Alsharif, I'm 59 and I remember when we had these kind of conversations about products made in Japan, now it's China. In answer to the original question, yes country of origin does influence my purchases. I prefer European and American knives, especially when they are produced locally and representative of their region.
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Alsharif, I'm 59 and I remember when we had these kind of conversations about products made in Japan, now it's China. In answer to the original question, yes country of origin does influence my purchases. I prefer European and American knives, especially when they are produced locally and representative of their region.
I light of recent events, I am actively avoiding anything Chinese made---I wasn't all that happy with it before but would still go through with the purchase if I wanted it---now I'll search out something else.
That's pretty easy in this modern day and age. If it quacks like a duck then it's a duck.
This website is a great place to find out about an individual company's ethics and if I'm not sure then I don't buy. It's not like there isn't a huge group of good established companies to deal with already.
Arathol, please see the last four words in my post..."as much as possible".
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