[Healeys] harbor freight jacks

[WILLIAM B LAWRENCE]

This topic, while easy to treat humorously, has serious ramifications that
could easily turn into a political argument. I have determined never to buy a
Chinese made product if there is an alternative available. That is getting
harder and harder to do, but a few years ago when my wife asked what I wanted
for Christmas I said i wanted a bench vise. As a result I got a very heavy,
compact package under the tree that turned out to be a four inch (primitively
finished) Chinese made bench vise from Home Depot. Joining in the recent
holiday tradition of returning gifts the day after Christmas, I went back to
Home Depot and found a replacement for it proudly labeled "Made in England"
For less than $10 difference I now own a high quality tool that I am confident
was not made by a prisoner working for slave wages or having his body parted
out when he is no longer useful to the collective.
The communists said they would sell us the rope with which they will hang us.
I think our dependence on Chinese goods is the first step.
Bill Lawrence

> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2009 22:25:38 -0700
> From: jodyfkerr at gmail.com
> To: Healey100M at gmail.com
> CC: healeys at autox.team.net; clyde.stutzman at att.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] harbor freight jacks
>
> Randy,
>
> Well, The quality control group in China was trained by the finest
> engineers that the Lucas folks could lend them at the time. I believe
> they were from the wiring harness smoke containment group. :)
>
> Interestingly, over the years of buying Harbor Freight stuff, I can
> say that the quality has improved dramatically. We used to buy their
> right angle gringers as "single use and toss" tools. Now they last at
> least two, sometimes three uses. :)
>
> Jody
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Randy Hicks <Healey100M at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Boy, that endorsement makes me want to rush out and buy something from
them!
> >
> > Randy
> >
> > Randy Hicks
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> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Jody Kerr wrote:
> >
> >> I find at HF that if one is no good, the whole lot are, and you need
> >> to wait a few months until they get a fresh batch in from China.
> >
> >
>
>
>
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