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2020-12-17 India-Pakistan
Walmart Pivots from Chinese Suppliers, Triples Imports from India
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Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-12-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11126 views ]  Top
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#1 Baby steps. Eventually we do indeed have to get back to
Made in the USA.
Less stuff, better stuff built to last.
More jobs, fewer profits and billionaires, stronger communities and healthier families.
Posted by Chesney Bucket3208 2020-12-17 03:20||   2020-12-17 03:20|| Front Page Top

#2 I long for some American made products that have stopped being made in the USA.
The Weiler Abrasives old 71078 dust pan (They now sell a cheap replacement made in Sri Lanka)
Corningware Visions
Pyrexware
GE incandescent light bulbs
Electricord (Leviton) 250W brooder clamp light
All now replaced by foreign made cheap junk.
Posted by boomerc 2020-12-17 04:09||   2020-12-17 04:09|| Front Page Top

#3 ^1972 Oldsmobile delta.
Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-12-17 04:44||   2020-12-17 04:44|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ Not just the light bulbs, but the fixtures as well. Add to that nearly anything associated with plumbing hardware and fasteners of any type. You want an example of economic betrayal, visit any Home Depot or Lowes store.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-17 04:47||   2020-12-17 04:47|| Front Page Top

#5 With Wally World and a host of other US F-1000's having already fed the CCP Military Dragon.
Changing to India and other sources maybe too late.

Question:
Given the MILLIONS South of the Border always seeking to ILLEGALLY enter the USA. Why hasn't Wally World and/or Others setup shop in South America?

Posted by NN2N1 2020-12-17 05:14||   2020-12-17 05:14|| Front Page Top

#6 /\ China currently holds the contract and has agreed to continue to buy our bonds.
Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-17 05:19||   2020-12-17 05:19|| Front Page Top

#7 ^^ It's culture. Way back in the 60s it was noted how Indian and Chinese immigrants prospered in free market economies vs those of decidedly socialist or communist flavors. Have you seen the same effect with the Latin community? It's not saying that they are not a hard working community, but that there is something missing that drives them in the classical capitalistic pursuit in many foreign lands.
Posted by Procopius2k 2020-12-17 06:54||   2020-12-17 06:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Great - I now have hope I can find a fuckin' coffee maker not made in China for under $50. I went shopping a few months ago and all six brands had that label on it. Or - I could go to some foofy place like Williams-Sonoma and spend half a paycheck on the German model that also does lattes, espressos and all that other bullshit.
Posted by Raj 2020-12-17 07:47||   2020-12-17 07:47|| Front Page Top

#9 I use the aeropress Raj. I can't go back to a drip maker now. Coffee is sooooo much better and smoother.
Posted by DarthVader 2020-12-17 09:01||   2020-12-17 09:01|| Front Page Top

#10 Not a bad interim move, but manufacturing needs to be brought back to the U.S.
Posted by JohnQC 2020-12-17 10:32||   2020-12-17 10:32|| Front Page Top

#11 #8 $0.01 wise, £ foolish...

Buy American or European. Spend the extra money. Keep the product and use it with satisfaction for 10, 15, 20 years.

Stop buying disposable Chink garbage
Posted by Flutle and Company7956 2020-12-17 11:13||   2020-12-17 11:13|| Front Page Top

#12 /\ Obviously not a apologist for 'built-in obsolescence'. What version of Windows are you using F&C ?
Posted by Besoeker 2020-12-17 11:23||   2020-12-17 11:23|| Front Page Top

#13 Software obsolescence is different. It just is. You don't have to plan for it so much as know that it's coming. Computer hardware from twenty years ago is so dramatically different from what we have now, it isn't even funny. Windows 2000 (or even XP 3, which isn't 20 years old) couldn't hope to effectively run the most modern hardware.
Posted by Vernal Hatrick 2020-12-17 12:15||   2020-12-17 12:15|| Front Page Top

#14 Yeah, they like making the cheap stuff a whole lot better because it wears out and breaks much sooner than the good stuff and that keeps their cash flow going. I think they know exactly how long each type of material will last and will always use the cheapest plastic available. If they have to use metal it will also be the cheapest and flimsiest tin they can find. You'll pay a lot more for the good stuff initially but in the long run you'll save.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-12-17 12:16||   2020-12-17 12:16|| Front Page Top

#15 Bialetti all the way! made in Italy
Posted by 746 2020-12-17 12:21||   2020-12-17 12:21|| Front Page Top

#16 Vernal has a point but what if you have an old computer running an elderly version of Windows? Fine, they won't support the old version. I could live with that. But if that old computer is on the Internet, Microsoft will reach out and render that old operating system inoperable. It happened to me. When I tried to boot it a message appeared on my screen advising me that I needed to migrate to a new operating system. Nevermind that the old computer would not meet the new operating system's hardware requirements. They broke that old system out of pure greed. I should have installed BSD on it.
Posted by Abu Uluque 2020-12-17 12:31||   2020-12-17 12:31|| Front Page Top

#17 MS was/is a shitty old-fashioned monopolist.

F&C is talking about real stuff made by normal companies that are competing fairly and on the merits in a well-regulated marketplace. Nothing in common with MS
Posted by Glailet Schwarzeneggar5100 2020-12-17 12:50||   2020-12-17 12:50|| Front Page Top

#18 6 months ago I bought a Cannon TS3322 printer. Wireless or can be used with a USB cable. 2 weeks ago the wireless option quit, "wifi has been disabled". I didn't disable it and I can't find any way to re-enable it. Plugged it in with the cable. It quit 2 days ago. Nothing I do will get it going again which is a shame because the photo print quality was top notch. My nearest neighbor has the same model and hers did the same thing. Not made in China though, made in Viet Nam.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2020-12-17 15:21||   2020-12-17 15:21|| Front Page Top

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