The Made in USA thread

[pontiacgp]

Mark, There was a story here in Canada about breakfast cereal that was made in China but the box it was put into here in Canada was heavier than the cereal so they were permitted to put Made in Canada on the box and nothing about China...

 

[pontiacgp]

I like this thread.Most people wont care where their stuff comes from until it affects their job.I have a friend who bought a Toyata fj cruiser and we had the talk about buying an American made car.He basically said he didnt care he was going to buy what he wanted.I understand that arguement but what is happening is that most of those middle class jobs are gone now.How can these companies expect to build all of their products overseas and then try to bring em back to a country where nobody has jobs to buy their stuff.

there's a few place making us parts that are all American. UMI just added some nice equipment to their shop and they even play put their parts on their cars so that can play with them..

viewtopic.php?f=60&t=43441&hilit=+umi#.USQrHh1ON48

 

[joesregalproject]

True story- There was a city in Japan that became really popular in labor exportation. But people actually got sick of buying Japanese stuff, and started to buy US made stuff. So the city in Japan started to go under. So what did they do? They changed the name of the city to "Usa". So now, instead of their products saying 'MADE IN JAPAN', they now say 'MADE IN USA'.

Pretty scammy, eh?

 

[Bonnewagon]

I'm doing a lot of Hurricane Sandy repairs still, and wallpapering came due. I ordered some nice looking stuff on the internet from Austin Texas, thinking for sure it would be made here. Nope, Korea. BUT, the excellent primer and paste I bought locally was made by ROMAN products, right here in the USA.

 

[JAWSS]

UMI Suspension components. I have their arms on my Chevelle. I love them and I loved keeping Americans employed in PA.

 

[pontiacgp]

these wipers are made in USA

http://www.goodyearwiperblade.com/?mid=goodyearwiper

http://www.goodyearwiperblade.com/?mid=assurance

http://www.goodyearwiperblade.com/?mid=racing

 

[hurst1979olds]

Thought this was amusing. The handle cover will outlast the nozzle.

 

[Bonnewagon]

I was using my trusty ARROW T-50 stapler yesterday and I couldn't help notice the Made in USA label it wore. They moved from NYC to Jersey which some would consider a foreign country, but it's still technically in the USA.

 

[Bonnewagon]

Now I need a new marine starting/deep cycle dual purpose battery. My local guy (Freeport Marine) has the DEKA/Seahawk line group 24 for around $100 and it is Made in the USA- Pennsylvania by East Penn to be exact. Not only that, my Daughter gave me a FM gift card and lots of beer for Christmas so I'll be all set for this fishing season. What a good kid!

 

[onyxxtreme]

A couple of months ago, I lost my favorite ratchet at Pull-a-Part, so recently I went to Sears to pick up another one of these....

the "Craftsman 3/8 in. Drive Full Polish Offset Flex Head Quick Release Teardrop Ratchet " part # 44385.
They had 4 on the rack, and I got the last one made in the USA. I'm pretty pissed that they quit making em in the US. I know they've been slowly switching everything to asian-made, but this really hit me bad.
So I've got to be more careful, and not lose this one.
I also picked up a set of black/machined Max-Axiss ratchet/sockets. It was made in the USA. But the kit I bought, didn't come with extensions, so I had to buy them seperately. They were made in China or Taiwan.