quote:keep your hard earned money here in the USA. this is not the easiest thing to do, but the extra effort to find "made in the USA" is worth it.
I wholeheartedly agree.
With one notable exception
all my cars are USA. I won't even LOOK at an import dealer's lot when it is car-buying time.I just ordered a new family room sectional, not cheap, but well made in Southern California.
My lifetime, heavy use tools are all Craftsman.
And my F-150 has a custom bumper sign that says:
PROUD AMERICANS - BUY AMERICAN
But when it comes to many of the tools we like to have in a garage/workshop, our choices are often only between China and S. Korea/Japan. The USA is just not making entry-level tools suitable for the Harry Homeowner shop. The option is paying 5-10 times more for a tool I will only use once every few months, and well, the budget just doesn't allow for that luxury.
So guys, Nazgul is right on in urging us to buy USA-made.
But in the day-to-day real world, some imported 'stuff' will find its way into the garage. I figured saving 15% was something worth passing on.
Larry
P.S. - I find it interesting how sometimes one of our posts takes a left turn and runs off with a life of its own, totally removed from the initial posting. Usually, I enjoy the exchanges that follow, don't you?