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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 06:26 PM
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for starters i'd like to say i've been a union member for 40 years this year and have always tried to buy American made products and have always owned American made cars and trucks. won't even let anyone park their non-American car in my driveway. somethings nowdays you can't help but buying stuff not made here, but i'll never shop at a walmart. try and buy American made products whenever you can or we won't have any ro jobs.


That pretty funny considering a Toyota truck is more American made than a Dodge Ram. LOL
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 06:42 PM
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i opened this thinking i would read a review about helmet build or quality. instead i find an import/export debate haha
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:39 PM
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Originally Posted by hardheaded
for starters i'd like to say i've been a union member for 40 years this year and have always tried to buy American made products and have always owned American made cars and trucks. won't even let anyone park their non-American car in my driveway. somethings nowdays you can't help but buying stuff not made here, but i'll never shop at a walmart. try and buy American made products whenever you can or we won't have any ro jobs.
I too am union so I hope you didn't think I was knocking unions. The never shopping at Walmart thing I've heard from some of them, then they go shopping at other non union stores. What kind of car do you drive? It's pretty hard to find one that is actually American. I've got one...74 Chevy truck...lol
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by donr101395
That pretty funny considering a Toyota truck is more American made than a Dodge Ram. LOL
Sad but true...
most Furd trucks are American made, but almost all the "American" cars are at least assembled elsewhere.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by TheMakani
i opened this thinking i would read a review about helmet build or quality. instead i find an import/export debate haha

Really?!? In this forum.....lol
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by hardheaded
for starters i'd like to say i've been a union member for 40 years this year and have always tried to buy American made products and have always owned American made cars and trucks. won't even let anyone park their non-American car in my driveway. somethings nowdays you can't help but buying stuff not made here, but i'll never shop at a walmart. try and buy American made products whenever you can or we won't have any .
That means that only 61% of your buddy's Chevy Silverado can park in your driveway.
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:53 PM
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That means that only 61% of your buddy's Chevy Silverado can park in your driveway.
LOL
at least I can park ALL my truck in my driveway !
 
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Old Apr 16, 2015 | 09:57 PM
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Originally Posted by upflying
Super Seer helmets are American made. Wore them for 14 years.
http://superseer.com/
So true but cheap they aren't. Had a couple for several years. Top quality and very comfortable and on the expensive end of the scale.
 
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Originally Posted by hardheaded
for starters i'd like to say i've been a union member for 40 years this year and have always tried to buy American made products and have always owned American made cars and trucks. won't even let anyone park their non-American car in my driveway. somethings nowdays you can't help but buying stuff not made here, but i'll never shop at a walmart. try and buy American made products whenever you can or we won't have any .
What brand TV do you own? What brand Cell phone do you own? Do you have appliances in your kitchen (stove, dishwasher, refrigerator)? The list goes on and on...that's the problem...very, very few things are made here in America (completely). Even things "manufactured" here in America have foreign made parts. I was thinking about all the things I own (electronics, vehicles, furniture, clothes, even parts to build my house...well, my guns are American made parts...there's something at least...;-) and I can't think of anything that is all made in America. Most electronic components are made overseas (chips, resistors, diodes, etc).

When I was growing up, stuff made in Japan was junk. Then...it was quality stuff. Korea then made junk...then it became quality stuff...now stuff made in China is junk...that will change too. We like bargains and price is important, but we also don't put up with cheap junk, so to sell here, you have to make quality stuff eventually. The key is to make quality cheap...so labor is where you save the money.
 
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To the OP...I typed "where is the Akoury 88 helmet manufactured?" in Google. Found out on the first page it is made in China (Youtube review). Just FYI...;-))
 
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