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Bus Driver said:
flipe8 Your waving a cod fish, at the Governments here,these are rules set by our so called leaders.
I was in the meat industry for many years, and have seen a lot of sticky tape, if you catch my drift. ;) When Beef is shipped by the car loads from the USA to Canada ..it becomes Canada grade A, B OR C as soon a Canadian butcher puts a knife to it. Grown on US soil but is sold as Canadian beef in your Supermarket.
Figure that one out eh :p
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I can't figure it out one bit, but figuring has never been my strong suit:D
I don't know why Sal decided to post this thread, but I'm reading(or misreading) that some companies are playing the patriotic card for sales when their "made in USA" stamp might be a bit broader than what many of us would consider "made in USA".
On a side note, my family took out summer vaction in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, two weeks ago. While there, my 9yo son wanted to try some of the famous Maine lobster. After he picked one out and had the shop keeper prepare it for us(didn't have a pot to boil it), we brought it back to the cottage. As I was taking off the claw bands, I read on this beautiful "Maine lobster", "Wild Canada":D, probably caught in Canadian waters. Now in Canada, we call thses lobsters Atlantic lobsters while in the US, they're Maine lobster. No big deal, except that I once had an interesting discussion with how "Maine" and "Atlantic" were two distinct species, to which I answered, "I didn't know that, but I was surprised lobster knew where the border was:p;):D"
 
"I can't figure it out one bit, but figuring has never been my strong suit":D

flipe, If you and I were good at figuring out the rules,regarding trade etc. we would be making them, not following them :p
 
firebert said:
I'm curious what is meant by 95%. Does it mean 95% by volume, mass, number of parts, worker-hours, cost, or something else? Does manufacturing equipment have to come from America? Or does it simply mean that the "majority" of the knife was made in the US?

It's interesting to see what goes into that "made in america" stamp.
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Hi Firebert,

I think that is the crux of the question and why I made the post. I think it's a matter of definition of the term. We get questions from our customers about what we do and why. For our customers, I thought to define the way we look at it. I'm sure others have their own view.

sal
 
95% seems unfairly high compared to our automakers.
The knife industry could use some better lobbyists!

Precisely who makes this determination? Was this an act of Congress or something?
 
You gave me another reason why Spyderco is my favorite knife company:)
 
I see. I guess that the important thing is that when your customers see that "made in USA" stamp, they trust that you did everything possible with American parts and labor.

I personally don't mind if certain materials, (and skills), are outsourced, as long as they, (or something comparable), cannot be obtained domestically. Natural materials come to mind, like aluminum or exotic lumber. These products simply don't exist in America (in viable quantities) and have to be imported.
 
At least we all know that, if it says "Spyderco", it's a quality knife.

No matter where Sal has it made, it's going to meet his high standards.
 
Thanks Sal,
I only have 3 spyderco's at the moment but strongly support USA made and assembled products. I might just have to go out and buy another.
 
Sal Glesser said:
Just for the record.

When we worked with Wal-Mart, the same inforrmation was given to us from Wal-Mart. They wanted to make sure that our Native was in fact ALL made in the USA. We made the clip for the Native in Japan and they wanted to know that.
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Wow... when you go to Walmart now, the knife case is a chinese flea market. Your knife was one of the few that were 100% US made and now they have dropped it.
 
tomcrx said:
Wow... when you go to Walmart now, the knife case is a chinese flea market. Your knife was one of the few that were 100% US made and now they have dropped it.
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I think there are still a few US products there. The Native was too expensive for their market and didn't sell well.

sal
 
Good Man ! Nice to hear straight talk right from the Boss himself. Doesn't
happen much anymore. Thank You.
 
Sal Glesser said:
I think there are still a few US products there. The Native was too expensive for their market and didn't sell well.

sal
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Whoa, slow down. I think I've been gone from the spyderco threads too long. Wal-Mart isn't going to carry the Native anymore? That's absurd, the native is the best knife they carry, and for about $40.00 you can't beat the quality. The Wally World Native was what introduced me to spyderco many years ago (well 2-3 years but after a dozen knives it feel longer :D).

So, is this true Sal?
 
Point 1: It's garbage that Wal*Mart will no longer carry the Native. I'm glad I got them when I did. :D

Point 2: I applaud Spyderco for its great attention to being made in the United States and its honesty in its marketing and type.
 
batosai117 said:
Whoa, slow down. I think I've been gone from the spyderco threads too long. Wal-Mart isn't going to carry the Native anymore? That's absurd, the native is the best knife they carry, and for about $40.00 you can't beat the quality. The Wally World Native was what introduced me to spyderco many years ago (well 2-3 years but after a dozen knives it feel longer :D).

So, is this true Sal?
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When I go to Wal-Mart's web page, it still shows the Native, but it states, "On-Line store is Out of Stock." :confused:

Looks kinda final.
 
Why blame Walmart? Neither Walmart, nor Spyderco is in business to provide things that don't sell.
 
Yes, it is important. It's important all across the spectrum of trade issues and employment. Sal is a good man for speaking openly about it, among many other things. I look for the country of origin on everything I buy and go for USA whenever there is a choice. If we do not consider it important, we will eventually not have a choice or enough money to buy it anyway.

Besides, USA Spydercos are the best so the choice is easy. :)Regards, ss.
 
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