The "Made in the USA" thread

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Delphi

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As I've gotten older (I'm currently 23) I've tried to put a concerted effort into getting the most out of what limited money I have. I've also started to realize how important it is to patronize companies that hire Americans and produce their products in this country. In general, American companies that produce within the country have stirling reputations for quality and durability. Because of that fact, and because these companies often pay Americans higher wages and shell out more money to source quality American materials, these goods are a bit on the expensive side. When you take the longevity of the product into account, however, I think it all equals out in the end. Now, I don't want this thread to turn into some xenophobic flame war. Ideally, I'd love for all of you who are interested in the "Made in USA" movement to post pictures or describe what kinds of items you have bought or are contemplating buying that are made in the good old United States. I realize that a good portion of the membership here happens to live outside of the United States, but feel free to add your two cents if you are buying American-made products. Again, this has become a really important factor in my development as a discerning consumer. I'm hoping some of you can attest to that by contributing to this thread.
 
whoops, forgot to post mine. Recent purchases:

Pointer Brand, straight outta Bristol, Tennessee since 1913. Canvas coat, so sick.

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Wolverine 1000 Mile Boots, made in Michigan from 100% Horween Leather. Horween is based in Chicago.

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Tellason Denim, outta San Francisco, using 100% white oak cone denim, spun at the Cone Denim Mills in Greensboro, NC.

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These were all purchased over a 3 year period. Splurges, indeed, but worth it for sure.
 
hahaha nice! Also, this may turn into a good forum for American-brewed beers. Those certainly count.

Anchor Liberty Ale, San Fran

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Abita Amber Ale, Abita Springs, Louisiana

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chevy**

buy dodge, that only company that didnt take any bailout money!

But op, I also like to buy american. When it is possible, sometimes it is rough to pay more for an american made product. I have a pretty tight budget.
 
I know what you mean dude. If I buy something, I usually deliberate over it for months. Every few paychecks, when I've accrued some money, I'm able to justify it. Especially if it's made in America.
 
Ford is the only domestic automarker that didn't take billions of dollars from the American people and use it to fund cars they would ultimately sell back to the consumer.
 
LOL chrysler accepted the most bailout money and used it to fund a comerical in which they used an spokesperson who went on public record condeming the bailouts, to illustrate how "tough" the american people are. everyone ate it up.

GM went bankrupt, all stockholders lost everything, and then took a huge bailout and cut jobs.

Ford doesn't sell cars built with your tax dollars and they are hiring the people GM and chrysler are letting go. You tell me which is the most "American" of the big 3.
 
Makr Farm Rucksack, Makr Carry Goods, West Palm Beach Florida. One of my buddies from HS is a co-owner of this company. Def check them out if you are in the market for a sick new wallet or bag. I think they make some sweet skate decks too.

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http://www.makr.com

 
Not when you talk about trucks. I am a huge ford mustang fan and wouldn't drive any other muscle car. But when it comes to a truck I would take a dodge with a 5.9 inline 6 cummins diesel engine over a power stroke any day. Especially in the new super duty's. A lot of those engines have been giving way at100k which should never happen in a diesel.
 
Okay, fair enough. I challenge you to find me three quality products made by Chrysler as a whole apart from trucks and vipers, though.
 
Made in America

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back to the topic, I only buy american made cars/trucks mainly ford. I try to buy American every chance i get, but if sometimes i have to go with what my wallet and not my patriotism wants.
 
died hair, weird lump on the left thigh, ribs slightly too visible, hands look like they've killed a person, bikini bottom but bra top, floral pattern on bra too cluttered, horizon at an angle, impossible lighting, 2/10, would not bang.
 
what do you say to the fact that Honda, obviously a japanese company, produces the majority of their american vehicles in Ohio?

Or how about that the majority of the components for Ford vehicles are made in China?

starts to blur the lines a bit now doesn't it?
 
I know, it definitely does get confusing. My opinion is that if the product is made by Americans, it's all good because you are spending money to keep them at work. At least that's the logic I use when buying, say, a pair of jeans made from denim produced in Japan. As long as American's are putting it together, I'd say it's fine.
 
manufacting some compentents overseas is only a tiny bleep in the product development cycle. you need to base your "lines" off more then that. where are these vehicles being designed from the ground up? Honda ASSEMBLES their vehicles in NA to protect profits from the surgence of the yen, not to provide jobs for the American people.
 
One of the least funny of all internet jokes imo. Anyways, id say pontiac but they went out of business (thanks GM). Also, carhart, super dooper durable
 
yeah, Carhartt is legitimate. I thought of getting one of their coats instead, but I wanted something a bit more on the stylish side. Plus, I love Pointer's logo.
 
The aerator i use at work has "Made with pride in the USA" written on it, and every day when i read it i get that Bruce Springsteen song stuck in my head!

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and arguably ford produces cars to make money, have built their image on being american made, which in turn results in more americans buying their products. providing americans with jobs is a byproduct of their marketing process.

the point i'm getting at is that both Honda and Ford provide americans with jobs, but does either companies' true motivation lie solely within providing americans with jobs? no, and if you disagree with that, then you're a fool.
 
holy shit. awesome.

maybe i should, but i dont feel any allegiance to buying american. I try to buy the best my budget can get, if thats american cool, if its foreign, cool.

i do own an american car, and my first real car after college will be foreign.
 
haha well we can agree on one thing, it's all about the money. but to add fuel to the fire...

providing jobs is a byproduct of manufacturing automobiles, not marketing them.

and if you think the number of american jobs created by manufacturing Honda's = Ford, then you're a fool. NA Fords are designed from the ground up using NA employees, in the USA. sure some compentents are outsourced for production overseas, but they are designed and assembled in house. to say that Honda is as "American Made" as Ford is assinine.

 
i never said that Honda did create as many job's as Ford, didn't mean to imply it either. Just simply meant to state the fact that "Made in the USA" isn't as straight forward as many people make it out to be.

I was more so commenting on Ford's Americana style of marketing that they use, do mustang's sell well because they're good cars? no... they sell because they're classic made in america muscle cars, they're actually shit cars, but the consumer is buying a slice of classic americana when they purchase one. Get my drift? But yeah i've sort of gone off on a tangent pretty badly.

This being said Moment is a great company who makes their products about 25 miles from my house, uses 95% american sourced materials. I would put them in the top 1% of "made in the usa"
 
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