Wondering now what our thoughts are on products from China and will you change your buying habits. I for one ( and Jerry ) have always tried to buy American products. We all know that China does not care for there own people so what makes you think they care about you or your safety.
A couple of examples
As a plumber we use cast iron piping, and it is required to marked with the foundry name, date, and country of origin. I saw pictures from a foundry in China that had old women painting with a stencil this info on the pipe. The major problem was that they were using the same date stamp for several weeks, and the name of foundry being painted onto the pipe was from a foundry that was closed.
A couple of years ago while camping on the Rubicon Trail my buddy set up a horseshoe pit. During our game one of the shoes went a bit long and hit a large rock ( remember we are on the Rubicon ) and the shoe broke in half really a horseshoe broke. When we looked at the box it said made in China. So if they can't even make a horseshoe what makes you think they can make STRONG bumpers, winches, roll bars, cages, etc.
Remember just a few years ago when the Olympics were held in China, they had to close plants and foundry's down for weeks to get the pollution to clear before the World showed up to compete. Again they don't care for their own people. China has been know to dump hazardous waste into some products that they ship to the US to get rid of it. China has purchased garment companies in Italy so they can sell them as made in Italy not China. I think they can what may come down the road they people may sop buying there products.
So I guess I need to ask the country of origin of products before I purchase them, I know that the box or products are required to be marked " Made in China " but I want to know before I buy it not after I receive it.
I hope Trump ( lets not get political here ) or whomever is our next president thinks about why companies go offshore and plan to get them back to the good ol USA.
As they once said BUY AMERICAN the job you save may be your own.
Rant off
So let's all buy American Made products.
A couple of examples
As a plumber we use cast iron piping, and it is required to marked with the foundry name, date, and country of origin. I saw pictures from a foundry in China that had old women painting with a stencil this info on the pipe. The major problem was that they were using the same date stamp for several weeks, and the name of foundry being painted onto the pipe was from a foundry that was closed.
A couple of years ago while camping on the Rubicon Trail my buddy set up a horseshoe pit. During our game one of the shoes went a bit long and hit a large rock ( remember we are on the Rubicon ) and the shoe broke in half really a horseshoe broke. When we looked at the box it said made in China. So if they can't even make a horseshoe what makes you think they can make STRONG bumpers, winches, roll bars, cages, etc.
Remember just a few years ago when the Olympics were held in China, they had to close plants and foundry's down for weeks to get the pollution to clear before the World showed up to compete. Again they don't care for their own people. China has been know to dump hazardous waste into some products that they ship to the US to get rid of it. China has purchased garment companies in Italy so they can sell them as made in Italy not China. I think they can what may come down the road they people may sop buying there products.
So I guess I need to ask the country of origin of products before I purchase them, I know that the box or products are required to be marked " Made in China " but I want to know before I buy it not after I receive it.
I hope Trump ( lets not get political here ) or whomever is our next president thinks about why companies go offshore and plan to get them back to the good ol USA.
As they once said BUY AMERICAN the job you save may be your own.
Rant off
So let's all buy American Made products.