 
Benjo
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Username: Benjo
Post Number: 29
Registered: 02-2007
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:50 am: |    |
I recently purchased a wheel seal for my Escort. The brand was "Motor City Bearings and Seals". The back of the box said "made in Taiwan". I'm upset. |
Goat
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Username: Goat
Post Number: 9684
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 9:58 am: | |
If that is all you are upset about, I wish I was you. |
Kslice
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Username: Kslice
Post Number: 137
Registered: 04-2007
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 11:03 am: | |
I feel ya man.
But you should know companies wont pay someone in Detroit $9 an hour to make bearings when they can pay someone in Tiawan 10 cents an hour to do the same thing. Thats the "global economy" for ya. |
Bumble
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Username: Bumble
Post Number: 301
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 11:38 am: | |
Don't buy cheap shit made in Taiwan and you won't be upset. . . or in cahoots with the global economy. |
Jt1
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Username: Jt1
Post Number: 9797
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 11:46 am: | |
Whose to say that Detroit is the only city in the world that calls itself "the Motor City"? |
Yvette248
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Username: Yvette248
Post Number: 839
Registered: 10-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 12:12 pm: | |
It's the old bait 'n switch, Benjo. Congrats for at least looking at the label. |
Chitaku
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Username: Chitaku
Post Number: 1549
Registered: 03-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 12:14 pm: | |
i bought a baseball made in china and almost puked |
Ferntruth
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Username: Ferntruth
Post Number: 84
Registered: 11-2006
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 1:03 pm: | |
"Don't buy cheap shit made in Taiwan and you won't be upset. . . or in cahoots with the global economy"
--great idea, only its virtually impossible to do. Have you actually looked at anything you have purchased lately? Even the "american brands" are made overseas, so just how are we supposed to avoid "buying cheap s**t made in Taiwan" (which I would love to do)? |
Ray1936
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Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1788
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 1:28 pm: | |
Damn, I just paid $1600 and change for a new beautiful desk and wall hutch set. It's something I wanted for years, and replaced a 30-year old L-shaped desk I had that was used when I got it.
Got it set up only to discover the "Made in China" label.
Had I seen that in the store, I'd of looked elsewhere.
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Karl_jr
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Username: Karl_jr
Post Number: 66
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 1:32 pm: | |
Ray, if you got any spare stacks of money send them my way! |
Ray1936
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Username: Ray1936
Post Number: 1790
Registered: 01-2005
| | Posted on Monday, August 13, 2007 - 5:29 pm: | |
Aw, I'm broke. Came into a little inheritance recently, but blew it. |