Ah, but Americans don't want to pay for quality. They just want it cheaper. Wal-Mart is giving Americans what they want. Of course at the same time, we want to get paid more for doing less. As that i
It's not like we have many choices either. All these mass merchandisers carry nothing but crap. If you want to buy anything but crap, you're out of luck. At the new Dream Farm, we're planning on stay
Options: 1. Internet. I make most purchases via the internet. It's actually easier to get high quality goods now than it ever was. I haven't tried, but I'll bet dollars to doughnuts that you can get
Oh, I take advantage of the power of the internet in my shopping... but, what I'm missing is being able to drive 10 minutes away, see 3 versions of something I want to buy... Good, better, best, and
I empathize. Most of the time, when I ask for something particular at a store -- like a brass nozzle for my hose -- I get the same reply: "those aren't too popular." I've come to realize that nothing
And while I'm up on my soapbox (I'll get off after this), the number one free market problem in the United States is that you cannot go into any restaurant or burger place and order EITHER Coke OR Pe
But there are choices. Americans just don't want to pay for quality. Want a quality broom? Go to a janatorial supply house. But people will be satisfied with a K-Mart broom. Want quality power tool?
For a good morphology of our societal ailments, read (or re-read for some of you) Gibbon's "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire" published in the late 18th century. The parallels to today's America
<<Do you have these fantasies often?>> The question BEGS: WHAT are you smokin' ???? <snip> <<"Want quality power tool? How about Milwaukee?">> Ain' bought one in a while, huh?!?!? <<"Want a quality
Don't forget... middle class disposable income isn't what it used to be. As a matter of fact, "middle class" is disappearing....slowly but surely. Median income may be up....but so are costs increasi
"Paid politicians"......yep. You remember years ago when politicians stated they needed the pay scale of the private sector to ensure the continuation of "quality" leadership. Well, they got it, cons
When I was shopping for a metal chop saw a while back, I noticed that Milwaukee and Harbor freight both offered the same Taiwanese saw. They were identical except for the price and the color, and I
College tuition and medical insurance costs say it all. I have two in Phil Nase http://home.comcast.net/~philnasecpa but surely. Walmart, Home Depot, Costco market.
I had composed a long reply, but you covered it all. From gasoline to ceiling fans having our fruit picked, Americans in general don't want to pay for what things really cost. Nothing off the shelf.
I pretty much gave up on being a "consumer" Nothing in the mall is worth the trip there. Wal Mart does get my business when I need Krylon spray paint and light bulbs but I did notice their shavers ar
Made in Korea and lasts about 365 days if you use it. Here it's Lynn Ladder WHAT! with it's mexican made Briggs and stratton engine. Never again! I bought a USA made (out of japanese parts) honduh mo
Geesh Frank, youse SLIPPIN' !!!! <<Or is it the power company's EVERYBODY "knows" it would be the Nuke Plant SUPPLIER!!!!!! dA*N, YOU GETTIN' lame!!!! aNON
While it may not be practical for Frank to do this, for his building trade work, I find that American made power tools & hardware from the 30s thru the 60s is just about immortal. If you are patient,
Has to make grocery shopping interesting Larry -- Larry B. Macy, Ph.D. macy@bbl.med.upenn.edu System Administrator/Manager Neuropsychiatry Section Department of Psychiatry University of Pennsylvania