[Milsurplus] Blood n Guts

[Peter Gottlieb]

I think the point is, to buy American when possible, as doing so will show that 
there is a market for such goods.


On 11/14/2013 4:27 AM, Sheldon Daitch wrote:
> Problem is, Frank, many times there isn't an option to buy American.
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> In one of the discussion groups, one of the off-topic drifts went to CFLs.
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> I don't want to drift into the merits or demerits of CFLs, that isn't the point,
> but related, I had read an article about GE closing an incandescent lamp
> bulb manufacturing operation in, I believe, Winchester, VA.
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> I recall that GE had given some thought to converting the plant to manufacturing
> CFLs, but GE conceded the US made CFLs would be somewhere 30-40% more
> expensive.  They decided they'd not even give it a shot, and therefore, there
> simply isn't the wallet option available on this product or for that matter many
> others.
>
> 73
> Sheldon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:milsurplus-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Francesco Ledda
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> There are people that claim to be patriots, and then they buy Chinese crap at harbor freight! Personally, I don't get it. I buy American, even if it costs more! Go USA!!!!!!
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> Frank
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