Made in the USA

[Clevername]

I'm and American and have always tried to make an effort to try and buy products made in the USA. I recently have decided to try and do a little experiment to see if I can buy 100% American made products... no, no major purchases like automobiles but day to day stuff... groceries, clothes, etc. I guess it's part curiosity and part trying to do my part to support American manufacturing. It has proven difficult and more expensive but to me it's sort of fun and offers a bit of fulfillment.

My question is it worth it to you to buy goods made and manufactured in your home country?

[zenkai]

I try to buy things local in general.

[Veggie50]

No. If my countries products want to compete, they should do so by being cheaper, or being better. Not from my charity.

[Cizr]

I try to buy local veggies/fruit because they taste was better than something that had to travel for days through half of Europe.

Otherwise I dont really care

[Muzjhath]

Generally no. As if I did I'd hardly be able to eat exotic fruits. Or buy trousers for everyday wear. Or buy most cars.

I try to buy food that's as locally sorced as is good. So local steak and milk. But there are limits.

[Sughs]

No, don't really care. I buy what I like, if it's Portuguese it's just a plus.

[ghotihook]

Generally no. As if I did I'd hardly be able to eat exotic fruits. Or buy trousers for everyday wear. Or buy most cars.

I try to buy food that's as locally sorced as is good. So local steak and milk. But there are limits.

Totally off topic but are Saab and Volvos expensive there too like they are here in USA?

[Azadina]

No, I'm not nationalist to such a fanatic degree. I buy things based on which item gives me the best result on quality/price ratio for any given need, and not because of nationalism.

[MasterOfNone]

It’s all bullshit anyway. I worked for a very well known aftermarket auto parts company years ago and their claim was that they only purchased from American companies. Well, this is true. They would buy from American distributors that had parts made in Korea. I know it’s not the exact same, but they are t being truthful is the point. Something made in the USA maybe assembled here but a good portion of the time, the components required for assembly are made in foreign countries.

[ghotihook]

I actually work for a USA manufacturer. When we sell in the USA we always put on 100% Made in the USA, but when we sell internationally we take that off our brochures and sales materials.
It seems domestically we love to feel that we are buying locally. But in the international eye, nobody thinks it's a bonus to be made here.

[Kathandira]

I'm and American and have always tried to make an effort to try and buy products made in the USA. I recently have decided to try and do a little experiment to see if I can buy 100% American made products... no, no major purchases like automobiles but day to day stuff... groceries, clothes, etc. I guess it's part curiosity and part trying to do my part to support American manufacturing. It has proven difficult and more expensive but to me it's sort of fun and offers a bit of fulfillment.

My question is it worth it to you to buy goods made and manufactured in your home country?

Origin doesn't mean much to me. I go with Quality and Price. If I buy something, and the quality is crap, I simply don't buy it anymore, and will buy the product from a competitor.

[Ayirasi]

No, the best I can do is to buy from an American distributor. I'm often pleasantly surprised if the tag or label says "Made in America", but that seems to be pretty rare.

[Ghostpanther]

Have always bought what I feel is the best deal for the money. If I tried to limit what I buy to only made in the USA, then I would seldom find what I want. Now if it was possible and easy to buy a USA product and it was just as good a deal as the one not made here, I would pick it every time.

[Lollis]

UK made stuff is generally either bad or expensive, or both, so no.

[Einsz]

No, my country barely produces anything, even if i buy something produced in my country its made from foreign produced polymers/parts.

[Enthusiastic Steward]

Quality of product and how satisfied I am with it, followed by practical availability, are higher priorities to me than country of manufacture.

[Daedius]

No. If my countries products want to compete, they should do so by being cheaper, or being better. Not from my charity.

Small business can't compete against National/Global corporations...

I tend to go for quality over quantity.

[vindicatorx]

I never look for made in America and it's fairly evident when it is. Generally it's 2-3 times the cost and fails quickly.

[Najnaj]

I'm and American and have always tried to make an effort to try and buy products made in the USA. I recently have decided to try and do a little experiment to see if I can buy 100% American made products... no, no major purchases like automobiles but day to day stuff... groceries, clothes, etc. I guess it's part curiosity and part trying to do my part to support American manufacturing. It has proven difficult and more expensive but to me it's sort of fun and offers a bit of fulfillment.

My question is it worth it to you to buy goods made and manufactured in your home country?

You need to google every single purchase just to be sure. Just saw on the news yesterday that the biggest car exporter in the US is .... BMW. This would never have occurred to me had I not been told.

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It’s all bullshit anyway. I worked for a very well known aftermarket auto parts company years ago and their claim was that they only purchased from American companies. Well, this is true. They would buy from American distributors that had parts made in Korea. I know it’s not the exact same, but they are t being truthful is the point. Something made in the USA maybe assembled here but a good portion of the time, the components required for assembly are made in foreign countries.

Works the other way around too btw. If you buy an LED lamp made in china, chances are that the components are produced in the US and then assembled in China. The west produce a ton of stuff at the moment due to automation.

[Clevername]

It’s all bullshit anyway. I worked for a very well known aftermarket auto parts company years ago and their claim was that they only purchased from American companies. Well, this is true. They would buy from American distributors that had parts made in Korea. I know it’s not the exact same, but they are t being truthful is the point. Something made in the USA maybe assembled here but a good portion of the time, the components required for assembly are made in foreign countries.

I completely agree to buy something in high end manufacturing that is 100% made in the US is damn near impossible. Smart phones, autos, electronic appliances have parts from so many different parts of the world it might be logistically impossible to find any of those that are 100% American.