Q&A: Would you pay double or more for something “MADE IN THE USA” ? (Even in this recession?)?
Question by honesty_counts: Would you pay double or more for something “MADE IN THE USA” ? (Even in this recession?)?
Everyone is talking about how this unemployment problem can be fixed by building stuff here in North America and I think that is a wonderful idea, but i remember how my mother told me about how everything was so expensive until the trade started to come in from other Asian countries, and then finally she was able to afford to buy newer clothes, not always used clothes at a thrift store ( this was a long time ago.)
So if you want to buy something made in the USA, and it cost 3-times more than a very similar item made in China and sold in Wal-Mart, would you buy it, or would you go to Wal-Mart instead?
How much of your hard-earned dollars are you willing to spend to try to support local manufacturers?
Wal-mart sells sneakers for $ 20, if I sold the exact same thing but made in America, for $ 80, how much sales would I get for my stuff ?
Best answer:
Answer by Petete
lol why would you want to pay MORE for made in america goods? Everything that comes out of America is shit.
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July 17th, 2012 at 10:46 pm
A) if we build stuff here it would create jobs for people thus reducing unemployment.
B) stuff is cheaper from asian countries because they are made in sweatshops where workers earn 50 cents a day. a worker in the US would need to get least like 10 bux an hour or more if its union.
walmart encourages its workers to go on welfare because they pay them shit.
July 17th, 2012 at 11:10 pm
No, I personally wouldn’t pay $ 60 for something I can pay $ 20. Unless you’re comparing Nike to Payless Shoes own brand of running shoe!!
Check out what American Apparel are doing. That stuff is made in the US and is competitively priced. There has to be several States with enough tax breaks or incentives to make similar business models viable. Also with the right niche product that you can market to a large enough segment of the market with disposable income, this is doable and potentially lucrative. Think luxury end of the market as well as green: green products are like organic products and have a portion of the population that will pay extra money for he green factor and if the quality and value is there. Part of it, is also sourcing the necessary materials close to home to cut out the hefty shipping rates etc.