The Great Shift

[SHELLY]

i'll gladly pay 200 bucks for my dvd player knowing americans built it. how much crap do you really need in your home?

....judging from the US/China trade deficit--apparently A LOT.

Being an old-timer, I probably don't have near as much stuff Made in China as the youngsters (But goodness knows I've got tons!). I've some stuff made in Japan, Taiwan and Europe and quite a few things made in the U.S.A. I've got an old hand-held Bostitch office stapler that I've had for over 30 years. It has "MADE IN THE U.S.A" engraved on it in big, bold letters and it is as rock-solid today as the day it was passed down to me from someone who used it for several years. I also receive a small calendar every year by a trout fishing resort that says "Printed in the U.S.A." There's something comforting about seeing that on products that I use every day.

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[30ashopper]

A quick survery of gadgets - china, malaysia, mexico, mexico, china, japan, and toldedo, ohio (my jeep).

1 out of 7 aint bad.

The outsourcing concerns are probably over blown, we had the same scare with India seven years ago, it didn't turn out so bad. A lack of original thought hurt their competitiveness.