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[Sparktrician]

I find it really intriguing how many consumers appear to approve or dismiss a product simply based on where a stamp says it's manufactured or assembled.

I would suggest that many Americans have had the unhappy experience of poor quality, shoddy workmanship and inferior materials in items made in China, tools or not.  That would provide more than significant justification to seek products made in places other than China.  "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me." 

 

[mouppe]

I don't look at the country of manufacture so much as the retailer I buy it from. If it's Walmart, Costco, Home Depot, Canadian Tire etc. I know it's cheap and low quality- not that it's undesirable sometimes to buy at these places.

 

[Kev]

I find it really intriguing how many consumers appear to approve or dismiss a product simply based on where a stamp says it's manufactured or assembled.

I would suggest that many Americans have had the unhappy experience of poor quality, shoddy workmanship and inferior materials in items made in China, tools or not.  That would provide more than significant justification to seek products made in places other than China.  "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me." 

History repeats ... times change ...

Fact is you have to re-evaluate constantly. Certainly the past can show a pattern, but the pattern I see is evolving economies producing better goods as tim passes. Fifty years ago "Made in Japan" was associated with junk, now it's associated with quality.

China will manufacture the things that people are willing to consume - the bar will rise.

 

[fshanno]

Now, if we could only see more "Made in the USA" printed on products.

We're a service oriented economy now.  For instance, we have enough lawyers in the US to provide legal services to every man woman and child on the planet.  And if our lawyers could do for the rest of the planet what they've done for us you might see some of those jobs that aren't coming back, come back.

On the other hand we are are the leading chip manufacturing nation.  No other nation can touch us for creativity and innovation when it comes to chips.

Computer or potato ?   

If potato ..... I just had some that were fire roasted sweet corn flavor (not corn chips,   potato chips) , and yes, they actually taste  like sweet corn with butter , salt and pepper  [eek]

Seth

Potatoe of course!  Is that how you spell it?  If we could bring that same drive, that passion for innovation we demonstrate in our salty snack foods to power tools then it would be Katy bar the door.  Now I'm sure they have a lot of interesting snack foods in Europe but with all due respect.  Have you seen the latest?  Green bean chips.  That's right, green beans.  Toasted.  They are called Snapea Crisps and they have no less than five flavors - Original, Lightly Salted, Black Pepper, Caesar and Wasabi Ranch.

 

[tbellemare]

I think the center of the universe for artificial flavor science is Switzerland.

Tom

 

[PaulMarcel]

I think the center of the universe for artificial flavor science is Switzerland.

Tom

You mean my Toblerone came out of a test tube?!  [crying]

 

[Kev]

I think the center of the universe for artificial flavor science is Switzerland.

Tom

You mean my Toblerone came out of a test tube?!   [crying]

Soylent Green ? [eek]

 

[jacko9]

The hunt for cheap wages is a spiral down economy.  I don't have any objections to using the best in class producer but, the cheapest in class starts to get me worried.  This post is in no way a criticism of Festool but, the race to the bottom is worrisome.

Jack

 

[otis04]

I would be shocked if some of the parts in our Festools are NOT made in China.  This is a global economy and parts are sourced from all corners of the earth to make any product.  Read "I, Pencil".

 

[Stokely]

I heard a story a while back about a pro guitarist visiting a Fender Mexico factory. Story was he picked up a guitar and started playing it and stunned a bunch of workers that never knew what the "things they made" sounded like.

I don't know if this is a folk story [wink]

Man, if it weren't for the pro(white) guy teaching the workers(latino) about guitars all those poor people in Mexico wouldn't know what their Mariachi sounds like.

This is the dumbest thing I've seen on this forum.

Are kidding?

The guitar is to Mexico as the domino is to Festool. Please save the half hearted and obliviously racist jokes for another forum.

 

[tbellemare]

I think the center of the universe for artificial flavor science is Switzerland.

Tom

You mean my Toblerone came out of a test tube?!   [crying]

Primarily the "milk chocolate" covered "chicken" variety...

Tom