"Made In USA"

Originally Posted by ilyaz

Don't mean to highjack the thread, but is it true that back in the 50s and 60s when Japanese products first came to the US market they were considered "cheap junk"?

It's absolutely true ilyaz. We used to find it humorous when traveling from state to state, stopping in at a souvenir shop in the middle of Montana and seeing all the cheap little trinkets on the shelves, each having a label underneath that said "Made in Japan". Even in the Indian shops it was like that, a feathered head dress or woven beads, etc. all made in Japan. There was a great song that mentioned it, titled "Cherokee People", of which I'm a part, that said "all the beads we'd made by hand, are nowadays made in Japan"

Originally Posted by Bear

It's absolutely true ilyaz. We used to find it humorous when traveling from state to state, stopping in at a souvenir shop in the middle of Montana and seeing all the cheap little trinkets on the shelves, each having a label underneath that said "Made in Japan". Even in the Indian shops it was like that, a feathered head dress or woven beads, etc. all made in Japan. There was a great song that mentioned it, titled "Cherokee People", of which I'm a part, that said "all the beads we'd made by hand, are nowadays made in Japan"

Still think it's better made in USA, whether you can get it cheaper or faster or tax free or what.
Looking for staples not long ago for a T50 stapler, the China brand(whatever brand it was) with 1500 staples, or 1250 Arrow staples made in USA for roughly the same price, I chose the USA ; )
That list goes on and on