Made in USA Products

stilltipping3 said:
The question is, if the MF towels were more expensive but made here would you buy them?
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How much more would they be, for instance an "everything" mf towel, then a mf towel to remove wax/sealant and then one for using w/ QD's?

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I always was amazed at people who want to buy American products yet own foreign automobiles.

LOL

Also it is almost impossible to buy a multi component item made entirely in one country.
 
Actually backtracking off of the Costco post, you could check to see where the microfiber towels sold at Costco are sourced from. Their customer service is pretty top shelf and I'm sure they would get right on it if you don't have a store that is convenient to where you live.

You can do this for most of the club/big box stores. What you find really might surprise you.

Regardless one of the great things about this thread is the diversity of companies you now have at your disposal. You can tout all natural ingredients with Pinnacle, German polymers and wax with Wolfgang, all sorts of crazy stuff with Blackfire, keep your cost down with generic chemicals from DP, and break out your cyclo polisher to get down to brass tax.

Then, even with ingredients from the seven corners, you can sit back and say it was all Made in America (USA). In fact, you may want to try to get in touch with those people that certify the Made in USA process (I think their name is in the seal we see on the product pages and in the original link I posted. They could probably get you a list of manufactures that they have certified and may be able to somehow certify you for using all USA products. Now that would be a leg up on any competition!

Also, my clay lube of Sonus says "Made in USA" (they're a 4* company) so that may be another source of goods. You can check em out; couldn't hurt!

Good luck again. If you have any other questions, please don't hesitate. Happy detailing!
 
goodinblack said:
I always was amazed at people who want to buy American products yet own foreign automobiles.

LOL

Also it is almost impossible to buy a multi component item made entirely in one country.
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There is a reason for the car thing. American car manufacturers have stiff us for years. Selling us junk. The consumer only realized this when Japanese car hit our shores. Who what to buy garbage. It took American car manufactures 50 year to give us some quality.

There are people who would love to by a US made car. but still afraid , both on a quality bases and drivability. Things are getting better, but still not there.
 
Regarding US made products, final products are made for many components. In todays world it is very hard to be sure just how much of a products come for this country. What is considered made in this country?
 
There ws a time when foreign cars were junk, and the American auto makers were king. Then they rested on their reputations and the Japenese cars kept improving.

Now, American autos, for the most part are prety well made, and last a lot longer too. Having said that, you can probably get a lemon in any car brand, but a lot of that is determined by whether or not you have a pre-concieved idea of what you expect, and how it's driven. Also, how the dealer handles your problems.
 
Griot's buffer is made in the USA but not the Porter Cable, not sure where the PC is made but certain it's not made here.
I own both.
I know this is about chemicals but just wanted to add to it.

All of my polishes , waxs, etc. are made in the USA except for one which is a compound made by Wolf's Chemicals which was a free gift I won here but must say it really does a fine job.

Great thread btw:dblthumb2:
 
Griots GG6 is made no place near the USA. If you believe it is, your off your nut. If the GG6 was USA made it would be 2x as much.

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You can buy overruns and knockoffs of GG6s from Alibaba if your willing to get 500 pieces. These come out of some of the same factories as the GG6 using the same molds and parts.

Same machine, without the Griot's name:

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slimnib said:
Regarding US made products, final products are made for many components. In todays world it is very hard to be sure just how much of a products come for this country. What is considered made in this country?
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My Toyota Tacoma is made from more American parts than my previous Ford Ranger. This marketing idea reminds me of the "Organic" and "Free Range" claims so many companies are making.
 
I'm not so sure why you would want to do this? Sure...supporting "American Business" but the reality is everyone regardless of where they happen to be born (as if it's a choice) is just a person like you and me. A great product could come from anywhere and you should want to support them too because...well they are people too...why limit your products and results by isolating your buying options?

Are the plastic bottles and containers made in the US also that the products come in? Are the chemical and elements in the bottle all from the US as well?

Saying made in America would be a great nationalistic approach before globalization and really the internet but everything is intertwined globally. I view it like people still buying horses, when the car first came out...it's just a matter of time.

Just my 2cents.
 
The reality of it is just that, your supporting America and American people. We don't have enough products made here any more, and it's very important to support the companies that still strive to do so. It's important for our economy, and important for companies to still manufacture goods here. The money stays here, and people benefit from it. It's expensive to manufacture in the US and we should applaud them for keeping it in house! Your statement above is why I worry about Americas future, there is no loyalty or pride in a lot of Americas up and coming. It's a source of pride to use and buy American products, and it's sad that it's not easy to be able to get American products any more. So for you to say you don't get why he wants to use all American products, you don't get America, you don't get hard work, pride, loyalty. You dont get why I work my ass off in my small business. Would it be easier to work for a company owned by overseas(which many major ones are) yes, but I believe that we need to support American business, it's what this country was built on. I do it for Americas future, my children's future. There needs to be manufacturing in America, we owe to much money to other countries, we are too used to cheap and low quality goods. We are too used to having our hand out or expecting things. The government has a lot to do with America, but the people of America still have the last stand, and we are who built this country with our bare hands. If we don't manufacture here we have an economy that solely relies on other countries goods. It's not easy to manufacture here and it should be! And companies that do should be commended, because they understand the importance of doing so.
 
andrew8729 said:
The reality of it is just that, your supporting America and American people. We don't have enough products made here any more, and it's very important to support the companies that still strive to do so. It's important for our economy, and important for companies to still manufacture goods here. The money stays here, and people benefit from it. It's expensive to manufacture in the US and we should applaud them for keeping it in house! Your statement above is why I worry about Americas future, there is no loyalty or pride in a lot of Americas up and coming. It's a source of pride to use and buy American products, and it's sad that it's not easy to be able to get American products any more. So for you to say you don't get why he wants to use all American products, you don't get America, you don't get hard work, pride, loyalty. You dont get why I work my ass off in my small business. Would it be easier to work for a company owned by overseas(which many major ones are) yes, but I believe that we need to support American business, it's what this country was built on. I do it for Americas future, my children's future. There needs to be manufacturing in America, we owe to much money to other countries, we are too used to cheap and low quality goods. We are too used to having our hand out or expecting things. The government has a lot to do with America, but the people of America still have the last stand, and we are who built this country with our bare hands. If we don't manufacture here we have an economy that solely relies on other countries goods. It's not easy to manufacture here and it should be! And companies that do should be commended, because they understand the importance of doing so.
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LOL, I don't get America? You don't think people work hard, have loyalty and pride in other countries? Let's stop with the nationalism and sensationalism of the past...I don't understand treating companies and people different because they happen to operate in another country. A person is a person, I don't care what country you are from. I'm not on team America, I'm on team People.

It's a global economy and it's only going to continue to go in that direction. You have to adapt to the ever changing world, manufacturing will never exists on the scale it once was due to other countries being in a later stage of development than ours. Just because something worked in the past, doesn't mean it works in the future, or would even be good for the future.

I'm not going to comment further, so this doesn't stray off topic, but I'm going to guess not a single product all comes from one country, from the bottle, chemicals, label, ink, etc.
 
It is a nice idea and the truth is that there are some really cheap products appearing on the US market from foreign (European, mostly, it seems) regions. However, some of those American brands are pretty cheap too and business is marketing driven and not performance. More than that, the more specialised the product, the more likely it is to actually be rebranded from a foreign source or to use foreign sourced ingredients.

So I applaud trying to support your local economy but don't try to convince yourself that every penny goes into the US economy and, more importantly, don't dismiss every foreign product because sometimes they will be miles better than what you can get from your 'US' brands.
 
Scott@IncrediblyDetailed said:
Saying made in America would be a great nationalistic approach before globalization
and really the internet but everything is intertwined globally.
Scott@IncrediblyDetailed said:
It's a global economy and it's only going to continue to go in that direction.
You have to adapt to the ever changing world,
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^^^All very good points.^^^

Although it may seem a little out of place regarding the subject matter of this thread...
The above does seems to be in agreement with my studies of the "end times".

Bible prophesy doesn't state in these exact words:
A one-world government and a one-world currency "in the end times".

However...
-I believe there is enough evidence presented in the Books of the Bible to enable me to
draw the conclusions that both will exist in the "last days".
-One way this is prophesized to happen is through the control of all Commerce...
the idea of a one-world currency.

Is there anything the People of the World can do to stop these events from happening?
IMHO:
No...Too many things have already been set into motion for me to think otherwise.

And:
Buying only American, if one be from the Americas;
Buying only British, French, German, etc., if one be from Europe;
Buying only Japanese,.......and so on, and so on:

Probably won't do the trick of 'turning back the tide' either!


So...Rather than me focusing on such matters as whose products to purchase, and from where...
"Nowadays"...The below passage from The Scriptures is more than enough to keep me concerned .

"Therefore keep watch, because you do not know the day or the hour". ~ Matthew 25:13


Just my 2¢


:)

Bob
 
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