You’ll have a very difficult time trying to convince most people that Chinese-made goods are anywhere close to US or European-made goods in terms of quality.

[sreeb]

[quote=Rt.66]Buy an American car:
Upside= $30,000.00 stays in the US and tons of American jobs are helped.

Downside= If you believe the BS about lower quality then maybe, MAYBE you may have to take time and visit the dealer one or two more times for a warranty repair over a Honda or whatever.

[/quote]

I have a Buick in the driveway and while it has been reasonably reliable, the paint is peeling off in sheets and the interior is disintigrating. Fixing either of these would cost more than a new engine. I’ll think about buying another american car when I see one that is 10 years and 100K miles old without looking ready for the crusher.

Buying an American brand also conflicts with my goal to buy non-union whenever possible.

[sreeb]

[quote=Rt.66]Buy an American car:
Upside= $30,000.00 stays in the US and tons of American jobs are helped.

Downside= If you believe the BS about lower quality then maybe, MAYBE you may have to take time and visit the dealer one or two more times for a warranty repair over a Honda or whatever.

[/quote]

I have a Buick in the driveway and while it has been reasonably reliable, the paint is peeling off in sheets and the interior is disintigrating. Fixing either of these would cost more than a new engine. I’ll think about buying another american car when I see one that is 10 years and 100K miles old without looking ready for the crusher.

Buying an American brand also conflicts with my goal to buy non-union whenever possible.

[sreeb]

[quote=Rt.66]Buy an American car:
Upside= $30,000.00 stays in the US and tons of American jobs are helped.

Downside= If you believe the BS about lower quality then maybe, MAYBE you may have to take time and visit the dealer one or two more times for a warranty repair over a Honda or whatever.

[/quote]

I have a Buick in the driveway and while it has been reasonably reliable, the paint is peeling off in sheets and the interior is disintigrating. Fixing either of these would cost more than a new engine. I’ll think about buying another american car when I see one that is 10 years and 100K miles old without looking ready for the crusher.

Buying an American brand also conflicts with my goal to buy non-union whenever possible.

[sreeb]

[quote=Rt.66]Buy an American car:
Upside= $30,000.00 stays in the US and tons of American jobs are helped.

Downside= If you believe the BS about lower quality then maybe, MAYBE you may have to take time and visit the dealer one or two more times for a warranty repair over a Honda or whatever.

[/quote]

I have a Buick in the driveway and while it has been reasonably reliable, the paint is peeling off in sheets and the interior is disintigrating. Fixing either of these would cost more than a new engine. I’ll think about buying another american car when I see one that is 10 years and 100K miles old without looking ready for the crusher.

Buying an American brand also conflicts with my goal to buy non-union whenever possible.

[sreeb]

[quote=Rt.66]Buy an American car:
Upside= $30,000.00 stays in the US and tons of American jobs are helped.

Downside= If you believe the BS about lower quality then maybe, MAYBE you may have to take time and visit the dealer one or two more times for a warranty repair over a Honda or whatever.

[/quote]

I have a Buick in the driveway and while it has been reasonably reliable, the paint is peeling off in sheets and the interior is disintigrating. Fixing either of these would cost more than a new engine. I’ll think about buying another american car when I see one that is 10 years and 100K miles old without looking ready for the crusher.

Buying an American brand also conflicts with my goal to buy non-union whenever possible.

[Coronita]

Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.

[Coronita]

Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.

[Coronita]

Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.

[Coronita]

Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.

[Coronita]

Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.

[desmond]

[quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….

[desmond]

[quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….

[desmond]

[quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….

[desmond]

[quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….

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