HappyHappy wrote:My 20 year old toaster has surived hell and all.
Made in USA it was still a cheap POS, but it had
amazed me that it survived this long.
A power surge finally fried it.
Problem is there are no more Toastmasters made in the USA.
All the brands except for commercial units are Chineese.
Any of you know an American brand?
I will purchase a small commercial unit to avoid Chineese shit.
But i would rather avoid dropping $600 for a toaster.
Fukkin Wangmart is destroying America.
HH
actually, this is an uncharacteristically rational post, is it a rebound from the latest self pwn?
that aside, that your lament is valid, in part both cause and sympton of some of the conditions going on today in NA
http://www.americanmanufacturing.org/bl ... ke-anymore
Televisions, Last production date: Oct. 2004-- Five Rivers Electronic Innovations was the last American owned TV color maker in the US. The Tennessee company used LCoS (liquid crystal on silicon) technology to produce televisions for Philips Electronics. But after Philips decided to stop selling TVs with LCoS, Five Rivers eventually filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Oct. 2004. As part of its reorganization plan, the company stopped manufacturing TVs. Now there are ZERO televisions made in America, according to Business Week.
Radio Flyer's Red Wagon, Last production date: March 2004-- The little red wagon has been an iconic image of America for years. But once Radio Flyer decided its Chicago plant was too expensive, it began producing most products, including the red wagon, in China.
Levi jeans, Last production date: Dec. 2003-- Levi Strauss & Co. shut down all its American operations and outsourced production to Latin America and Asia in Dec. 2003. The company's denim products have been an iconic American product for 150 years.
Mattel toys, Last production date: 2002-- The largest toy company in the world closed their last American factory in 2002. Mattel, headquartered in California, produces 65 percent of their products in China as of August 2007.
Etch a Sketch, Last production date: 2000-- Etch A Sketch, an iconic American toy since the 1960s, used to be produced in Bryan, Ohio, a small town of 8,000. Then in Dec. 2000, toymaker Ohio Art decided to move production to Shenzhen, China.
Forks, spoons, and knives, Last production date: June 2010-- The last flatware factory in the US closed last summer. Sherrill Manufacturing bought Oneida Ltd. in 2005, but shut down its fork & knife operations due to the tough economy. CEO Greg Owens says his company may resume production "when the general economic climate improves and as Sherrill Manufacturing is able to put itself back on its feet and recapitalize and regroup."
no point getting into the "no one is willing to pay what is wouldcost to buy made in USA products cuz the workers demand a certain amount of pay to cope with products/services made in USA cuz they so expensive cuz...."
fuckin walmart indeed, that place needs its own kaczynski
try ebay or craigslist or restaurant eq suppliers, you find a replacement TM there
