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To: woodbutcher1963

Sorry, but the company is foreign therefore the product is foreign. I prefer the bank account and the design be American. Who builds it is secondary. Of course, unfortunately I often don’t have much choice anymore.


17 posted on 06/04/2019 7:03:42 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

OK, I have a John Deere riding lawn mower too. It has a Kawasaki engine made in Japan. I think the tires were made overseas too. I bought it in 1999. I think it is was assembled in Illinois.

I have a Stihl chainsaw made in South Carolina. Stihl is a German company. I have an Echo string trimmer made in Japan.

I drive a Toyota Tacoma made in San Antonio. My wife drives a Honda made in Ohio.

Do you drive a Ford F150 made in Canada. How about a GM truck made out of 50% Mexican made parts?

Are all your faucets Delta? They are the only ones still
built in the US. I have Groehe in my house.

I replaced all three of my toilets. I installed AMERICAN Standard toilets. They were all made in Mexico.

I replaced my fridge and dishwasher. I bought a Whirlpool Fridge and a KitchenAid dishwasher because they are made in Iowa. I just replaced my washing machine with a Speed Queen made in the USA.

My Wrangler jeans are made in Mexico. I do not buy Levis jeans because they are made in China.

I understand what you are saying. It is just increasing difficult to only buy made in USA everything. I try as often as I can. I personally try just NOT to buy made in China. However, sometimes that is the only option. For example, I bought a new cordless MILWAUKEE drill/driver set. The Milwaukee product was made in China. So was Dewalt, Ryobi, Makita, Porter Cable. All the major brands were made there.


18 posted on 06/04/2019 7:27:13 AM PDT by woodbutcher1963
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To: the OlLine Rebel

You can’t buy a phone or TV or most electronics made here.

Cars? Trucks? That’s different. American vehicles are pretty much the equal of Japan or Europe. Even better in my view. I drive a Ram. The wife a Mustang. I have no quality complaints


19 posted on 06/04/2019 7:51:13 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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