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[Woke Locc]

Originally Posted by BlackBellamy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim (like for example a product advertised as having "true American quality"), the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S.

"All or virtually all" means that all significant parts and processing that go into the product must be of U.S. origin. That is, the product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content.


Example: A company produces propane barbecue grills at a plant in Nevada. The product’s major components include the gas valve, burner and aluminum housing, each of which is made in the U.S. The grill’s knobs and tubing are imported from Mexico. An unqualified Made in USA claim is not likely to be deceptive because the knobs and tubing make up a negligible portion of the product’s total manufacturing costs and are insignificant parts of the final product.

Example: A table lamp is assembled in the U.S. from American-made brass, an American-made Tiffany-style lampshade, and an imported base. The base accounts for a small percent of the total cost of making the lamp. An unqualified Made in USA claim is deceptive for two reasons: The base is not far enough removed in the manufacturing process from the finished product to be of little consequence and it is a significant part of the final product.

It's fine to import low value components, we're not running a religion here.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by BlackBellamy [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

For a product to be called Made in USA, or claimed to be of domestic origin without qualifications or limits on the claim (like for example a product advertised as having "true American quality"), the product must be "all or virtually all" made in the U.S.

"All or virtually all" means that all significant parts and processing that go into the product must be of U.S. origin. That is, the product should contain no — or negligible — foreign content.


Example: A company produces propane barbecue grills at a plant in Nevada. The product’s major components include the gas valve, burner and aluminum housing, each of which is made in the U.S. The grill’s knobs and tubing are imported from Mexico. An unqualified Made in USA claim is not likely to be deceptive because the knobs and tubing make up a negligible portion of the product’s total manufacturing costs and are insignificant parts of the final product.

Example: A table lamp is assembled in the U.S. from American-made brass, an American-made Tiffany-style lampshade, and an imported base. The base accounts for a small percent of the total cost of making the lamp. An unqualified Made in USA claim is deceptive for two reasons: The base is not far enough removed in the manufacturing process from the finished product to be of little consequence and it is a significant part of the final product.

That seems reasonable standards to being advertised like such. I know somewhere I briefly worked would get contracts to make stuff in the UK and would subcontract to abroad. Apparently it was an open industry secret. I didn’t stay long.

[magnetaress]

U can always Google a manufacturer website and see how u feel about it. A lot of times there's more information available from them or go forums for product enthusiasts, like for lawnmowers.

[Swish]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Aldi is alright but Lidl is better.

Use a lot of ASDA home deliveries atm and they rock cos they upgrade you on anything from your order that was out of stock. Iirc Asda is owned by Walmart these days. Don’t know if that means anything.

Any Brits been to yankland or vice versa who can clarify if Asda and Walmart are interchangable?

Asda brought more US stuff to the shelves in the UK around 10 years ago as its part of Walmart (and people like American brands), but they still retain their UK image with things like rollback. Still the cheapest if you want to do one shop per week.

[Jimjam]

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Asda brought more US stuff to the shelves in the UK around 10 years ago as its part of Walmart (and people like American brands), but they still retain their UK image with things like rollback. Still the cheapest if you want to do one shop per week.

Where do you reckon is best for fresh produce?

[Swish]

Originally Posted by Jimjam [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Where do you reckon is best for fresh produce?

Probably Waitrose if you can afford to be in there. For regular weekly stuff that isn't bad, I've found Tesco to be steady. Asda/Lidl/Aldi aren't so good.

[Jimjam]

Yea the tomatoes in Asda are dreadful. Like a skin full of water. No taste, no texture. I couldn’t stand the mozzies when I lived in Greece (I was a wet dream for them) but I really miss the street market veg. I know it is a bit of a meme but the fruit and veg had real flavour.

Waitrose is good last time i visited, used to go there a lot while living in my previous county. Not found one close to me where I am now.

Morrissons seems good for fresh, but only been a couple of times as I didn’t like the manager after I did a Karen.

[Danth]

Local grocery store options here in rural Ohio:

Aldi is good for some stuff like canned goods, but isn't a full-service grocery store. At least around here it isn't--no bakery, no deli, etc--so it can't be used for all purposes. If we shop at Aldi we have to be sure to get in very early before the Amish have a chance to arrive with their chartered trailers and strip the place practically bare. It's highly annoying. One of the local Aldi stores has made an effort to clamp down on the Amish and limit their bulk purchases because it's hurting their business due to driving off other customers.

I avoid Wal-Mart as much as possible. It's the last-resort option if we need something and noplace else has it. Both of the local Wal-Mart stores have problems with cheaping out on stockers and a consequent tendency to lag behind in keeping shelves stocked. Both locations are also pushing hard toward automated check-out, another feature which I refuse to use on general principle, and as part of that push deliberately under-staff their conventional checkouts and often staff those lines left open with their worst employees. Yuck.

IGA is a traditional unionized locally-owned grocery store and the wife and I accordingly shop there as much as able. There are two of them also much closer to home at ~4 miles instead of ~15-30 miles for other options.

Buehler's seems like it's favored by retirees. It's usually the best choice for produce. The stores are well-kept and the aisles generally wider and less-cluttered than any of the other options. It makes for about as pleasant a grocery shopping trip as practical, but distance means we don't shop there a great deal.

A "Mark's" in Wooster recently opened a full-service grocery store. That alone surprised me--I associate Mark's as effectively a drug store crossed with a dollar store, but this one is more than that. It's too new to give a proper appraisal; given the low-end history of that store chain I have my doubts that it'll retain quality for very long. For now it's alright, about average quality. We'll see how it goes.

That's what we have around here other than dollar stores/etc. "High end" or trendy chains do not exist in this region insofar as I'm aware.

Danth

[Lojik]

We shop at Aldi. I think it's fine for most things, but like others say they don't have everything and their produce isn't great. When compared to the standard chain grocery stores around here it's better though... When we go there we easily spend 2x what we would have at Aldi Hoping we get a Lidl around here.

[magnetaress]

I agree. I got canned clams once at Aldi. They were decent! That was going to be my original assessment.

Short. Sweet.

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