how many products do you own that Does NOT keep jobs in the US? Got any Nike shoes? BMW? Audi's? Toyota Honda Northface products? Mini coopers? Rock Shox maybe? Sram? Glass house. Buddy.
Purchased a new bed last weekend. Manufactured in Mission Viejo, Orange County, California. The sales rep told me virtually everything in it is manufactured here in the US. Was even able to name the state the item came from. I feel good about that.... Long as it Ain't China....
Here is a good article about the whole Made in the USA ordeal(regarding cars): http://autos.aol.com/article/general/v2/_a/is-it-made-in-america/20070329142409990001
the shop i just stopped working for got the blue handled metric hex set from hf for $20 a yer and a half ago, uses the piss outta them every day, and they were still going strong the day i left.
Not saying nothing bad about Chinese tools (I don't want to have to publicly apologize) but it is best to spend the money for high quality tool that will last much longer and carry a better warranty than the lower price brands.
This thread is interesting to me as I deal with tools and such on a daily basis working for Fastenal. I just went to HF to get a snap ring plier for rebuilding the wifes fork because it is a seldomly used item. I personally use these Hex-pros which are by far the best allen's I have used. http://www.fastenal.com/web/products/detail.ex?sku=0255925 They work like a typical 90 degree, but they pivot so you can get into hard to reach areas. They also take a lot of torque. Spend money on the commonly used tools and save it on the once or twice items. Leaves money for beer and bike parts:bang: Cheers, Andy
I need some new hex keys (well, really only the 4 and 5 mm keys are rounded). cheap hex keys suck. I got this set for free, but in less than a year the 4 and 5 mm are junk. A good deal is hard to pass up, but I would rather have some tools that will last a while. Andy, can you hook a brutha up?!
I had a HF hex break off in my pedal at orange Y, cost me enough time to make me miss my qualifier last time I use that POS unless it all thats available
that post was only directed at one person...Mr.6pack, posted that I should keep US money on US soil, but I questioned his commitment to his Mantra, I don't want to be questioned by a hypocrite(if in fact he is, I'm willing to listen to his defense) GUYS!!!! Im not making a political statement, I just posted an alternative for those who don't want to spend a lot on tools, that's all nothing more nothing less. Obviously Park makes a tougher tool than HF's tools or it wouldn't cost as much as it does. Think of it in bike terms, if u just want a commuter your not gonna ride a Ti 9er to work and back, ur gonna get the less expensive one cuz it just needs to go here and go there. The way some of you are posting its like I just dropped a new set of bombs on Pearl Harbor or something.
Wasn't trying to dis you, just found a good oportunity to voice my opinion about the wholesale export of jobs to China. On the other hand, the production of goods in China does allow for increased purchseing power. In the last 15 years or so, the price of many goods has fallen due to competition from said country. In the industry I'm in, it has caused a lot of change in the production people buy, and price pressure to be competative with a labor pool making 70 cents per day. It is a double edged sword. I will use this as an opportunity to appologise for Jacking your thread.
I'd say some, not most....they use a kick ass little forging house in Shanghai for things like chain tools, allen wrenches, etc. And they build a lot of the workstands in Taiwan... But then 99% of Harbor freights stuff is Chinese made...
well, buying US made goods does not necessarily mean that the money is staying on the US; what it does mean is that the goods are made in the US. Toyota, Honda, Hyundai all make cars in the US, but the money from the cars is going back to Japan, Korea. i dont really see what's the big deal about Chinese made products. If you think they're bad quality, then don't buy them. just be prepared to pay more for a US made product that may or may not be better made.
i think i read or heard from somewhere that the government is subsidizing gas to about $3 a gallon so people are purchasing cars like mad in China.
USA Made Products I purchased 3 pairs of USA made sandals on Tuesday -- Rainbow Sandals, Made in San Clemente, CALIFORNIA. TEAM USA all the way!
