...lost your manufactoring job?

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by chipj29

That's great, but where were the tennis raquets and balls made-USA or elsewhere?

Looking at the butt of the handle, it say's W, which stands for Wilson, and under the W, it says China in very small letters. About $13.84, orange & black, titanium raquet in about 4 different grip sizes. For 13.84 it is a terrific buy. The most expensive Wal-Mart raquet costs about $34.00 and is some type of plastic. The tennis balls......do not know...but probably made in China too, for 50-cents /ball.

Understand that Roger Federer has won about 60-million dollars playing tennis, the last ten years, and Serena Williams....about 30-million. Do they use a $13.84 raquet.....probably not?

Anyway, and most important to all, while most all of the factory jobs have left Ashland, at least there's still the two tennis courts....

[chipj29]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Looking at the butt of the handle, it say's W, which stands for Wilson, and under the W, it says China in very small letters. About $13.84, orange & black, titanium raquet in about 4 different grip sizes. For 13.84 it is a terrific buy. The most expensive Wal-Mart raquet costs about $34.00 and is some type of plastic. The tennis balls......do not know...but probably made in China too, for 50-cents /ball.

Understand that Roger Federer has won about 60-million dollars playing tennis, the last ten years, and Serena Williams....about 30-million. Do they use a $13.84 raquet.....probably not?

Anyway, and most important to all, while most all of the factory jobs have left Ashland, at least there's still the two tennis courts....

No offense, but you are being very hypocritical in this post.
First off you are decrying all the manufacturing jobs lost from the Lakes Region, and the USA.
Then you are championing the benefits of buying an inexpensive tennis raquet which was made in China.

You are promoting the very reason this country has lost manufacturing jobs to other countries.

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On the rest of us...

Always have gone out of my way to buy local, and have payed more further by trying to purchase products Made In The USA.

I am retired now, and with the FREE trade agreement and the economy going away the way it is these days, it is getting tougher to check all of the labels, if ya get my drift. I haven't done the math lately but overall should be in the 65% bracket.

I agree with fll about the tennis courts, more is better for all.

[fatlazyless]

Originally Posted by chipj29

No offense, but you are being very hypocritical in this post.
First off you are decrying all the manufacturing jobs lost from the Lakes Region, and the USA.
Then you are championing the benefits of buying an inexpensive tennis raquet which was made in China.

You are promoting the very reason this country has lost manufacturing jobs to other countries.

I agree with you that I am hypocritical with the manufactoring and the Wal-Mart clash of middle-class, manufactoring jobs verses lower priced consumer purchases. It's all true and most people just shop for price and selection, and don't really think about the big picture. It's all about what stores are close enough to home to make it worth the trip and how much you may save and how's the selection & quality.

Last week over at the Plymouth Wal-Mart, down in the bread aisle, I cross paths with a women who works the check-out counter at Bob's Shurfine in Ashland. So's I said; hey there, don't you work at Bob's, and how come you is shopping Wal-Mart when you work at Bob's? So, she gives me a dirty look like it was none of my business, and says because the prices are lower here, and why do you think, you big dummy! So I say's ok, I get it.....goodbye now...

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