Buy american?

[[shingo]]

Quick question for you, would you be more incline to buy if it is writen made in america on the box of something you want to buy?

[squashed]

Not me.

[cryforashadow]

I'm not American, so of course not. I'd rather support my country.

[Mark1]

I want to say yes. But in truth I never even consider it. There are too many things that are not made here to try to keep track of what is and is not.

[[shingo]]

I'm canadian and I know some people in the us might buy more if the product says made in america. The product is made in canada which is in America.

[Mark1]

You might want to rephrase that. They way you say it makes it look like you think Canada is a state. Canada in in North America. Not 'America'. What is commonly short for the USA.

[neil_r]

Interesting question for an international forum run and owned by Pekka from Finland. (look at the very bottom of this page)

I only have one piece of kit with Made in America on it, but it is a Harley-Davidson :-)

[[shingo]]

You might want to rephrase that. They way you say it makes it look like you think Canada is a state. Canada in in North America. Not 'America'. What is commonly short for the USA.

well I guess you're right, it should say (made in americas).

[Michael_Lambert]

Honestly, How much product used in the photography business is really made in the USA or North America for that matter.

[SYS]

My number ONE priority in considering a purchase:

QUALITY QUALITY QUALITY

My number TWO priority in considering a purchase (if quality being about equal):

is to support my country's economy. I'm an American, and I want to buy things Made in America, but I'm absolutely against rewarding poor quality products that would continue to encourage producing poor quality products. When I first purchased a Ford, it nearly d*mn killed me. It was one of the saddest days in my life to see the major US automakers's CEOs flying to DC on their private jet planes to beg for a bail out. Pathetic... No choice but to bail them out since the U.S. economy is so interconnected with the auto industry? Good, they know it and used such logic in begging, so there's no incentive for them to do any better when the government is there to serve as their security blanket...

Yea, I want to buy Made in America DSLR cameras and lenses rather than Canon. That ain't gonna happen in my life time or my children's... So I continue to buy Canon. So many products sold in the U.S. has Made in China label (enough for someone to write a NY Times best seller book about it) that I'm afraid the U.S. is going to lose their ability and the knowledge to make things at this rate of China-dependency....

[tonydee]

All other things being equal, I prefer not to buy things made in the USA, especially if they make a big deal about it. That includes burgers and soft drinks. But if it's a good product and competitively priced, I may well buy it anyway.

[Robert16]

As long as it is a quality product I don't check which country it was made in. I would like to think that it is made by free and fairly paid people but it is difficult to be sure.

[number six]

I only have one piece of kit with Made in America on it, but it is a Harley-Davidson :-)

My first bike, when I was 16, was a Harley. It was all I could afford. :lol:


But I still have my Harley T-shirt:

http://www.strappe.com/pics/HD_1.jpg


http://www.strappe.com/pics/HD_2.jpg

[FlyingPhotog]

My first bike, when I was 16, was a Harley. It was all I could afford. :lol:


But I still have my Harley T-shirt:

http://www.strappe.com/pics/HD_1.jpg


http://www.strappe.com/pics/HD_2.jpg

WANT!!! :lol:

[number six]

WANT!!! :lol:


I doubt it's around any longer. I bought it about 15 years ago.

-js

[FlyingPhotog]

I doubt it's around any longer. I bought it about 15 years ago.

-js

Oh well... ;)

BTW, ever seen one of these?
http://www.ultralightnews.ca/sun-n-fun04/harleydavidsonengine.htm

[neil_r]

I want a "Speed Kills.... buy a Harley and live forever" Tee shirt

[number six]

Geez, looking at my shots, I see I was sloppy with my exposure. I should do some PP on the top one. I took 'em 8 years ago with my N*k*n POS. Errr, P&S. :o

[number six]

Oh well... ;)

BTW, ever seen one of these?
http://www.ultralightnews.ca/sun-n-fun04/harleydavidsonengine.htm

If I ever hear a Harley potato-potato engine note overhead, I'm diving for cover!

:lol:

[FlyingPhotog]

If I ever hear a Harley potato-potato engine note overhead, I'm diving for cover!

:lol:

ROFL...

There's a guy out in my neck of the woods somewhere who stuffed a Chevy small block V8 into an aircraft.

Damndest install you've ever seen. Far too much bailing wire and speed tape for my tastes but it has the most unique "note" when it fires up.

Think Cojones Grande! :lol:

[oaktree]

Right now I have an Oldsmobile and a Saturn, good American cars. The Olds was cut by GM several years ago and the Saturn will be cut soon. Isn't America wonderful!!! :mad:

[reconstyle]

as sad as it sounds, I'd probably be less inclined to buy it if it said made in America....

[Moppie]

Given my experiance with American made products, I would also be less likely to buy it.

[lost canadian]

Yea, I want to buy Made in America DSLR cameras and lenses rather than Canon. That ain't gonna happen in my life time or my children's... So I continue to buy Canon. So many products sold in the U.S. has Made in China label (enough for someone to write a NY Times best seller book about it) that I'm afraid the U.S. is going to lose their ability and the knowledge to make things at this rate of China-dependency....

Even China is becoming too expensive to manufacture some items - looked underneath the body of a Nikon D60 (a friend's) and it was made in Thailand.

[petris]

i buy items where quality and price match. "Patriotism" is poison in this world economical situation...

[ShrimpBurrito]

My first preference is to items NOT made in China.

Dave

[skygod44]

Are you joking?

This is a CANON [made in Japan] FORUM!
http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/26/26_23_2.gif (http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb001_ZSfox000)

Oh, and I'm British, lived all across Europe, now live in Japan with a Japanese wife, so "no" - Made in the USA has zero % to do with my buying decisions....BUT....the country stamp has so little to do with it, these days IMO....just think about it for a moment: consider where the initial ideas/technology/blueprints/expertise to build/funding/etc., come from.
:rolleyes:

[dave kadolph]

I grew up in Michigan farm country.

Wore Carhartt jackets, Levi's, and Wolverine boots since I was old enough to walk--all made in the USA.

The Neighbors that weren't involved in agriculture went to work in the car plants in Flint,Lansing,Saginaw or at local suppliers by the thousand.

Now nobody makes clothing in the USA--but the prices haven't changed.

And the Toyota at the local dealer has a higher domestic content % than the Chevy.

I find it more important to buy from local businesses--regardless of your nationality--the money stays in the community.

[mellowd]

Makes no difference to me. As long as the quality control is good it could be made in the Congo and I'd buy it

[Brad Remick]

Do we make stuff here anymore? Tools, yes. Electronics, no.

[Mike]

Nope.

[[shingo]]

The true objectife of my question was to know if people would assume that made in americas mean that it was made in the United States.

[Oteck]

never, specialy american cars

[number six]

My wife's Toyota was made in Kentucky, I gather...

-js

[Moppie]

;7405678']The true objectife of my question was to know if people would assume that made in americas mean that it was made in the United States.


I've never seen made in America on a product.

It is either, Canada, Mexico, Brazil etc, or USA (and often the state).

If someone told me they were going to America it would mean USA, if they said America's I would ask if it was North or South.

[justincase724]

Makes little difference to me. Like others have said, not much is "Made in America" anymore anyways. Even still, some of those items with the "Made in America" label, it say's "Assembled in Mexico" right underneith it.



There's a guy out in my neck of the woods somewhere who stuffed a Chevy small block V8 into an aircraft.

I've heard of someone in my neck of the woods who stuffed a Cesna aircraft engine into a Chevy! It had just one gear, but it would wind up pretty high.