I've occasionally grabbed a frame that had a brand name and now we sell it, but i remeber it as good american stuff, Unfortunately, I feeel the quality gone and sopt the made in china label
Its economy wide. Mike Katz On Sep 7, 10:37 am, "Chuck Knight" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do remember that in most countries, "Made in ***" actually means assembled > in. Toyota Camrys are assembled in the US, though tie rparts often come > from Japan and Mexico. Even the Swiss, long known for high quality > mechanical watches, are outsourcing the manufacture of many of their parts > to the orient, and then assembling them in Switzerland. > > It's becoming increasingly difficult to know where something is actually > made, and to make an informed decision. > > -- Chuck Knight > > > > On Sun, Sep 7, 2008 at 12:58 AM, SparksLite <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I'm going to have to step outside the "Glassy Eyes" worldview and talk > > brand-name frames here - the glasses I'm currently wearing are Modo > > 601's (mine are Gunmetal), and are clearly marked as "Made in > > Japan" (I don't know if it's just China that you're trying to avoid or > > not). These definitely won't qualify as a bargain, but if it really > > matters to you where they come from, here is a link to an on-line > > retailer for them: > >http://www.framesdirect.com/framesfp/Modo-tctbtj/r.html > > > On Sep 6, 9:57 am, Aaron <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I am need new glasses soon, but I don't want to buy stuff from China. > > > I've looked online, but haven't been able to find anything except > > > eyeglassdirect.com, which says the order is "processed and shipped" in > > > the US, but not where the frames are made. > > > > What are the countries that make the 5% that aren't made in China, and > > > what are the brands that are made there? Are there any sights that > > > advertise non-Chinese frames? > > > > Thank you for your time. > > > > Aaron- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Check us out at the oft-updated http://www.glassyeyes.com! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "GlassyEyes" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/glassyeyes?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
