b_s-wilk wrote:
Go to amazon.fr and search on plume waterman.
Let me know if it works.
In France you're likely to get more returns at Kelkoo, same search
terms, http://tinyurl.com/ylyt7qr. Many of the items are in Amazon
marketplace, but many are elsewhere too.
Try
On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 22:27:51 -0400, betty wrote:
car made elsewhere. [I've gone totally foreign and drive a still new MINI
Cooper, and
I want one of those. I was going to trade in my Pinto as a Clunker, but
it turns out that it's too old and too fuel efficient to qualify. Maybe
after the Archer
Eric S. Sande wrote:
Toyota is a publicly held company with profits that go to its
shareholders who may be anywhere in the world.
Yeah, I own some of that stock. But last time I checked Japan
was a free democracy.
What's their Ticker Symbol?
Toyota is a publicly held company with profits that go to its shareholders who may be anywhere in the world.
Yeah, I own some of that stock. But last time I checked Japan
was a free democracy.
What's their Ticker Symbol?
Find it on most financial sites: TM
Sorry, but that's just wrong. Wild caught Alaska salmon isn't sent to
China for processing. It's processed in Alaska or onboard a processor
ship. And if the companies are mostly Chinese, they still have to be
51% American owned. I used to work up there in the industry and still
have a few
I started this thread by asking how to find fountain pen stores in France.
For many products made overseas, an importer will make an agreement with
the manufacturer to be the sole importer of that product. This means
that a contract is struck: the manufacturer agrees not to sell its
product
Go to amazon.fr and search on plume waterman.
Let me know if it works.
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Go to amazon.fr and search on plume waterman.
Let me know if it works.
In France you're likely to get more returns at Kelkoo, same search
terms, http://tinyurl.com/ylyt7qr. Many of the items are in Amazon
marketplace, but many are elsewhere too.
Try
A Toyota manufactured in Kentucky is an American product.
But where do Vincent's and Toyota's profits go? That's right,
not to China or the US.
I'm not saying that what you mention doesn't happen, although
I'd be interested to hear a quick list of the companies you describe.
If you had a
Do you have an all US made computer?
No, because that's not possible right now. My point is that
there are still areas where it is possible, at least mostly.
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Toyota is a publicly held company with profits that go to its
shareholders who may be anywhere in the world.
Yeah, I own some of that stock. But last time I checked Japan
was a free democracy.
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The only thing that is domestically produced in large quantities is
food stuffs.
And historically the best wages come from manufacturing jobs, not
agricultural or service sectors.
Unless you have outsourced the manufacturing:
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB118677584137994489.html
Historically but times change.
Manufacturing will not stay where it becomes expensive.
It is labor intense.
If you can marry the labor force with the resources you will have
manufacturing.
As times change and manufacturing changes you will see shifts in
where manufacturing is located.
My
Any town, state or country that becomes captivated by any type of income
producing work, will one day find themselves abandoned when someone finds
they can do it cheaper, better, or different somewhere else.
I agree generally but if it can be done better and differently, cheaper
doesn't
What you are describing is becoming a niche manufacturer, and that is
fine, but understand it will also have to be supported by other industries.
It reminds me of the merchants in town here.
They rail against Walmart all the time. Meanwhile one of them sells
high end men's clothes (pants
But that's not going to happen. Not as long as we have Wall Marts out
there. What is the one complaint most have against Macs? I even go to
Wall Mart 4-5 times/year because certain name brand items and the only
canned cat food my cat will eat is cheap there.
However, I do believe some
I believe this is a pretty biased statement. I've bought some really
great looking American junk. And I've bought some very long lasting
Chinese products. I think it's company based and not nationality based
when it comes to the quality of a product. Maydoff(sp) comes to mind.
Regardless
High end electronics are not made in the USA they are more
appropriately assembled in the US.
Not always. Magnepan for example buys raw materials in the
US and fabricates in-house. Even the resistors, inductors, and
capacitors in the crossovers are US made. White Bear Lake,
Minnesota.
On Oct 5, 2009, at 4:28 AM, Jeff Miles wrote:
Regardless of the origin of the product, wouldn't you want to know you're
making the best?
That is unless your a soulless crook. For many, despite where they live,
pride is still a factor.
Pride is still a factor and it gives me joy to see it.
Eric S. Sande escribió:
Besides when you order from China, you have to figure out if it's the real thing,
No you don't. It's guaranteed to be junk, even if it's designed and
supervised by European engineers.
I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement. But I KNOW that
Americans can
On Oct 4, 2009, at 11:04 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
We need more manufacturing here. Americans are very good
conscientious workers.
It is not the workers that are the problem, it is the managers. It is
the managers who decide that they can fatten their bonuses by making
crappy products. They
High end electronics are not made in the USA they are more
appropriately assembled in the US.
Putting together a flat screen TV? Flat Screens are all made in the
east. (Orient)
Remember Curtis Mathis? All they did was assemble electronics from
parts made by other manufacturers.
Most of
On Oct 2, 2009, at 8:12 PM, Robert Carroll wrote:
Finding web stores sellers from other countries on Google search
in the U.S. produces unsatisfactory results for me. Specifying the
Google search domain from other countries has proved for me to
produce a limited number of links.
Easy.
On Oct 4, 2009, at 1:06 AM, Eric S. Sande wrote:
I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement. But I KNOW that
Americans can do it better. Our audio products are better, our
bicycle products are better.
The prices of high-end audio equipment are particularly hard to
defend. It is a
I don't think they do that in Europe, at least, not in France.
I'm pretty familiar with what US audio equipment goes for in
Japan and Australia. It's a 20-30% percent markup over US
list, that it gets bought says something for the quality of the
product.
Of course it's all high end
Which one did you order and from who?
What do you want to buy?
I've had good luck with several eBay stores. The last order I made at
Meritline had half shipped from the US [blank DVDs and DVD-RW] and half
from Hong Kong [card readers, SIM card, etc]. I've used other HK vendors
too and all
BTW, the Australian dollar is 20-30% less than the US$.
Your point being?
I think we're talking about two different things.
High end audio consists of, well, high end products.
McIntosh, Magnepan, Benchmark, Bryston, stuff like that.
It doesn't matter what dollar scale you use, as long as
Besides when you order from China, you have to figure out if it's
the real thing,
No you don't. It's guaranteed to be junk, even if it's designed and
supervised by European engineers.
I'm guessing that won't be a popular statement. But I KNOW that
Americans can do it better. Our audio
Below is a Background section -- it explains only my motivation for my
question, so skip it to the actual question following unless you like to
read stuff.
BACKGROUND =
I am a devotee of the fountain pen since my second grade in public
school. Write a lot, tried many
I am not an expert, but I have seen articles.
France is one of those countries that have started to limit sales of
items within their country to recognized brands. (Or something
similar) They have sued Ebay for allowing sellers to feature
trademarked items from French Companies.
Also what
Finding web stores sellers from other countries on Google search in
the U.S. produces unsatisfactory results for me. Specifying the
Google search domain from other countries has proved for me to
produce a limited number of links. Question: Is there a good way of
finding web stores
Question: Is there a good way of finding web stores internationally?
Not really. It has to do with tariffs and trade, generally.
High ticket items (I don't know if that's your situation) always cost
more if they're imports and don't have production cost/volume
advantages versus the receiving
Question: Is there a good way of finding web stores internationally?
Not really. It has to do with tariffs and trade, generally.
Foreign exchange and VAT make a difference too. The dollar is down
against the Euro, after going up in the Spring. Makes a difference when
the Euro was $1.30
Which one did you order and from who?
Stewart
At 11:23 PM 10/2/2009, you wrote:
Question: Is there a good way of finding web stores internationally?
Not really. It has to do with tariffs and trade, generally.
Foreign exchange and VAT make a difference too. The dollar is down
against the
I don't think they do that in Europe, at least, not in France.
I'm pretty familiar with what US audio equipment goes for in
Japan and Australia. It's a 20-30% percent markup over US
list, that it gets bought says something for the quality of the
product.
Of course it's all high end specialty
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