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Swift River Rob

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As an experiment I plan on boycotting all foreign made products for the next three months. No Shell, Citgo or BP gas, no made in China Wal Mart specials, no Aguila ammo. You get the picture. I already boycott Leatherman and Levi’s for there anti gun actions, so what’s a few more? I buy, at this stage of my life, mostly consumables, ammo and fly fishing gear, so it may not be too difficult. I maybe thread bare and barefoot by mid summer, but I think it is worth it.
 
I boycott Levi's and Leatherman because they're junk.

I don't use catsup anymore, because I might get some Heinz. Kerry's bitch may not run the company, but some of the money ends up in her pocket. She won't get any from me.
 
Swift River Rob said:
As an experiment I plan on boycotting all foreign made products for the next three months. No Shell, Citgo or BP gas, no made in China Wal Mart specials, no Aguila ammo. You get the picture. I already boycott Leatherman and Levi’s for there anti gun actions, so what’s a few more? I buy, at this stage of my life, mostly consumables, ammo and fly fishing gear, so it may not be too difficult. I maybe thread bare and barefoot by mid summer, but I think it is worth it.
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I'm sure that 2 billion Chinese are shaking in their boots. [grin]
 
Swift River Rob said:
As an experiment I plan on boycotting all foreign made products for the next three months.
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Is it even possible? I'll be on the lookout for an update in 3 months.
 
I say we all move to Ruby Ridge and avoid the Govt.
Actually that statement could be like opening up a 5 gallon can o' worms here but it got yer attention.
Seriously though.... boycotting stuff?!?! For every product you leave on the shelf because of political reasons, 5 more are sold because people don't care and they want that particular item regardless of what country made it or who benefits. Fact is the consumer benefits from getting what they want when they want it and in America today thats all that matters.
Those of us that do care about topics like hard working Americans out of work because the local foreign car manfacturing plant forced the US owned plant out of business are bent over a barrel and are taking it dry by the folks who are driving their Asian cars all over town that could care less as long as they get theirs.
Its the same reason we as Americans settle for X amount of rat feces set by the USDA in our food, were a FUBAR'd country. Unless we all get our share of the pie and get the cash we need to go out on our own and live like Ted Nugent, there really ain't a whole hell of a lot a self generated boycott is gonna do.
So until I get rich by scratching Red Sox lottery tickets and can move in on some land next to Uncle Ted, i'm wearing Levis, squirting Heinz ketchup and still saying Kiss My Ass in my own ways to the people who are screwin' us.
 
I wonder whether an "American Made" only store would succeed based on patriotic intentions. I'd imagine the good quality would help. Look at LL Bean (though even they have caved).

Most American made tools are better than Chinese ones any day of the week.
 
Pilgrim said:
I'm sure that 2 billion Chinese are shaking in their boots. [grin]
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Only 1.3 billion, but procreating fast (as long as they don't have too many girls then......)

I have been to China 3 times on business in the past 3 years and my wife has been 5 times. Most interesting difference I saw was a cultural one: the Chinese put a lot of importance in working as a group and they discuss _everything_ together: plans, salaries, opinions etc. No typical Chinese person will make a decision on his/her own without involving at least 10 other people. The other big difference is that they are incredibly sexist, it is almost impossible for a woman to succeed in Chinese society at the moment. That said, they work damn hard and where allowed to they want to make their lives successful and want to be capitalists.
 
Don't get too depressed about the Chinese, whenever life gets you down (Mrs Brown) And things seem hard or tough, And people are stupid, obnoxious, or daft, And you feel that you've had quite enough, there's always Monty Python and their opinion of the Chinese:

The world today seems absolutely crackers,
With nuclear bombs to blow us all sky high.
There's fools and idiots sitting on the trigger.
It's depressing and it's senseless, and that's why...
I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're always friendly, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
There's nine hundred million of them in the world today.
You'd better learn to like them; that's what I say.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They come from a long way overseas,
But they're cute and they're cuddly, and they're ready to please.

I like Chinese food.
The waiters never are rude.
Think of the many things they've done to impress.
There's Maoism, Taoism, I Ching, and Chess.

So I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.

I like Chinese thought,
The wisdom that Confucious taught.
If Darwin is anything to shout about,
The Chinese will survive us all without any doubt.

So, I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees,
Yet they're wise and they're witty, and they're ready to please.

All together.

[verse in Chinese]
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Wo ai zhongguo ren. (I like Chinese.)
Ni hao ma; ni hao ma; ni hao ma; zaijien! (How are you; how are you; how are you; goodbye!)

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
Their food is guaranteed to please,
A fourteen, a seven, a nine, and lychees.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
I like their tiny little trees,
Their Zen, their ping-pong, their yin, and yang-ese.

I like Chinese.
I like Chinese.
They only come up to your knees...
 
A sense of nationalism is good, and I'm all for wanting to buy American made, but in a way we can end up rewarding shoddy work. And as far as foreign owned gas, I buy who ever is cheapest, I got a pickup and I don't get exactly 30+ mpg, and current rate it will cost $100 to fill up the tank.
 
I was trying my best to buy an American-made coffe maker. I went to Wal-Mart, to Target, to Macys, and to Kohls. Could not find one. All was made in China. So I had to get it.
I am trying to buy domestic stuff whenever possible, but am not going to give up on Russian guns [wink]
 
I do my best to only buy Made in the USA. I've had clerks come up to me asking if they can help when I pick half their products look over the box looking for where it was made. I usually end up saying, "I'm looking for this, but something made in the USA." They usually give me a look and say they don't know what is Made in the USA/not..., I keep looking and give up and go elsewhere. Usually you can find it and it isn't always more money. I wanted frying pans and found a set of 3 somewhere for $29.95 made in the usa the other day.
 
Yelena said:
I was trying my best to buy an American-made coffe maker. I went to Wal-Mart, to Target, to Macys, and to Kohls. Could not find one. All was made in China. So I had to get it.
I am trying to buy domestic stuff whenever possible, but am not going to give up on Russian guns [wink]
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Could always do an Italian coffee maker:

http://www.slowtrav.com/italy/instructions/espresso_pot.htm

http://italian.about.com/library/weekly/aa040903a.htm

http://www.nextag.com/coffee-espresso-italian-maker/search-html


"Not made in China":
http://stressless.savingadvice.com/2008/01/30/coffee-makers-not-made-in-china_34891/


(We use a Black and Decker most likely made in Chinee right now. When that goes, I think I'll go back to the stovetop percolator. We have 2 or 3 of them. One is aluminum, and the others are some metal with an enamel finish.)
 
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Good luck with the boycott. Let us see, no cell phone, computer, tv and car. Your a better man then me.
 
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[rofl][rofl][rofl][rofl][rofl]

no Glock, no Smith & Wesson, no Cadillac, no Dell, no Water, no DVD's, no CD's, no Holsters, no GPS, [sad]


seriously, outside of Harley Davidson, what is made in our USofA???? and even those American "built" products import stuff BTW.
 
Made in America

I won't say I don't buy Chinese, but I will look to see if I can buy an American made product before I buy anything foreign made. It's not always possible, but at least I make the effort. My last choice is Chinese, next to last is anything made in Asia.
 
EC thats good your making the effort. We always buy American even if the price is higher unless we cant find any American products. WE cant let the Chinese and foreigners take over all of our factorys and products.
 
Coyote33 said:
I wonder whether an "American Made" only store would succeed based on patriotic intentions. I'd imagine the good quality would help. Look at LL Bean (though even they have caved).

Most American made tools are better than Chinese ones any day of the week.
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IIRC wasn't Walmart Made in the USA? At least 10-15 years ago?
 
jay_chris said:
[rofl][rofl][rofl][rofl][rofl]

seriously, outside of Harley Davidson, what is made in our USofA???? and even those American "built" products import stuff BTW.
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Even Harley uses Japanese parts, have for quite some time.

I've had exactly one bike with no Japanese parts, it was a 1984 Moto Guzzi, Italian, with some German parts.
 
fubar said:
What do you mean ? I thought S&W was made in USA ?
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I'm scratching my head on that one too [thinking]

I'm pretty damn sure they're made right here in Massachusetts.

I've seen the factory, it's in Springfield at 2100 Roosevelt Ave.

Is Mass still part of the USA? Sometimes I'm not so sure.........

My Tommygun was made here in Mass too. In Worcester.

My two biggest purchases of this year were both on locally made products.
 

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