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Do you look to see where stuff you buy is made? Do you try to buy American?

Do you consider where things you buy are made?

  • I don't pay attention, I just buy the cheapest

    Votes: 4 10.8%
  • I look and prefer certain nations, not necessarily American

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I look and try to avoid buying Chinese

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • I look and will always buy American, if there is a choice

    Votes: 3 8.1%
  • I prefer American, European or Japanese.

    Votes: 2 5.4%
  • American for appliances, European for shoes and ski equipment, Japanese for autos

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • If I can, I try to keep my purchases limited to the Western Hemisphere

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • America first, if possible.

    Votes: 6 16.2%
  • Whoever makes the best is my choice

    Votes: 18 48.6%
  • Other, please explain

    Votes: 4 10.8%

  • Total voters
    37

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I've been making an effort to buy American. I don't mind paying more for several reasons. 1)Better labor laws in U.S. 2)Less fossil fuels to transport 3)Helping keep the American industrial base alive 4)Helping Americans 5)Helping with the trade deficit
 
Whoever makes the best. Why settle for Lum-tec when you can have a Rolex?
 
I buy American (everyday items) when I can find it, unless it is obviously poorly made. My favorite when it comes to precision lenses (binoculars etc) is German, Japanese usually gets my vote for mechanical superiority, and craftsmanship of "artsy" stuff typically German, Finnish, Spanish, or Czech.
 
I buy whatever has the best rating in Consumer Reports. I have yet to be disappointed.

All other things being equal I prefer to buy American, though.
 
I prefer to buy other than China if possible to support our economy, but that's really hard to do considering how flooded the market is with Chinese goods.

Has anyone noticed the number of items that don't have where they are made on them? Or "distributed in U.S.A.?" Sounds evasive if you ask me.

I most definitely will not by and dog food or treats if they are made in China. I wouldn't trust their human food products, I can't even imagine how horrible and unregulated their animal products are.
 
I try to avoid buying non-American made goods when possible. It's not always easy, since there doesn't seem to be much truth in manufacture details. :? Definitely for big ticket purchases (appliances, electronics, etc...) I try and buy American first. However, I won't NOT purchase a foreign made item if the quality is better than American. Since USA manufactured products tend to be higher priced (depending on what you're buying) I want to make sure I'm getting quality merchandise and not some hunk of crap that I'm only paying for the label that states, "Made in America".
 
Has anyone noticed the number of items that don't have where they are made on them? Or "distributed in U.S.A.?" Sounds evasive if you ask me.

Definitely evasive. I figure if they are too embarrassed to say where it was made, I don't want it.;)
 
I pick whatever is the best value, but if it's for something incredibly minor that I don't really care about, then I favor the home team. ex. If I'm picking between Wisconsin and NY Cheddar at $4.99/lb and they look equally good, I'll take the NY.
 
I will buy American if I can.
 
There are some non-USA brands that I luv but in everyday shopping? I try to buy made in the U.S.A which is kinda hard to do if you are on a tight budget.

Also there is that saying some people got more money than they got sense. I find it true. There are a few brands I love but will never understand people who are love to be walking buildboards just because.
 
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Whenever I buy a large ticket item I buy American, I'm not as good at doing so on minor purchases.
Except for a volkswagen jetta I had in College, all of my cars are either Ford/Chevy.
 
I buy quality, I don't care where it comes from and I don't even look. All things being equal though, two identical items at identical prices, with big signs saying where they were made, I'd probably pick the American-made product, but I wouldn't seek it out.

I support competition and the free market. If American products want to survive, they need to compete. If they cannot or will not, they don't deserve to survive.
 
I've been making an effort to buy American. I don't mind paying more for several reasons. 1)Better labor laws in U.S. 2)Less fossil fuels to transport 3)Helping keep the American industrial base alive 4)Helping Americans 5)Helping with the trade deficit
if there is no other choice, then i will buy american.
 
My shopping trip consists of two boys and one girl. One of the boys has to pee at least twice in any store (its like a dog marking its territory) and the other boy is usually asking a million questions. The girl is two, so she often falls asleep in the van while we go to the store.

Usually I am happy just to buy anything at all.
 
I've been making an effort to buy American. I don't mind paying more for several reasons. 1)Better labor laws in U.S. 2)Less fossil fuels to transport 3)Helping keep the American industrial base alive 4)Helping Americans 5)Helping with the trade deficit

To be honest I always try to buy European.. After US reactions to 911, I have chosen to silently avoid American products whenever I can.
 
Whenever I buy a large ticket item I buy American, I'm not as good at doing so on minor purchases.
Except for a volkswagen jetta I had in College, all of my cars are either Ford/Chevy.

Sucks for you, having a Ford/Chevy I mean :doh
 
I try to buy American made products as often as possible. This can mean that I don't buy from American companies though.
 
The parts, patents, and labor that go into making almost everything you own were probably made in many differant countries. It's almost impossible to buy American, European, or Chinese anymore. If it weren't, I still wouldn't care.
 
The parts, patents, and labor that go into making almost everything you own were probably made in many differant countries. It's almost impossible to buy American, European, or Chinese anymore. If it weren't, I still wouldn't care.

Exactly, there is hardly anything made in one single country.

Even if you do find something, it's foolish to waste your money on it, if it's an inferior product.
 
A combination of quality and price. Where the thing was manufactured never enters my decision-making process.
 
Sucks for you, having a Ford/Chevy I mean :doh

Actually, I've owned 5 cars in my life... 3 foreign, 2 American. The foreign cars SUCKED. The two American cars (Fords) NEVER broke down. I will never buy a foreign car again.
 
Actually, I've owned 5 cars in my life... 3 foreign, 2 American. The foreign cars SUCKED. The two American cars (Fords) NEVER broke down. I will never buy a foreign car again.
I've had the exact opposite experience.

Being a starving college student, there's a limitation to my choices. Still, I focus on the quality - cost ratio. Cheaper gadgets cost more in the long run, expensive gadgets rarely perform their price.

Given the opportunity between foreign or domestic, however, I choose domestic. I don't buy too much from China.
 
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