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April 6, 2012 at 10:08 AM #19671April 6, 2012 at 10:21 AM #741199
moneymaker
ParticipantGood post! I’ve noticed more and more when I go to the store these days things actually are made here. I feel a lot better when I’m buying something made locally. So much of the stuff made over seas is cheap and doesn’t last. It’s not the manufacturers fault I feel so much as it is the company that is trying to squeeze each penny. Quality is out there it just seems it’s harder to find.
April 6, 2012 at 11:16 AM #741212briansd1
GuestIt makes no difference where a product is made as long as it’s a quality product.
For the car heads here did you notice that headliners in US made cars, including Hondas, always fall apart after a few years? The seals around BMW windows also disintegrate after some years.
Double walled silicon vacuum hoses in Hondas last for decades. Those on Fords harden and become brittle.
April 6, 2012 at 12:01 PM #741215
CoronitaParticipant[quote=briansd1]It makes no difference where a product is made as long as it’s a quality product.
For the car heads here did you notice that headliners in US made cars, including Hondas, always fall apart after a few years? The seals around BMW windows also disintegrate after some years.
Double walled silicon vacuum hoses in Hondas last for decades. Those on Fords harden and become brittle.[/quote]
Brian, you realize almost Hondas/Acuras sold in the US uses “Honda” labeled oil filters made in the usa by Fram for the longest time. The 15400-PLM-A01 (A02) is a Fram…. The exception would be the S2000 which uses the special filter made by FilTech (Japanese subsidiary in the US) 15400 -PCX-004 or something like that. Also
NSX uses a special filter, but those are dinosaurs now anyway.April 6, 2012 at 1:14 PM #741219ucodegen
ParticipantNot all of brasscraft’s stuff is made in America. I had problems with shutoff valves made by them. The threading on it was not NPT… it was off by ‘just that much’.. and was made in China for brasscraft.
April 6, 2012 at 9:04 PM #741232CA renter
ParticipantAwesome, flu!
Yes, more and more things are being made in the USA. When we were doing our addition/remodel, we made a point of seeking out US-made materials, and were able to buy about 90% of everything made in the USA.
Everywhere we went, we made sure to tell them that we were looking for US-made goods. We had to walk out of a number of stores because they didn’t carry any American products, but the extra effort was well worth it, IMHO. We always chatted with the salespeople about it, and they said that more and more people are making a point of buying US-made goods.
We can’t rely on our corporate-owned politicians to fix our economy; we have to do it ourselves. IMHO, buying US-made products is the #1 way to pull ourselves out of this multi-decade (for most workers) economic downturn.
Cheers to you, flu! 🙂
April 6, 2012 at 11:16 PM #741240sdduuuude
ParticipantThis is really the only comment I could think of:
I got yer Made in USA Plumbing Hardware right here, pal.
April 23, 2012 at 10:22 AM #742029Aecetia
ParticipantAnother Made in the USA sighting: Argee Corp. products. They are sold in the Home Depot, Sears, etc. They have a large line of products that are heavier gauge plastic than the made in China products.
http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2012/apr/22/tp-still-made-in-the-usa/
April 23, 2012 at 1:02 PM #742032ocrenter
ParticipantI read the UT article this weekend too.
the amazing stat was 75% of all domestic goods are still made in this country even though there was a net loss of jobs in manufacturing. meaning the manufacturing sector simply got a lot better at automation and workers got more efficient.
If you just look at the per capita GDP of the Chinese coastal provinces, they have now become too expensive to have that competitive edge vs our highly efficient manufacturing sector. So factories are having to move into inland provinces. But once factories have to start moving inland, there’s now another layer of transportation cost to deal with.
April 24, 2012 at 8:26 AM #742078CoronitaParticipantGood to know. any other made in usa local tidbits?
May 3, 2012 at 4:22 AM #742744Anonymous
GuestHOnda geniue acesories and parts are very important to have in body as the performance depends on the original parts only. It is available in USA for sure
June 15, 2012 at 11:10 AM #745828ParticipantMade In America: “The unlikely partnership between Starbucks, with its 200,000 employees, and tiny American Mug grows out of the debate over outsourcing by American companies and what responsibility, if any, they bear for addressing the decline of the country’s job market.”
June 15, 2012 at 11:29 PM #745879Participant[quote=Aecetia]Made In America: “The unlikely partnership between Starbucks, with its 200,000 employees, and tiny American Mug grows out of the debate over outsourcing by American companies and what responsibility, if any, they bear for addressing the decline of the country’s job market.”
Wonderful! 🙂
I also highly recommend Fiestaware, which is made by the other company mentioned in the article. We’ve had a set for years, and I’ve even dropped the plates on our tile floor…and not a chip or crack. They are extremely well-made, and best of all…made in the USA.
Washington won’t fix our economy. We have to do it ourselves. Make a point of shopping for US-made goods, and let retailers know what you’re looking for. Tell them that you won’t buy their products if they aren’t made here.
Thanks for posting the article, Aecetia.
June 17, 2012 at 12:19 PM #745964ParticipantThanks for posting about Fiestaware. I am always on the look out for a good product that is made in the USA. All our cars except for the old VW are made in the USA. 3 are GM. Not sure I would buy GM now though.
June 17, 2012 at 1:41 PM #745970an
ParticipantCorelle dinnerware are also made in the USA. They’re my favorite dinnerware.
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