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<blockquote data-quote="4seasons" data-source="post: 3526396" data-attributes="member: 34370"><p>I was recently laid-off from a plant that did this same kind of thing. We shipped out a grill that said on the box "Made in USA" right next to an American flag and the shipping address in Greeneville, TN. Then in smaller letters right under that it stated "Grid made in China." My job was to pull the containers that had came from China to the different warehouses and to the plant to be unloaded. Almost every part used to put that Made in USA grill together came from China. The only thing they did at the plant was stamp the upper and lower dome, paint it, put it together, and box it up. And too top it off you had to speak Spanish to talk to anyone in the plant. So while the biggest print on the box was "Made in USA" what it should really say is:</p><p>Boxed in USA, by Mexicans, with the cheapest parts China could ship us. Unfortunately that is the way a lot of companies are staying in business. Big Box Mart demands that the be sold a product at a certain price point and the manufactures have to come up with a way to cut cost and still make a profit, or lose their biggest customer. Then sometimes companies like the one I worked for tell Big Box Mart, no we can't make it any cheaper, and lose their biggest customer. Then sales drop off and lay-offs follow.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="4seasons, post: 3526396, member: 34370"] I was recently laid-off from a plant that did this same kind of thing. We shipped out a grill that said on the box "Made in USA" right next to an American flag and the shipping address in Greeneville, TN. Then in smaller letters right under that it stated "Grid made in China." My job was to pull the containers that had came from China to the different warehouses and to the plant to be unloaded. Almost every part used to put that Made in USA grill together came from China. The only thing they did at the plant was stamp the upper and lower dome, paint it, put it together, and box it up. And too top it off you had to speak Spanish to talk to anyone in the plant. So while the biggest print on the box was "Made in USA" what it should really say is: Boxed in USA, by Mexicans, with the cheapest parts China could ship us. Unfortunately that is the way a lot of companies are staying in business. Big Box Mart demands that the be sold a product at a certain price point and the manufactures have to come up with a way to cut cost and still make a profit, or lose their biggest customer. Then sometimes companies like the one I worked for tell Big Box Mart, no we can't make it any cheaper, and lose their biggest customer. Then sales drop off and lay-offs follow. [/QUOTE]
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