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I went to NAPA today to purchase a filter wrench. The only ones they had were made in Taiwan, so I declined to buy one. Went right next door to Carquest and purchased one made in the USA. Difference in price? About a dollar.
Last week, I was in Walmart, no less, looking for a teflon coated skillet. The only one they had made in the USA was also the least expensive. All the rest were made in China and were a few dollars more. Guess which one I bought?
The point is that American made stuff is out there if you look for it. And, that imported crap isn't always the cheapest, which gives the lie to the old excuse that out-sourcing our jobs keeps prices down. BS. Too often, it just means higher profits.
Anybody else have some successes at buying American they'd like to share?
Good for you, I just traded in TWO Korean cars for two FORDS built in UAW plants. It cost me $35,000 plus trade ins but I am doing my part
One of the best knives I own I made from a Chevy leaf spring when I was about 10 years old. Cut, forged, hardened, tempered, ground and honed by me of USA steel. Still have it and it is still sharp.
The best car I ever owned was a '92 Buick Wagon. The worse a Dodge Dart. Go figure.
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Originally Posted by waterboy7375
I have broken the tips of of 4 kershaws( stupidyly using them as a screwdriver) and they have replaced the blades at no charge. I almost wish they would charge me so I would stop doing it.
Oh GOD,I've done that thinking I could get away with it..never have.
I had a really old 1 bladed German Eye with butterscotch handles that I dearly loved...I had a fuse blow on an old Chevy dually and I dropped down and started to dig it out with that knife and grounded it out on the clutch petal by accident....it burnt the tip off instantly
...Obviously I think that. A company doesn't exist as a charity towards me. If I am not adding value to my company, then why the hell wouldn't they move? Either gain the skills to stay valuable, or lose your job.
You completely missed my point. If someone can do my job for a third of the pay in another country, then it is time for me to LEARN A NEW JOB. I don't expect to work the exact same job for the next 30 years!
And you missed MY point. No matter how good you are at your job, if the company wants to maximize profits and they can do that by a company move, they will; IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR OR YOUR JOB PERFORMANCE!!!
And why wouldn't you want to do the same job for 30yrs? Optimistically, you SHOULD be doing something you love in the first place, IMO. With my degree, I am planning on doing the same thing till retirement.
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Originally Posted by muleskinner
Oh GOD,I've done that thinking I could get away with it..never have.
I had a really old 1 bladed German Eye with butterscotch handles that I dearly loved...I had a fuse blow on an old Chevy dually and I dropped down and started to dig it out with that knife and grounded it out on the clutch petal by accident....it burnt the tip off instantly
I am going to stay out of the knife debate, but I will say I only like one company and that's Henckels. They aren't cheap at all, but they are WELL worth it in quality, IMO.
And you missed MY point. No matter how good you are at your job, if the company wants to maximize profits and they can do that by a company move, they will; IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR OR YOUR JOB PERFORMANCE!!!
He was the fleet manager for company which ran its own trucks to service its customers. Being a good, diligent employee, he began a cost cutting regimen with the ultimate goal of doing away with that fleet in favor of outsourcing the company's transportation needs to save money. He was very good at it and eventually succeeded in parking every truck.
During this process, I once said to him, "You know that without a fleet, the company won't need a fleet manager, right?" But, he was firmly convinced that the company would take care of him and reward him for his due diligence by promoting him into a more responsible job. After all, he thought, he was such a good employee that his success would not go un-noticed.
Guess what happened to him on the day the last trucks shut down for good?
And you missed MY point. No matter how good you are at your job, if the company wants to maximize profits and they can do that by a company move, they will; IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR OR YOUR JOB PERFORMANCE!!!
And why wouldn't you want to do the same job for 30yrs? Optimistically, you SHOULD be doing something you love in the first place, IMO. With my degree, I am planning on doing the same thing till retirement.
You still don't get it. I am valuable to my company if I add to their bottom line or if I save them money. Obviously what they get out of it matters, not what I put in. So again, obviously, if the company can get more out of someone else than me (regardless of what country they are in), they should absolutely do it. If I am in danger of that happening, it is up to me to build the skills to add more value to the company. If I can't do that, then I deserve to lose my job.
Doing the same thing for 30 years sounds very dead-end to me. I want to progress, learn, and move into bigger and better jobs. The only constant thing in life is that everything changes. Either adapt to the times, or get left behind. Having an attitude that a person deserves to have the same job for their entire life, regardless of what else is going on is essentially admitting that the person is does not want to adapt to the times.
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