Buying stuff made in "Usa" (Page 1/3) cvxjet SEP 29, 12:51 PM When I am at the store and successfully find something I need that is actually made here, I have a stupid old-man's joke...."Hey, Made in Usa....Where is that country? I've never heard of it" Sometimes it gets a laugh... Recently I needed a new 1" hole saw (Not for my head!) and could not find just a replacement blade to fit my old arbor so had to buy both the blade and the arbor- and was pleasantly surprised to see that BOTH were made here. The MF is Lenox. So I thought it would be a good idea for a thread- just list stuff you have found that is made here- and good quality; Starting off, I found a company that makes high-quality Flannel shirts- the shirts are twice as thick as most other flannel shirts I have bought in the past and hold up well. Company name; Vermont Flannel fierofool SEP 29, 01:37 PM I remember back when Japan was the biggest supplier of imported merchandise, they would label items Made In USA. Seems they had or had named a place in Japan as Usa. There was some effort to get stateside manufacturers to label their products Made In U.S.A. to differentiate. Jake_Dragon SEP 29, 02:03 PM I fully support buying things made here in the states. But be aware there are different laws. To be made here there is a % of the materials that have to be from the states. There is also manufactured here where everything can be sourced from the cheapest place. Then there are the bastards that sell "packaged" here items that are neither made or manufactured here. Redwing did this, I don't know if they still do it but I purchased a set of boots and the box had "Made in the USA" all over it but the boots were proudly labeled made in China. I guess the box was proudly made here in the states. Walmart was also guilty of doing this. rinselberg SEP 29, 02:25 PM I guess that's why Walmart has been known (among other retail destinations) as a "big box retailer." cvxjet SEP 29, 03:12 PM One of the things I did some research into; Hondas are "Made in USA" while Ford and GM build cars in Mexico....so Which way is actually better for the U.S.? Well, a lot of the "Made in USA" stuff on those Hondas are only "Finish assembly" here.....Like a shock Absorber- built in Japan, shipped here and then a MACHINE fills it, pressurizes it and seals it...That ain't "Made in USA" in my book! (Don't ask where my book was made....) Also, they are paying the workers here to assemble those Hondas....That equates to approx' $3-500 per $30,000 car....not much money for US (A)!! The cars assembled down in Mexico...Only $2-300 per car goes to workers down there- but that at least keeps some of them from coming across the border! And the company Profit on a $30,000 car is approx' $8-10,000.....US cars made in Mex that money comes back HERE, while the Hondas made "here" that money goes back to Japan... So it ain't easy finding legitimate "Made in U.S.A." stuff.... css9450 SEP 29, 03:36 PM quote Originally posted by cvxjet: One of the things I did some research into; Hondas are "Made in USA" while Ford and GM build cars in Mexico.... Honda, Toyota, Nissan, Hyundai, VW and probably others also build cars in Mexico. Hank is Here SEP 29, 03:37 PM There isn't much 100% made in the USA of US componinets. Heck look at the auto industry across the board, with this currnet "chip" shortage. It seems like American, Asian, and Euro brands are all impacted the shortage of chip. From what I understnad most (not all) chips come out of Taiwan. When you talk tools there are less and less US manufacturers. And lets take a brand like SK tools, they are having theor 100th annversary! A month or so ago they Ideal sold the brand to Great Star, a chinese company. Now Great Star is moving production from Chaicago area to to Williamsport PA. This all gets very sticky. If you want to shop for US made tools the "best" place to start looking is https://www.harryepstein.com/about-us An ol' school family owned US distributor/retialer. They do sell foreign made tools but they are up front about country of origin and they try to soruce quality tools in general. 82-T/A [At Work] SEP 29, 07:37 PM quote Originally posted by cvxjet: When I am at the store and successfully find something I need that is actually made here, I have a stupid old-man's joke...."Hey, Made in Usa....Where is that country? I've never heard of it" Sometimes it gets a laugh... Recently I needed a new 1" hole saw (Not for my head!) and could not find just a replacement blade to fit my old arbor so had to buy both the blade and the arbor- and was pleasantly surprised to see that BOTH were made here. The MF is Lenox. So I thought it would be a good idea for a thread- just list stuff you have found that is made here- and good quality; Starting off, I found a company that makes high-quality Flannel shirts- the shirts are twice as thick as most other flannel shirts I have bought in the past and hold up well. Company name; Vermont Flannel Hah... that's good. I try to find USA-made stuff too... it truly is getting harder and harder to find. USA makes awesome chop stix though... they're made in Georgia. Haha. But also... I hear that we're bringing back an Intel plant. I will buy a new PC if it comes with a new USA-made intel processor... JUST BECAUSE. williegoat SEP 29, 08:08 PM I ordered an American made refrigerator back in June, a Whirlpool. I am still waiting for delivery. css9450 SEP 29, 08:11 PM quote Originally posted by Jake_Dragon: Then there are the bastards that sell "packaged" here items that are neither made or manufactured here. Redwing did this, I don't know if they still do it but I purchased a set of boots and the box had "Made in the USA" all over it but the boots were proudly labeled made in China. I guess the box was proudly made here in the states. Walmart was also guilty of doing this. That's strange; usually Redwing is more upfront about where their stuff comes from. There's China, and Made in USA... and Assembled in USA of imported components. What you saw sounds like none of the above... Or a mix-up. Or a new policy. I've been wearing the same pair(s) of #2245 steel-toe work boots since, well, since I started working! The first pair I bought was easy, back when pretty much everything in the store was made in USA. They sell tons of 2245s.... Go to any construction site and probably half the guys there have them. I keep thinking I should buy a spare pair just in case they change them, discontinue them or move production to China. quote Originally posted by Hank is Here: When you talk tools there are less and less US manufacturers. And lets take a brand like SK tools, they are having theor 100th annversary! A month or so ago they Ideal sold the brand to Great Star, a chinese company. Now Great Star is moving production from Chaicago area to to Williamsport PA. This all gets very sticky. If you want to shop for US made tools the "best" place to start looking is https://www.harryepstein.com/about-us An ol' school family owned US distributor/retialer. They do sell foreign made tools but they are up front about country of origin and they try to soruce quality tools in general. I like Wright Tools. They're made in Barberton Ohio and everything of theirs I own feels real nice in the hand. They're an industrial tool supplier most of all, so they're kind of hard for the average consumer to buy. 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