- 1. [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: Mark Andy <mark@sccaprepared.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 09:53:15 -0400 (EDT)
- This doesn't make too much sense to me, either. As an example... Recently I've been addicted to this little 6" AL body flashlights. 9 leds, runs on three AAA batteries. Like this: http://www.dealext
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:17:40 -0700
- When you own the ship, and the crew, and the containers; shipping can be incredibly cheap. Plus the ships are set up to burn the leftovers from the refining process, basically road tar. Randall ____
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00181.html (7,556 bytes)
- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: David Hillman <hillman@planet-torque.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:26:46 -0400 (EDT)
- and engines here, and shipping them everywhere else. I was shocked to find Made-in-the-USA razor knife blades at Home Depot a couple weeks ago. And not just one brand, but two. Of all the things they
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00183.html (7,964 bytes)
- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 13:32:04 -0400
- do that, and presumably make a profit at it, with me You'll notice the price of your light is now $3, which is 50% hike in 10 months. So, yeah, chinese tool prices are going up. Shipping prices from
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00186.html (9,097 bytes)
- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: eric@megageek.com
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 21:34:42 +0300
- I?m not an economist, nor do I play one on TV. But I am working on my MBA from this God awful desert 7000 miles from my home. But here is how they make $2 flashlights. First, and maybe most important
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00187.html (10,046 bytes)
- 6. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: "Ron Schmittou" <rs1121@earthlink.net>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:39:28 -0500
- Or to condense it down to one word "lawsuits" The real reason most US companies outsource. I always just try to live next door to a guy with a lot of tools! --Original Message-- From: shop-talk-bounc
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00188.html (8,375 bytes)
- 7. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: "David Scheidt" <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:41:39 -0400
- In fact, China has a labor *shortage*, and wages are rising rapidly. High-labor, low-skill jobs are leaving China, and going elsewhere, where it's cheaper. (Mostly to Vietnam, at the moment, some pla
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00189.html (9,188 bytes)
- 8. Re: [Shop-talk] Cheap vs. name tools (was: Levels) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@ca.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 16:43:04 -0700
- Don't know about Cat, but Deere ships relatively little overseas. Instead they have manufacturing plants all over the world, including China and Mexico. http://tinyurl.com/6yow4e Randall ___________
- /html/shop-talk/2008-09/msg00190.html (8,104 bytes)
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