On Wed, 2 Apr 2008 20:59:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

On Apr 2, 10:28*pm, "Canuck57" wrote:
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On Mar 26, 6:43 pm, Short Wave Sportfishing
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On Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:10:10 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote:
Cuba, under Castro, has not. *He has vehemently remained anti-USA,
anti-west
and has not indicated any willingness to negotiate differences. * Things
may
change when both he and his brother are out of the picture.

The cigars - think of the cigars!!

I have had no problems getting non-chinese made auto parts. *If it
says "Made In China" is give it back and ask for the slightly more
expensive one and generally it is of better quality. *Brake shoes are
a case in point. *The US made ones were only $5 a pair more expensive
than the chinese ones and certainly better made.

So if I import them, repackage them I get $5 more.

I hate to say it, but you realy can't tell any more.

To say made in the USA, make all the parts in China, put them together in
the USA and USA made from Chinese parts. *You would be surprised at how many
big names do this. *It isn't just HP with Canon insides or Intel, made in
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I owuld say that in some cases the only "MADE/ ASSEMBLED IN USA" might
be the box it was packed in.

or maybe just the label on the box...

The Leatherman folks did that for a short time. The box said "Made in USA",
but the tool itself had "Taiwan" stamped on the blade. I sent it back to
LLBean, and they replaced it with an American made tool. I think Leatherman
stopped that nonsense very soon.
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John *H*
(Not the other one!)