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To: Citizen Soldier

Colour me disgusted. Yet another place I have to read the fine print ...

205 posted on 08/22/2007 6:05:43 AM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilisation is aborting, buggering, and contracepting itself out of existence.)

To: ArrogantBustard; Citizen Soldier

Oh man, this bites. The origin of Craftsman power tools has been ambiguous for a few years, but their hand tools were always proudly made in USA. I need to be more careful with my vintage Craftsman tools, if replacing them means buying Chinese.

Fiskars sells a nice line of outdoor clippers and trimmers. Most are made in Sweden or Finland. But I can't think of a single manufacturer still making garden nippers in the USA. Corona went to China sometime in the last 7 years; my pair are USA-made and I bought them in 2000. The same model is now proudly stamped "designed in America and made in China to our exacting standards". No thanks.

206 posted on 08/22/2007 7:18:36 AM PDT by jboot (If I can't get a Josiah, I'll settle for a Jehu)

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