If you find some extra cash in the sofa cushions...

[Pieter12]

If I was looking for a Seiko watch I would expect it to be made in Japan. Same is true with a Nikon high end camera. So I guess I may be out of luck.

And your point is?

 

[mshchem]

And your point is?

I bought a new D6 and a used D6 (from MAP camera, what a great vendor) . I am not political here, I just love Japan made products. I have a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek XV Limited, I know it's not a Porsche (cars of my dreams) but I love it.

There are certain countries who, on the whole which I think treat workers and capital in ways more to my liking.

I have China made products that are wonderful. Don't read anything political or prejudicial into this.

I love everyone, especially Canada as I will soon be parking my 1973 Winnebago RV in Matt King's driveway for the summer.

 

[Pieter12]

I bought a new D6 and a used D6 (from MAP camera, what a great vendor) . I am not political here, I just love Japan made products. I have a 2021 Subaru Crosstrek XV Limited, I know it's not a Porsche (cars of my dreams) but I love it.

There are certain countries who, on the whole which I think treat workers and capital in ways more to my liking.

I have China made products that are wonderful. Don't read anything political or prejudicial into this.

I love everyone, especially Canada as I will soon be parking my 1973 Winnebago RV in Matt King's driveway for the summer.

Great. I share a lot your thinking as far as the treatment of workers goes. Whenever possible I try to buy from companies and countries where I feel the workers get proper benefits and wages. I sincerely believe the quest for the lowest possible price comes at the cost of workers in most cases. It is certainly not management that is tightening their belts to deliver bargains. Jack Welch said it all when he made it clear that his company's first obligation was to the shareholder, not the customer. And certainly not the employees. Sadly, that is the model for most of today's corporations.

 

[Chan Tran]

First, you just contradicted yourself. Second, so what?

First although you can still buy the D6 new I don't think Nikon makes it any more so I may not count it as current product. Second because MSHChem expected a Nikon to be made in Japan.
I prefer to a company to make the products either in their own country or a country that is closer to where they sell the products not further away because the labor is cheaper. I prefer to pay a larger percentage of the price of the products to the people who make them.

 

[warden]

If I was looking for a Seiko watch I would expect it to be made in Japan. Same is true with a Nikon high end camera. So I guess I may be out of luck.

If you ever want a Seiko and start shopping you will find they still make them in Japan. But they make millions of watches per year and some of them are made elsewhere. It‘s easy to check if the watch was made in Japan if that’s a feature you value. (I value it too btw and for similar non-political reasons to yours.) I also like buying products from vertically integrated companies that are at the top of their game, as Seiko certainly is.

My Seiko diver (Japan) has been happily ticking away on my wrist since 1992 and I love it.

 

[mshchem]

Let's be careful about this topic, I don't want our moderators to need to whack us up side the head

 

[MattKing]

Let's be careful about this topic, I don't want our moderators to need to whack us up side the head

Particularly since, in order to be consistent with the tenor of the thread, we would have to do so with a piece of sushi.

 

[mshchem]

Particularly since, in order to be consistent with the tenor of the thread, we would have to do so with a piece of sushi.

Mmmm Sushi