posted ago by bigdaddy2
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I know it’s not possible to fully stop buying their crap, but I actively do my best to first buy USA made products, and then other countries if I fail to find US made.
Even went as far as buying the lesser iPhone version that was made in India.
I think it’s important we stop funding the Commies that are hell-bent on destroying our great nation.
Every little thing counts.
I know it’s not possible to fully stop buying their crap, but I actively do my best to first buy USA made products, and then other countries if I fail to find US made.
Even went as far as buying the lesser iPhone version that was made in India.
I think it’s important we stop funding the Commies that are hell-bent on destroying our great nation.
Every little thing counts.
This is one of many reasons I don't use Amazon. They hide the country of origin on most of their product listings. When I do need Chinese made stuff I try to buy secondhand on eBay so another American gets my money instead of Chyna.
I'm convinced Amazon actively pushes cheaper, inferior versions of products, hides product information, and allow fake reviews to remain. I only buy Japanese and American things on Amazon now.
Amazon will copy products sold by American based businesses and then price their copies lower than the originals. It's devastating to the companies who made the original product. Channel 4, or one of the BBC outlets in the UK, did an hour long special on Amazon's ruthless tactics. Amazon even rigs the search algorithm so their copies show up prior to the original product being searched for. Amazon is long overdue for being broken up. Separate Amazon web services from Amazon's shopping e-commerce website and Amazon will no longer be able to undercut local American mom and pop sellers on pricing.
There needs to be a law requiring companies to disclose the countries of origin of their on sale products
u/Doggos u/CovfefeBucks I don't know what changed on site (now there's auth win?) but my saved password wasn't saved when I try to log in... did a change break password apps?
A week ago with the auth update doggos said all users were logged out. Password isn’t saved since you’re logging into a new domain, but now all win accounts are unified to support a larger Reddit-destroying platform
We need the anti trust Act to breakup this monopoly... force disclosures and local merchants/ kickbacks onto the platform. Essentially force them to accept local competition into their platform .. probably much more than that. But monopoly power is not acceptable in America.
That sounds like big government, in my free market? In the defense of Amazon, it's cheaper and more efficient for the consumer in an economic sense and is a sign of economic innovation. They're killing retail stores and buying their cheap corpses for even more warehouse space. They remove all the bullshit costs of running a Macy's while getting you the product cheaper and faster than traditional means.
That kind of retarded thinking is the reason we're on the edge of becoming a Corporate Oligarchy.
Yeaaaa...I'd rather pay 10% more, buy less shit and not help concentrate the entirety of retail sales to a single mega Corp.
Quantity never replaces quality. Clothing and Electronics wear out faster when they are made in China because China is skilled at planned obsolescence. You aren't saving money.
Completely agree. I have American made things from the 50’s and they out perform every God damn thing made today. I’m one of those history people that love doing things like it’s 40s and 50s. Ironing shirts, hand washing clothes that are delicate, there’s a self discipline to this as well as learned patience.
Right, free market is the right way 95% of the time, that description is free market at any expense which isn’t America first. The threshold for regulation is Monopoly power and the destruction of local and of censorship. Those need to be solved and free market at any cost isn’t gona work. What do you suggest in light of this?
It's higher margin for them, that's why.
Because the Chinese shit is supplied for free, right?
You still have to feed slave labor.
But hey, lefties can feel even more smug driving electric cars because the slave labor children working the rare earth mines have a smaller environmental impact than an adult.
Made in America products: https://www.madeinamerica.co/pages/thelist
Also, if you include USA or made in USA it will show in Amazon, but it has to be in title of the product listing usually and most made in USA products proudly market this.
Another one for you: https://www.stillmadeinusa.com/
Also: https://chinanever.com
Thanks for this.
Excellent advice, thank you!
Thanks for the tip! I only use Amazon when I can’t find what I’m looking for anywhere else. I’ve messaged them several times to add a country of origin feature with no response.
Would be nice, but if a company does not market the ‘Made in the USA’ slogan, you can’t assume it’ not made the in the USA.
Awesome, thanks for the link.
Nordic Ware is listed on that site but their stuff is made in China. Or at least some is.
Sometimes some specific products are made in USA and others somewhere else so not sure if these particular products are from Nordic Ware are made in USA. But thanks for the info. I’ll double check before a purchase.
“The vast majority” of their stuff is still made 20 min from me in St Louis Park MN
You can often find out if it was made in China if you search the "answered questions".
If I don't find the answer I like, I don't buy it.
same, I don't trust the reviews on that site anymore
You can score some good made in the USA stuff there if you know where to look. People Socks and Okabashi sandals come to mind.
On Amazon? Oh yeah they have some nice stuff on there. But I'd rather not give Bezos more money since he owns the Washington Post that publishes fake news about Trump every damn day along with election rigging debooking nonsense. Fuck Bezos!
Yeah if it’s on Amazon, chances are you can find it elsewhere.
Been thinking about this for a bit now, we need:
An American Product Score “APS” – Using the template of the Universal Product Code “UPC” as a guide, all products bought and sold in America must have on them a breakdown of what percentage the product was produce, manufactured, assembled, grown, or developed in America. This will arm the American consumer with necessary information to buy the more “American” products when presented with a choice between two competing products.
Was about to post prc. Walmart sells many OTC pain meds made in China but hides it by saying things like "distributed by" some USA thing. Or packaged in, etc.
I go out of my way to buy non-woke brands and goods Made in the USA. It's difficult which is truly sad.
One of my biggest "two buttons" meme moments is when your choice is between hyper woke made in the USA vs foreign made.
I recently completed an AT thruhike (fuck the ATC), and all of my gear was made in the USA by cottage companies, but some of them got so retardedly woke I ended up buying a few things from japan just to avoid them. One company, USA Made, was donating 10% of their profits to BLM and I was like, yeah i'll just buy it from foreign communists rather than domestic communists.
Japan could use the money tbh. Only problem is the Yakuza.
Also PLEASE stop buying from Amazon
Whats the best alternative? I was going to use jet.com but they went out of business.
There's not always an alternative, but sometimes. You may be able to buy directly from the manufacturer.
Overstock?
What do you want to buy? I've been buying directly from producers, buying second hand, or researching to see who doesn't contribute to cucks whenever I buy something.
It depends, sometimes theres something really niche that I can only find on Amazon.
I try to avoid it as much as possible as well though. Just wondering if there was a good alternative.
Oh yeah, there were a few products I used to really like that are now only selling on Amazon. I quit buying them and I told the producers why. So far, I haven't had to turn to the Cuckazon for anything but I also don't have a family yet so my needs are very modest.
I think we need to compile a list of USA made products so we can easily direct pedes to support these businesses!
Right, those sites lie. I just got tricked by one of those sites and bought a product that when I got it I found it was marked "Designed in the USA" but "Manufactured in China".
Apple supports China over the US. Don't support Apple
It's tough, you either buy Apple, or Google (both of which are cucked out of their minds). I have heard that BlackBerry (Canadian) has teamed up with a company from Texas to build "the most American phone ever" and it's dropping next year, so here's hoping.
Not the phone that's the issue, it's the operating system. You truly only have Apple or Android. Unless this BlackBerry project is creating its own OS.
Linux
Looking forward to linux phones really taking off
Protip, if you can’t find something made in the US usually Vietnam or Latin America has something similar in price. Also if you’re buying on Amazon and you can’t find the Country of Origin, it’s China.
Lots of time it's in the questions and it's almost always yes
FYI, Samsung stopped manufacuring phones in China a year ago.
I bet they still use Chinese components.
I was gomma ask if samsung was still using vhinese factories
Here is a tip when buying specialized Asian food/snacks/drinks - always buy Japanese first (best quality and tastes amazing), Korean/Taiwan second, every other country. Source: I'm Chinese and ask any Asian American.
So much this. If you buy domestic tax and payroll tax and money stays in the country.
If you’re buying furniture, buy La-Z-Boy, it’s made in the USA. We recently bought a new sofa and it is the most comfortable piece of furniture we have ever purchased. Great customer service too.
I told people specifically this year, that if they wanted to get me a present I liked to get me something made in America. Can't go wrong there. Even if the gift is something I wont use, I'll appreciate that it was made by Americans making an honest living for themselves.
PLEASE. STOP. BUYING MADE IN CHINA.
THAT GOES FOR "CE" TOO.
UPVOTED.
Ive been doing this for a while. Need to bring LOCAL manufacturing back.
Working on getting equipment to be able to make things from recycled plastic, soft metals (aluminum-brass, Iron and Steel is very hard to find info on), and wood.
Also we NEED NEED NEED to get back to a precious metal standard. Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum, the government cannot just print more whenever it wants which is why it hates them.
You can buy silver one ounce rounds all day long, that's already a standard
There is the risk the government will confiscate it all again however.
The lefts hero FDR took all the gold once, when I read that I nearly fell over.
We need to put freedom of trade into the constitution, allowing us to use any metric for buying and selling. Like pricing things in gold/silver, which I believe is currently illegal
We're not so trusting anymore. Keep your silver.
I will only buy made in China if there is no alternative or if it's second hand.
I buy my cellphones secondhand or refurbed to save some money. I guess this is a secondary benefit to my cheapness, lol.
Can you give more details on this one?
Avoid buying from amazon in general. Even the non-chinese stuff is often fake Chinese copies. Always buy direct from the maker or some other non-Amazon site whenever possible.
If you must buy on Amazon, just search for china in the question/answer section.
You could buy Dualit. Made in England. Very expensive but all parts are easily replaceable, is built like a tank and will last forever.
IF YOU BUY FROM AMAZON...always use prime and return the item before you run out of time to...they will take it and refund you..if you want the item back just order again and return again ...can enjoy most things for a month for free...you return and 75% of the time it goes to garbage anyway...put the cost all on amazon ..been doing it for awhile....i return tools i use to build and they just gimme my money back ..idiots
It's actually the seller who eats the cost (unless you're buying directly from Amazon - i.e. Amazon Basics). Amazon is greasy, they still take a cut from the seller, even if the product is returned, so they never lose. I'd avoid doing that to any American sellers, but if you can confirm the third party selling the item is Chinese, go hard, fuck China.
It's difficult, trust me I've been trying. As long as you can buy non-chinese, as opposed to solely made in usa, it is quite doable to shift your consumption further away from Chinese products. And you don't have to be 100% with this, because if the entire MAGA movement simply changed 10% of their spending away from Chinese I think it would be crippling.
Amen. I strive to not buy anything Made in China. Not the easiest thing to do, but I still try. Thankfully, many companies are getting the message and are switching manufacturers. Even Dollar Tree is getting there. And there are online sites like eBay and esty...
Ebay and Etsy are both pretty cucked. sadly. Did you hear etsy now bans selling "Stop the steal" Merch and anything related to how Biden stole 2020? I am mostly buying from Goodwill/second hand shops these days...
I know i sell things on etsy and they sent me an email with gift recommendations from Whoopi Goldberg. Cunt makes me sick, but my stuff is still made in America.
Man, I'm sorry. I used to shop on Etsy so much, lots of great Americans making great products on there. Now I tend to buy from people with their own sites if I buy something new.... I'm glad to hear there are still patriots on there. MAGA
It is a liberal shit show and no way enough to live off of but some money is better than nothing.
Been doing this for years. Its become a obsession of mine. Every product i have in my hands i check where uts made. Primarily being a mechanic, i love my USA tools because they are made to last a lifetime. Socks to dogfood. China has always been last resort.
My brother is a pillow importer. You can laugh at him (I do), but he was able to quit his job and supports his family from this business alone.
He recently switched from Chinese manufacturers to Indian ones.
I only buy My Pillow.👍🏻
Been doing this for more than a year now. I convinced my parents to stop buying Chinese products if at all possible. My dad still makes slip-ups, but my mom is all in on the boycott.
Bought an American made can opener the other day.
It’s inferior to the Chinese one in cost and features, but damnit there’s a war going on.
I stopped buying socks made in China or Pakistan (Chinese satellite state), which is very hard btw and now end up paying 20% more for made in Honduras under armour socks. The UA socks are also way better in quality but there’s my little story of a little bit less of China in my life.
I just bought made in the usa t-shirts and socks
Please share what brand. I'm looking for good shirts. My socks are already made in USA, and they last forever (Darn Tough Vermont)
Bayside. I like polyester. :-)
you can find lots of made in USA stuff on etsy.com, refine your search to 'US based'.
Etsy recently banned Stop the Steal stuff.
thanks for letting me know. i regret my recent purchases.
Getting a tv was going to get a TCL, found out it was Chinese brand. Nope give me Japanese or Korean
This is the way.
Way ahead of you, fren. I'm tired of buying shitty generic low-quality bullshit that just benefits CCP and adds to global pollution
Oh this tactic works! I'm going to look more for proof to link, but consumers across the fucking world are pissed at China and are doing this. And they are hurting because of it. One thing I think is huge, and maybe our group isn't a big buyer of these.. but the fucking off brand hand sanitizer, that you see everywhere, single use masks etc. Flip those boxes and look at where they're made. If it says Made in China or PRC don't fucking buy it!!
I want to say also that I think a huge amount of money laundering in Dem controlled States during this plandemic has been through PPE purchase.
My rule is Anywhere But chyna. It's hard to do at first, but it becomes easier.
Yes.
I've made this choice. I actively avoid items made in China.
Buy consciously. It helps the nation.
We buy a lot of stuff at Dollar Tree and have surpisingly found some nice wine and whiskey glasses made in Colombia!
I have read that the ChiComs sometimes put 'made in Vietnam' on clothing items to circumvent some people's unwillingness to buy commie goods. Merchants who used cheap ChiCom labor (or worse) will often put the following: Made from US materials overseas. Many of the more expensive shoe manufacturers will hide the made in China label in difficult to access places in the shoe. I try to avoid buying anything made in China too though it is an uphill battle.
Agreed - if the choice is a few bucks extra difference in price, pay a little extra to cut off their cash.
If you're like me, every penny counts, but I'll do my best to avoid buying their shit.
Fuck 'em.
This is extremely crucial. You're funding this nonsense whenever you purchase something made in China. You will save money because you won't have to buy it multiple times WHEN it breaks.
DO NOT shop on Amazon.com
ALWAYS check for the country of manufacture. If it isn't there, it's most likely China.
Taiwan, Malaysia and Japan have better quality standards than China.
If it's on Ebay and it has a logo of Made in America and a flag, it's made in China, always verify by checking the country of origin.
Starve the China threat by not buying their clothes, devices, equipment. The affordability just isn't worth it anymore.
Every little bit we can do to bring back jobs and quality goods is worth it.
I'm way ahead of you. I've been buying USA made clothing for much of this year and I bought some made in USA kitchenware for Christmas gifts. I'm always looking for American made now.
THOROGOOD BOOTS! A legit quality boot for construction/forestry. Redwings used to be good but now they make many models overseas.
Agreed. Because of Trumps roaring economy I got out of the trailer park and into a home. I’m about to spend 15k+ on furnishing it with all made in the USA products. My first purchase was some exceptional cost hangers!
been trying to for the last year
american goods are awesome
I also buy stuff made in mexico or canada to support our neighbors
Give me a USA manufacturing job and you got yourself a goddamn deal!
Sony phones are a great alternative to China shit! I got myself a sony specifically to avoid buying china
I'm shocked at how many things are coming from China, in the nicer stores... especially during this holiday season.