I won't buy anything from a certain Middle Eastern country, but that's a political/ethical/humanitarian issue that has nothing to do with the quality of the products.
Product country of origin in purchasing decisions
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I try to avoid China whenever there is an alternative.
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Nice try, but Nickelback more than cancels him out.
Nope. Tabac is made in Germany. But I got my Tabac shaving soap via USA also.
My shaving creams are from Portugal, and also my brushes (Semogue's). They are excellent and easy to find here, as I am from Portugal also.
My DE's are a Gillette Tech and a Mühle R89, both from Germany.
My shaving soaps are german (Tabac), english (MWF) and french (IK and CADE).
Blades? Japanese Feathers, Personnas from Israel and Derby Extra from wherever-they-are-made (Turkey?).
Nice try, but Nickelback more than cancels him out.
No kidding. Ugh. Someone should give them a sock, so they go free.
Caillou is Canadian?
I didn't know that...
I always try to buy local. For shaving goods, it's a bit more difficult but I use the local products when I can or at least buy at local shops.
I get all my fruit/veggies/meat as close as possible from my home. Same for wine.
I didn't know that...
I always try to buy local. For shaving goods, it's a bit more difficult but I use the local products when I can or at least buy at local shops.
I get all my fruit/veggies/meat as close as possible from my home. Same for wine.
I try to do the same. Usually I buy on local shops.
About my shaving gear, although they are made in different countries, I have managed to buy all the stuff in portuguese shops.
The only exception is Tabac shaving soap, that one came from USA. Oh, and my Gillette Tech came from ebay, from a German seller.
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As far as shaving products, I have avoided some creams made in China.
I will not buy any products from China. While this decision is primarily political, anyone who purchases food or personal care products (e.g., toothpaste, deodorant, shampoo, etc.) is also rolling the dice with their health.
Support those countries that support freedom and liberty!
Support those countries that support freedom and liberty!
What kind of brush are you using, Synthetic, Horse, Boar or Badger?
Most of the hair for badger knots, regardless of where they are assembled, comes from China.
The Chinese government is not the Chinese people. Boycotts hurt the poorest, not those in political power.
Products made in China are primarily imported into the US by American companies, the same companies that put your neighbors out of work so that Americans could buy cheap products. A large part of the US Gross Domestic Product does not actually represent products made in the US but the mark-up on products from China. For example, if a product is made by an American company in China for 10 cents and sold in the US for $1 (a typical mark-up), the 90-cent difference is actually counted as US GDP. This is why we are having a "jobless recovery". The real villains here are the US companies that have moved production (and jobs) to China. I think that supporting your neighbors' jobs is not "anti" anybody but just good for the social fabric. People should buy locally to support their neighbors wherever they are.
Poutine. Don't forget poutine.
I would buy a lifetime supply of a Canadian blade should they agree to keep Celine Dion!
I can't believe you Canadians overlooked some of your finest exports: Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, The Guess Who, BTO, Robbie Robertson-all fantastic musicians, who may
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I don't want to repeat myself, but the world at large is still stuck with Nickelback.
Yup. I'm aware of that. I have one badger brush; a Tweezerman which was my starter brush before I knew better. All others are boar.
Actually, you are making matters worse by financing a totalitarian government and empowering them to be even more oppressive. Due to their government structure, the Chinese people get only what the Chinese government dolls out to them. Just like Cuba. While there is little I would enjoy more than to watch a Cuban baseball game in-person while enjoying a a local cigar and beer, I would only be contributing to the government that keeps its people oppressed.
Once it hits the Chinese, Cuban or N. Korean people hard enough, then and only then will they take matters into their own hands, throw the !@#$%&* Commies out, and institute a better form of government and more open markets. Just like our forefathers did in 1776.
I will now relinquish my soapbox.
Don't know about that, I'm sitting in a factory in the USA right now. And it's more complicated then seems, we sell quite a bit of our tiny little pieces of tat to foreign countries so they can build bigger things.
So when folks say "Don't buy from _____ country", I find a certain tension in my head building.
I would say and agree to the statement that the USA is losing it's manufacturing dominance. For sure.
-jim
Apparently, it appears the UK currently has a "surplus" of badgers, and a problem. This is from another thread on B&B. SEE:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science_and_environment/10270111.stm
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