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In reply to the discussion: Would you buy a $22 American made shovel when an $8 China made one is available? [View all]Populist_Prole
(5,364 posts)89. Yes.
It'll also be the last shovel I'll ever have to buy,
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Would you buy a $22 American made shovel when an $8 China made one is available? [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jan 2012
OP
Well, yeah, ever since I bought a truck-sized snowblower winters have turned mild.
RetroLounge
Jan 2012
#106
True enough. All the kitchen tools sold in 99 cent store are made in china. The handles fall off
Liberal_in_LA
Jan 2012
#6
Oh, I don't mean review by looking at online reviews and seeing what other people think about it.
Brickbat
Jan 2012
#153
I'd go to the flea market and get the American made shovel second hand for $5..
Fumesucker
Jan 2012
#5
$22/$8 is a 170% difference, not the 50-100% of most items. I'd pay $12-$16 for the US-made shovel.
leveymg
Jan 2012
#9
I'd rather buy one $10 hammer that will last forever than 10 $1 Chinese hammers.
HopeHoops
Jan 2012
#13
the top of the $1 hammer will detach from the plastic handle and fly off when in use
Liberal_in_LA
Jan 2012
#17
Usually - either that or it will sacrifice itself to prevent damage to the nail.
HopeHoops
Jan 2012
#21
Yeah, I had a friend visit me in NH and he wanted to take back some real Boston beer.
HopeHoops
Jan 2012
#139
If you only need it for one or two uses, great. They don't make anything of same quality.
HopeHoops
Jan 2012
#80
Fortunately we have a lot of small businesses around here, including a hardware store.
HopeHoops
Jan 2012
#90
the 8 dollar one doesnt seem to make it thru the season. i have seen it with a LOT of other product
seabeyond
Jan 2012
#20
The OP doesn't say that the $22 one is better quality vs lower quality $8 one.
Honeycombe8
Jan 2012
#53
I would, like a shot! I have my mother's old kitchen tools from the 1950's, and they are light years
MgtPA
Jan 2012
#24
We'd benefit from a new "Look for the Union Label" ad campaign. Those were powerful ads in the 1970s
qb
Jan 2012
#25
Agreed. As a union worker's child I was trained from an early age to buy union, buy American
Gormy Cuss
Jan 2012
#50
the part I don't understand is why does my Indian made Clark Shoes and my Chinese made Doc Martins
Douglas Carpenter
Jan 2012
#39
The truth is that I would not. Unless the location is more convenient, or it was an emergency...
Honeycombe8
Jan 2012
#52
Exactly, they always complain about regulation & unions increasing the price...
Historic NY
Jan 2012
#123
It depends on how long you plan to use that shovel or how long to expect it to last
SoCalDem
Jan 2012
#57
This is the BIG LIE. It is not about the price point. It's about the profit margin.
JCMach1
Jan 2012
#72
More like ten lifetimes. I have Mom's CI, and when I go, son will end up with them.
tsuki
Jan 2012
#168
Riddle me this: Why does a replacment handle for a eight dollar shovel cost twelve dollars?
Brother Buzz
Jan 2012
#77
Yes: Durability, reduced fuel/shipping costs, and manufacturing jobs to sustain the Middle Class.
WorseBeforeBetter
Jan 2012
#82
Yes, China makes perfectly good shovels, but do US importers want them?
Prometheus Bound
Jan 2012
#101
The Chinese manufacturer likely gets his wood from Canada and steel from Australia.
Prometheus Bound
Jan 2012
#93
Actually I might. My father always bought Sears tools because they were good and lasted. When it
jwirr
Jan 2012
#113
Not only that, but no matter how old a tool was, if it broke they would replace it.
HopeHoops
Jan 2012
#122
Yes, I remember him trading in a really old tool and they stood behind it. It is really too bad that
jwirr
Jan 2012
#124
Chinese bicycles are seriously flawed... Indian ones (which we don't get in America)
JCMach1
Jan 2012
#116
I do buy US made tools, and the shovel replaced a cheap one that had broken.
Burma Jones
Jan 2012
#125
Nonsense. Hyundais are primarily made in KOREA. Some are *assembled* in the cheap labor south
Romulox
Jan 2012
#158
Unfortunately, the Chinese factories ARE mostly incapable of making quality goods,.
AverageJoe90
Jan 2012
#171
Assuming they're the same quality, I'll buy the cheaper one no matter what country it's from
Ter
Jan 2012
#145
Would you buy a $1000 American made iPad when a $500 China made one is available?
GeorgeGist
Jan 2012
#148
There isn't $500 of labor in an Ipad, irrespective of where it's made. Bogus question.
Romulox
Jan 2012
#157
Parts and labour cost of Apple iWhatsises is about $20 or so on the high end
Spider Jerusalem
Jan 2012
#165
if we all bought the American shovel...the price would quickly go down to $10...
Sancho
Jan 2012
#150
Yeah, since I would but a 100% tariff on the Chinese shovel, it would have to retail
TheKentuckian
Jan 2012
#155
Yes I would if it's the multi-purpose army shovel. Have you seen that shovel?!
vaberella
Jan 2012
#166
I remember the folded spade from when my father was in the army. Looks like it's been upgraded
Liberal_in_LA
Jan 2012
#173