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<blockquote data-quote="Sammie" data-source="post: 234556" data-attributes="member: 8657">I remember one Christmas when everybody was opening gifts and somebody called out the manufacturer of a gift he/she was opening. Then we all joined in. 99% of what we were looking at was made in China. That&#039;s when the light bulb came on - China has obviously become the manufacturing leader of the world. &nbsp;I try to make a point of buying American but even that can be deceiving. A label may read &quot;Made in America&quot; but later on you read about the label&#039;s company who&#039;s goods are made overseas but assembled here, so buyer beware.<img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/mad.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":mad:" title="Mad&nbsp; &nbsp; :mad:" data-shortname=":mad:" />&nbsp;As long as U.S. companies strive to make money with cheap labor, these corporations don&#039;t care who brings in the profits, just as long as somebody does. And after this latest Mattel toy deal, what a horrible example of what outsourcing can do.&nbsp;And recalls have become a fact of life. It&#039;s either something on your car, or your lawn mower, or one of your tools. What a great time for the smart entrepreneur to promote his American made products for Christmas!!!!&nbsp;But one of the worst things about it - it&#039;s all cheap junk. Remember when your folks bought a toaster, a phone or a washer/dryer? Hell, those things lasted 30 years! Now every year or two I&#039;m replacing everything from the electric can opener to the lawn edger!&nbsp;This country is going to hell in a (leaky) basket... <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/group1/sad.gif"&nbsp; class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":sad:" title="Sad&nbsp; &nbsp; :sad:" data-shortname=":sad:" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sammie, post: 234556, member: 8657"] I remember one Christmas when everybody was opening gifts and somebody called out the manufacturer of a gift he/she was opening. Then we all joined in. 99% of what we were looking at was made in China. That's when the light bulb came on - China has obviously become the manufacturing leader of the world. I try to make a point of buying American but even that can be deceiving. A label may read "Made in America" but later on you read about the label's company who's goods are made overseas but assembled here, so buyer beware.:mad: As long as U.S. companies strive to make money with cheap labor, these corporations don't care who brings in the profits, just as long as somebody does. And after this latest Mattel toy deal, what a horrible example of what outsourcing can do. And recalls have become a fact of life. It's either something on your car, or your lawn mower, or one of your tools. What a great time for the smart entrepreneur to promote his American made products for Christmas!!!! But one of the worst things about it - it's all cheap junk. Remember when your folks bought a toaster, a phone or a washer/dryer? Hell, those things lasted 30 years! Now every year or two I'm replacing everything from the electric can opener to the lawn edger! This country is going to hell in a (leaky) basket... :sad: [/QUOTE]

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