guyser Posted January 27, 2011 Report Posted January 27, 2011 My B-in-L has a fellow in from Hong Kong...same deal, about $50 per shirt with a monogram? Probably same guy, I think cost is up towards $70 when buying three, but liekly the same Pretty damn good shirts, really thick nice cotton, takes a press and starch well. Quote
Bryan Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) Less than 11%... Imports - partners: US 51.1%, China 10.88%, Mexico 4.56% (2009) https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ca.html I call shenanigans on those stats. I can hardly find a damn thing in my house that is made in Canada or the U.S. Even things I thought were Canadian (like my Sorel Glaciers or my Danier leather jacket) are "designed in Canada", but made in China. I thought FOR SURE that my New Balance runners were made in the USA, but they're Chinese too. Even my goalie equipment, what's more Canadian that that, right? My older gear is Canadian, but anything that's newer than a few years old is all Chinese. Besides, that CIA data is based on dollar amounts, not number of household products. Are billions of consumer products getting offset by a single large government purchase? You can buy cleaners, clothes, and food for a whole town for the cost of one fighter jet for instance. Walk into any place that carries a LOT of consumer household goods, like a big box power centre, or a mall. Just randomly grab anything off the self while you stroll the aisles. It would only take a few seconds to find things made in China. It's the next closest thing to impossible to find anything that is not made in China. It's a large majority of everything. Try the same thing, looking specifically for things made in the USA. Now that is a serious task. It could easily take you the whole day to find even one American made household product. Sure, you might have some previous knowledge of a specialty boutique that you could go to, but that would only reinforce what I'm saying here. Edited February 19, 2011 by Bryan Quote
bloodyminded Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 Walk into any place that carries a LOT of consumer household goods, like a big box power centre, or a mall. Just randomly grab anything off the self while you stroll the aisles. It would only take a few seconds to find things made in China. It's the next closest thing to impossible to find anything that is not made in China. It's a large majority of everything. By some accounts, over 90% of Walmart goods are made in China. And more peope buy Walmart goods than anyone else's. Quote As scarce as truth is, the supply has always been in excess of the demand. --Josh Billings
cybercoma Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 (edited) And you think, as does topaz that most of our products comes from china? I tell you, urban myths are one thing...but... The US makes up 51% of our imports...China? less than 11%. So do you still think most of our products come from China? Consumer products are not the only thing that's imported/exported. http://www40.statcan.gc.ca/l01/cst01/gblec05-eng.htm Amongst other things, we import industrial equipment and energy. Edited February 19, 2011 by cybercoma Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 19, 2011 Report Posted February 19, 2011 .....Try the same thing, looking specifically for things made in the USA. Now that is a serious task. It could easily take you the whole day to find even one American made household product. Sure, you might have some previous knowledge of a specialty boutique that you could go to, but that would only reinforce what I'm saying here. It's not difficult at all to find things Made in the USA....I just went to a home store and the majority of items were made there. It just depends on what you're buying. In the kitchen, even my "Chinese food" is made in the USA. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
Bryan Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 It's not difficult at all to find things Made in the USA....I just went to a home store and the majority of items were made there. It just depends on what you're buying. In the kitchen, even my "Chinese food" is made in the USA. Was this home store in Canada? Quote
bush_cheney2004 Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 Was this home store in Canada? Yes....Home Depot. Foodstuffs, toiletries, and paper pulp products do not come from China either. Lots of stuff is still made in North America. Quote Economics trumps Virtue.
kimmy Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 I feel bad for the guy. When he gets to the month where he has to watch Canadian sit-coms, he's going to feel totally depressed. Varian turbomolecular pump: Made in USA Can I borrow your turbomolecular pump? Mine is on the fritz. Where the hell do you work ? Are you a pirate ? I call shenanigans on those stats. I can hardly find a damn thing in my house that is made in Canada or the U.S. Even things I thought were Canadian (like my Sorel Glaciers or my Danier leather jacket) are "designed in Canada", but made in China. I thought FOR SURE that my New Balance runners were made in the USA, but they're Chinese too. Even my goalie equipment, what's more Canadian that that, right? My older gear is Canadian, but anything that's newer than a few years old is all Chinese. Besides, that CIA data is based on dollar amounts, not number of household products. Are billions of consumer products getting offset by a single large government purchase? You can buy cleaners, clothes, and food for a whole town for the cost of one fighter jet for instance. That's a really good point. The aggregate international trade figures are not really that relevant to a guy's quest to find Canadian-made consumer goods. Unless he's shopping for board-feet of lumber and barrels of unrefined bitumen. -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Bonam Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 Can I borrow your turbomolecular pump? Mine is on the fritz. Actually, we just got a few spares from another lab that was defunded and shut down. You'd have to ask my supervisor though! Quote
Moonlight Graham Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 (edited) This guy could easily do this. As long as he shops at the right local markets and stores. He'd have to sacrifice some things and pay more for less, but i don't think this man is in danger of dying lol.(unless he gets an infection, uh-oh!). Many decades ago people survived just fine on much less than what he will. Edited February 20, 2011 by Moonlight Graham Quote "All generalizations are false, including this one." - Mark Twain Partisanship is a disease of the intellect.
Bryan Posted February 20, 2011 Report Posted February 20, 2011 Yes....Home Depot. Foodstuffs, toiletries, and paper pulp products do not come from China either. Lots of stuff is still made in North America. You got me thinking about that. Surely, my Ariens snowblower is made in the USA... >>>runs and checks<<< Sort of. Briggs and Strattan engine, otherwise built in China. I just finished building a new kitchen. All from Home Depot. Fancy Maytag stainless steel appliances: China. Custom built cabinets? China. Faucets, electrical, flooring, handles, etc, etc, all China. The one thing that wasn't Chinese is the marble countertops, They're from a rural Manitoba quarry. Over $20,000, and not a single American product in the bunch. Quote
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