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American made products

It looks like great site , thanks for sharing. Maybe someone will send it to the Obama's . :whistling:
 
My only problem that I found is the appliance section, most stoves, refrigerators etc are made in South Carolina Plant regardless of who's name is on them. I know because my sister in law worked for them for a few years building stoves. She assembled Amana, Whirlpool, etc. Now the question is how many are assembled here with most of the parts made else where. It sure isn't true of American cars or even motorcycles any more. Even the famous Harley Davidson which is assembled here most parts come from Germany and Japan. Most imports by the way are actually assembled here as well from BMW to Volkswagen.
 
It is very hard to tell aymore. I recently bought a generator backup syystem from a company in Maine who swore the electronics camefrom Canada and the Generator was built in Cleveland.

Since it had different controls and power ratings one could assume.........:whistling:

Well when it arrived the electric panel was indeed assembeled in Canada. And the Generator was indeed assembled in Cleveland. But the Diesel motor and the Generator itself was an exact copy of the Buffalo Generator I was replacing. Because,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was built in "CHINA!":hammer:

Since the Buffalo was not working properly, I had no choice but to install the new unit. Three weeks later I had to take the new unit in for warranty repairs.:yum:
 
Yes,we all know what the difference in(made in) and (assembled in) means. if i have a choice and the quality and price are close i buy American made every time,if i buy some thing made overseas and it is assembled here then at least the company created jobs here,and last, (and some times if money dictates) i will buy foreign built and assembled stuff, my main criteria for most of my purchases is longevity.if i have to keep buying cheap stuff cuz it don't last its a wast of time and money:glare:,for the most part the saying is still true today(you get what you pay for)JMHO:biggrin:
 
Also Smartwool socks, made in America with imported yarn.

Anyone else been in sock shock ? $20 a pair ?! Yikes.
I finally found some relatively good deals on outdoor socks at Campmor.

Just like everything else, you get what you pay for. These are the 2 brands I have and haven't needed to buy new for 3-4 years .
 
FrancSevin said:
It is very hard to tell aymore. I recently bought a generator backup syystem from a company in Maine who swore the electronics camefrom Canada and the Generator was built in Cleveland.

Since it had different controls and power ratings one could assume.........:whistling:

Well when it arrived the electric panel was indeed assembeled in Canada. And the Generator was indeed assembled in Cleveland. But the Diesel motor and the Generator itself was an exact copy of the Buffalo Generator I was replacing. Because,,,,,,,,,,,,,, it was built in "CHINA!":hammer:

Since the Buffalo was not working properly, I had no choice but to install the new unit. Three weeks later I had to take the new unit in for warranty repairs.:yum:
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So at least one part of the Generator has a quality built into it!!!:whistling:

I don't know about anyone else here but I tend to stay away from products made in america since they are mostly cheap outsourced mexican made items anyways that are imported by american companies and stamped made in america on the label.

I tend to stick with products "Made in CANADA":smile:
 
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