[Tainan]

"Made in U.S.A.", when it is verified as true, carries a lot of retail sales weight in Asia.

For example, U.S.A. made Serta mattresses are valued...and expensive. Just try and find bed sheet sets...arrrrgh!
A lot of other real "Made in U.S.A." products are preferred and not just by the "rich."

CostCo does good bidness here on Taiwan with its U.S.A. made stuff.

[adorno]

Kane’s Furniture imports it furniture from China. Kane’s guarantees its furniture for life. I bought a couple livingroom set and a bedroom set from them. They were nicely priced.

The problem is that, when something goes wrong, and a piece needs repair, the part might have to be ordered from China, which could take months to get.

I have a leather sectional with an electric recliner. The recliner stopped working after about a month. A repair person authorized by Kane said that an electrical part was needed, and he ordered that part. I was told by Kane’s that the part would take about 3 months to get delivered. It’s been more than 3 months. I’m not desperate to get my recliner working again, but I sure would appreciate much quicker service.

Moral of the story: if the price is right, get it, but if you’re wishing to get quick service and the parts have to come from China, then stay away from the Chinese stuff.

[El Cid]

As a bonus we don't lather the stuff with melamine (for whatever reason, it seems like China throws this stuff into everything they make).
Although we appreciate the business, please tell our Chinese friends to avoid the 'union label'... Lack of such labels will provide a better chance of maintaining good quality.

[Army Air Corps]

Ping

[Political Junkie Too]

For a moment there, I thought he captured all of China's cannons.

-PJ

[Straight Vermonter]

The future for transnational companies is to have factories on each continent. It makes little sense to have supply lines thousands of miles long when your customers are right next door.

[Ann Archy]

Isn’t Robb & Stuckey GONE??? They went Kaput I thought.

[sergeantdave]

A pine board across two cinder blocks is a better piece of furniture than anything made by the 30 IQ ChiComm apes.