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Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:23 PM
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Default Made in Tawain…WTF??
This may be common knowledge to many of you, but to those of you who actually take some pride in buying US made products heres a little info…I recently bought a Paul Yaffe stretched tank for my SG and was sickened when I noticed the box said MADE IN TAIWAN! Not what I was expecting at all but I guess it's cheaper for PYO to farm their sh*t out to Charlie….

 
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Who care's where the box was made!
 
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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Who the **** is Charlie....
 
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Who the **** is Charlie....
Oh my God. You REALLY don't know?
 
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:55 PM
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Who the **** is Charlie....
He's a good friend of Jane Fonda...
 
Old Sep 18, 2012 | 09:59 PM
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Oh my God. You REALLY don't know?
So Taiwan is in Vietnam now?

When did they move?

Geez...
 

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So Taiwan is in Vietnam now?

When did they move?

Geez...
They are now on the south end of the Ho Chi Minh trail.
 
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I just bought a part from H-D the other day. On the box it said made in Taiwan...I asked the guy whats up with this? He say most all parts are made out of country....
 
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