[ChromeDome]

Some Chicago Cutlery knives are made in the USA, others are made in Thailand or China.
This leads to a philosophical question.

Given that a company make products both in the USA and elsewhere, is it okay to purchase
at least those items that were made in the USA? This is as opposed to not buying any of their
products since some are made outside of the country. Like most of the thoughts rattling
around in my dome, not all that important, just curious.

[Fester Chugabrew]

"Given that a company makes products both in the USA and elsewhere, is it okay to purchase at least those items that were made in the USA?"

At bottom, IMO, quality is the first issue when making a purchase. In your case, if the foreign knives are definitely of a higher quality than the USA knives, buy them, and teach some sorry, lazy USA asses a lesson! If there is no apparent difference, then stick with the USA version out of loyalty to your own country.

A more difficult issue arises when certain components are of foreign origin, but assembled in the USA. But look at the batch of posts above and use them as a guide. I like what I am seeing. Freepers know what/where the really good stuff is.

[MoralSense]

Given that a company make products both in the USA and elsewhere, is it okay to purchase at least those items that were made in the USA?

Interesting question, and basic to this whole thread. I saw a poster in a Mazda dealership one day that showed that, on a component basis, more of a Mazda was made in the US than in Japan.

In that regard, what about Fender guitars? Some in US, some in Japan, some in Mexico.