Do You Buy Local and/or Made in America?

[dellinger63]

That would be racist!

Supposedly we are a one-world country or village.

Or has that changed?

More important is Michelle O'B still proud?

Face it we're f'd!

[bigrun]

Originally Posted by dellinger63

That would be racist!

Supposedly we are a one-world country or village.

Or has that changed?

More important is Michelle O'B still proud?

Face it we're f'd!

Election's over ace, you can demount Michelle's arse...She can plan her next vacation to Paris aboard Air Force One...while Mitt, Mitt who? goes back to shipping jobs to China..Hope i'm around in '16, the grapevine has Jeb as the front runner..Gonna hang on to all my Bush sucks a big one pics for later use...

[GenuineRisk]

Or companies can just claim their products are something they aren't:

http://gawker.com/5961169/unionmade-...not-union-made

I think the Saturday after Thanksgiving is Small Business Saturday, yes? Where one is encouraged to go buy stuff from independent retailers.

Here's a link to a site listing clothing made in the USA:

http://www.americansworking.com/clothing.html

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by GenuineRisk

Or companies can just claim their products are something they aren't:

http://gawker.com/5961169/unionmade-...not-union-made

I think the Saturday after Thanksgiving is Small Business Saturday, yes? Where one is encouraged to go buy stuff from independent retailers.

Here's a link to a site listing clothing made in the USA:

http://www.americansworking.com/clothing.html

Neat site.

[Indian Charlie]

I don't think, to me, that where a product is made is what really matter.

I say this because I try as much as possible to avoid products made by American owned companies.

Especially when it comes to automotive and electronics.

American owned companies truly are out to screw consumers.

We take apart laptops and other electronics every day and I can say without any doubt that certain American owned companies design and engineer products to fail.

Same goes with cars. A friend of ours at my computer shop got a GMC truck a couple of years ago, brand new. Within six months, he had more rust on his truck that I do on my 1995 Volvo sedan.

Though, come to think of it, Japanese steel used in cars is atrocious quality as well.

Apple, Dell, HP, all the big auto makers, they are just the start of a list I could compile.

[joeydb]

Made in America whenever possible. I used to buy Zenith TVs not only because I thought the picture was best, but they were made in America and had the most features for the money.

Then they went overseas too.

[GenuineRisk]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I don't think, to me, that where a product is made is what really matter.

I say this because I try as much as possible to avoid products made by American owned companies.

Especially when it comes to automotive and electronics.

American owned companies truly are out to screw consumers.

We take apart laptops and other electronics every day and I can say without any doubt that certain American owned companies design and engineer products to fail.

Same goes with cars. A friend of ours at my computer shop got a GMC truck a couple of years ago, brand new. Within six months, he had more rust on his truck that I do on my 1995 Volvo sedan.

Though, come to think of it, Japanese steel used in cars is atrocious quality as well.

Apple, Dell, HP, all the big auto makers, they are just the start of a list I could compile.

Virtually all mass-market tech products are manufactured in Asia, so I'm not sure that's germane to the point Sighty was making, which is purchasing things manufactured here.

I don't disagree about things being manufactured to break, though. My families' first VCR cost $700 in 1983 and was still running 20 years later. We haven't had a DVD player last more than 7 years. On the other hand, none of them have cost anywhere near $700.

And of course, things breaking means needing to purchase new things, which means more work for people making new things.

[Rudeboyelvis]

I bought an American-made long sleeve henley from a company called AG something...way overpaid for it (like 50 bucks) and if fell apart after 2 washings. Shame. I'd love to buy exclusively USA made clothes, but we don't make anything worth a crap anymore.

Edit - this one:

http://shop.nordstrom.com/s/ag-jeans...k&resultback=0