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Series9 |
Apr 9 2015, 08:12 AM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,444 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
Following up on my emulsion tube issue this week:
These carbs were purchased from Webercarbsdirect.com and were represented as genuine Webers. They are not. They are Chinese knock-offs. The retailer refuses to take them back. You've been warned! Do everyone a favor and spread this around to help others from getting screwed. |
euro911 |
Apr 13 2015, 02:58 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,851 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
Competition as we used to know it doesn't play today. How can American manufacturers, with American workers on American soil, compete with the extremely low wages paid workers in Asian and South American countries?
Hell, American workers all over the country are fighting for a huge increase in the minimum wage as it is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif) Increasing the MW is clearly not a wise decision if we're attempting to successfully 'compete' in the global manufacturing economy. Add union wages to the mix and we're shooting ourselves in the other foot. So the alternative has been to outsource manufacturing to foreign companies, and in doing so, we've subjected ourselves to accept inferior products in a lot of cases (this Weber issue for example). The prices of imported products will eventually increase to the price level of American made products, and by then we will no longer have the work force, facilities or tooling in place to correct the problem. |
SirAndy |
Apr 13 2015, 04:19 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,709 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
How can American manufacturers, with American workers on American soil, compete with the extremely low wages paid workers in Asian and South American countries? By making a quality product and selling it with enough margin to make a living. I worked for an all American manufacturing company for the last 5 years. They do everything right here in Hayward, CA from product design, engineering to manufacturing, sales and yes, even customer service. Nothing is outsourced, it's all in-house. The company is privately held and the two owners explicitly asked for the workers on the production floor to be unionized(!) and they pay competitive salaries. All that and yet the company has been profitable for the last 40+ years. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) |
euro911 |
Apr 13 2015, 05:55 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,851 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California |
By making a quality product and selling it with enough margin to make a living. That good to hear, Andy, but becoming more of an anomaly as time goes by.I worked for an all American manufacturing company for the last 5 years. They do everything right here in Hayward, CA from product design, engineering to manufacturing, sales and yes, even customer service. Nothing is outsourced, it's all in-house. The company is privately held and the two owners explicitly asked for the workers on the production floor to be unionized(!) and they pay competitive salaries. All that and yet the company has been profitable for the last 40+ years. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) I have no idea what type of product your company manufactures, but when we take a look at the bigger picture in general, there's no arguing that American factories with American workers are dwindling. I'm not saying there aren't successful manufacturers still operating here, but they are definitely on the decline. Just pointing out facts. Also, when we see major [US, Asian and European] automobile manufacturers operating plants in foreign countries, the truth becomes more evident. When you pay a workforce minimal wages, your production costs are less than your competitors. Look at the labels on the products we buy … where are they being manufactured? 'Made in the USA' tags and placards just aren't as prevalent as they once were. |
SirAndy |
Apr 14 2015, 11:16 AM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,709 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
i have no idea what type of product your company manufactures I don't work there anymore, the company is called "Davis Instruments" out of Hayward, CA. Like i said, they have a large production facility in Hayward, about 100 people on the production floor and another 30 or so engineers plus marketing, sales and customer service people. They have 3 major product lines: - High end consumer weather stations and related products - Automotive tracking devices for corporate fleets - Marine and boating accessories Here is a link to the website: http://davisnet.com/ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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