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    Where to buy shit that ISN'T made in China.

    fuck china. seriously. fuck the lot of them.

    i would most (99/100) times rather pay more for quality and then i never have to buy another one again,
    unfortunately, some things made in china are distributed by reputable companies with good service and shit. but fuck them too.

    so. if anyone gives a fuck. post up shit that isn't made in china. right now i'm looking at

    bosch cordless drill (hungary)
    coleman chilli bin (U S of fucken A, which i'm almost as opposed to as china)
    dovo knife (germania)
    gerber knife (also US, but now, i believe, made in china)
    m' nokia (korea??)


    what the fuck is wrong with industry in nz, why the fuck are we importing all this SHIT that will end up in our fucking landfills, or be sold back to them to recycle and sell back to us again. stupid fucking stupid fuckers.

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    oh, and there's this fucking website if you want to read some shit.

    http://www.boston.com/business/artic...made_in_china/

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    My Metabo battery drill, made in Germany

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    thats the place to buy stuff thats not made in china

    but seriously

    There are some very good products coming out of China but I have found that when dealing with them , they are very good at , lets just say making "MONEY"

    You have to be careful what you buy from them ( try 2 million yen of springs that met the specs until it was discovered the #$##$## had made them from the wrong material and not said anything )

    As for that Gerber knife , I have the multi tool and its a nice bit of kit , but the perang had issues but after the recall seem to be fine , I cant fault my one.

    So after saying all of that

    I will NEVER buy a pair of Chinese made shoes again ( Limmer boots , hand made in America , expect to get 20 years out of them. )

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    China has us by the balls, they're just waiting to give them a twist XD

    The manufacturing is a worry, as is the stockpiling of precious and or rare resources.

    Kind of one for the 'you'd never get to sleep or die from a stress overload if you think/look into this shit to much' basket.

    Good to support 'local' industry when and where you can though.

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    Almost every electronic product or vehicle is going to be made from components that are made in China. So you pretty much have to give up modern living if you want to avoid purchasing Chinese made products.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMOKEU View Post
    Almost every electronic product or vehicle is going to be made from components that are made in China. So you pretty much have to give up modern living if you want to avoid purchasing Chinese made products.
    no see this is the point of the fucking thread, smokey. looking for things that ARE NOT, as far as possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Good to support 'local' industry when and where you can though.
    i fuken love to. but unfortunately, they often price themselves ridiculously. i dont mind paying a bit more, but some shit's ridiculous.

    anyone in NZ make body boards? i want one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    what the fuck is wrong with industry in nz, why the fuck are we importing all this SHIT
    After WWII when this country was strapped for cash after spending money defending other parts of the world, to save money, or stacking up more debt buying stuff from overseas, New Zealand industrialised. Tariffs were put on anything we couldn't make here, and so that's what we did, shut ourselves off and made everything in NZ. It was almost socialism, there was lack of choice and we had to buy NZ made. Everyone prospered - cities grew, roads were built, houses and factories were built, there were more jobs than people to fill them.

    Some people may think those were horrible days, but we didn't know what we were missing, so it was ok at the time. Personally I don't desperately desire the latest stuff, and I'd be happy to go back to NZ made and jobs for all.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tazz View Post
    Good to support 'local' industry when and where you can though.
    That's why I started this thread, Tazz - because I couldn't find a way to do that with the earplug deal.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
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    what the fuck is wrong with industry in nz, why the fuck are we importing all this SHIT that will end up in our fucking landfills, or be sold back to them to recycle and sell back to us again. stupid fucking stupid fuckers.
    'Cos it's cheap as shit to make cos they pay their minions zilch for making them???
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    Just bought a Solo chainsaw, made in Germany & all my power tools are Bosch, made in Hungary. My bikes were made in Japan & most of my tea tonight wil be NZ. Never crossed my mind until reading this thread. Lots of other stuff lying around which is local, Aussie or US made. Most of the tat, baubles & entertainment stuff will be Chinese or Taiwanese, just a swim away...
    Eventually China will adopt and enforce new laws and standards so we are reassured about buying high end or hard working products. It's constant growth, populations & manufacturers. India will start to compete with China soon for cheap stuff. China has to make proper stuff & gain that good reputation to grow. `
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    Quote Originally Posted by Akzle View Post
    i fuken love to. but unfortunately, they often price themselves ridiculously. i dont mind paying a bit more, but some shit's ridiculous.

    anyone in NZ make body boards? i want one.
    my friend makes surf boards, im sure he could make a body board

    plastic fabricator/welder here if you need a hand ! will work for beer/bourbon/booze

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    Quote Originally Posted by SMOKEU View Post
    Almost every electronic product or vehicle is going to be made from components that are made in China. So you pretty much have to give up modern living if you want to avoid purchasing Chinese made products.
    Yep, and I swear one day some arsehole in China will push the button and my washing machine and toaster will start fucking shit up.....rise of the Chinese made machines

    Hell, if it aint made in China, it's surely assembled there.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    'Cos it's cheap as shit to make cos they pay their minions zilch for making them???
    So NZers must pay their minions much betterer, in which case they should be able to afford to buy shit that Unzud makes surely?
    I didn't think!!! I experimented!!!

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