Do you especially purchase goods produced in your own country?

[Archbob]

No, I purchase by on highest quality at lowest price.

 

[Onionsoilder]

I generally try to buy things from countries I support(my own included), but only when reasonable. I won't pay $160 dollars for an item made here when a comparable item of the same quality sells for $80 from somewhere else.

 

[Phlegmak]

As the recession continues to kill jobs throughout our economies, most of us start thinking of buying products made in our own country (though as a Canadian I'm fine with buying US). Rather than giving all the money and jobs to China, we prefer to help out our own people.

But how many of us do this, and how far are we willing to go?

I certainly try to buy American, but it's not always easy.

 

[Oruc]

Not really we don't make much stuff nowadays. If they had a section in every store for made in Britain stuff I would buy the stuff.

 

[Newbunkle]

I couldn't be arsed with all that. I buy what I feel like buying as long as its a good deal, and I appreciate having so much choice. Well ok, I make one exception: pasties - they must be Cornish.

 

[eastsidebagel]

The only thing American I buy is porn.

Not me, I like to purchase my porn only from Sweden and from Brazil.

 

[Lillefix]

Anyone still buys it???

 

[civ_king]

I tend to buy American made goods, and as an American i find Canadian goods just fine, they are mutual trade partners, they give resources, we manufacture it and vice versa

 

[lovett]

If I buy a Canadian Ipod for $30 more, and since I have $30 less than usual purchase a non-Canadian CD Player that I would have purchased Canadian for $30 dollars more but now don't, then I have achieved nothing. No, I will buy the Canadian Ipod for $30 more, and as such I'll buy one less Walkman that I regularly purchase non-Canadian. (These product examples are giving me a headache lol)

Whoops, didn't realize that.

Like the other post, suggest a better method.

Just give the 30$ you lose to a canadian worker/company. Free. As an act of charity.

That's what your motivation boils down too, you just have a rather roundabout way of doing it. Direct giving would be more efficient.

 

[Abaddon]

I don't, but should. Especially since I plan to move into Agriculture.

 

[amadeus]

Why should I bother? Or, of the two options, which of these is better: should I buy something that was made in San Diego because it's part of the U.S. or should I buy something made in Winnipeg because it's closer?

 

[Rub'Rum]

Why should I bother? Or, of the two options, which of these is better: should I buy something that was made in San Diego because it's part of the U.S. or should I buy something made in Winnipeg because it's closer?

Comes back to what I was saying, for me it's not as much the country that's important, it's more about good quality combined with geographical distance. Especially for food products in the latter case.

 

[Godwynn]

I try to buy goods made in the Eurozone.

 

[HannibalBarka]

When it comes to wine and cheeze (and bread obviously), yes, I buy only french stuff

 

[Bast]

Yes, but that means mostly just food. We don't manufacture a lot of stuff here.

 

[Mise]

I'd rather give money to charity.

 

[Stolen Rutters]

Local foods tend to taste better when they are in season (I love the farmer's market but they are only open 4-5 months out of the year), but otherwise, not as much as I could.

 

[GoodGame]

No, I purchase by on highest quality at lowest price.

You sound like Henry Ford.

 

[Defiant47]

Just give the 30$ you lose to a canadian worker/company. Free. As an act of charity.

That's what your motivation boils down too, you just have a rather roundabout way of doing it. Direct giving would be more efficient.

Not really. If I give $30 to the Canadian company, they receive the (let's say) $30 profit without having to produce the product. This still means that my Canadian neighbours will lose their jobs, since their company has no incentive for creating products.

 

[West 36]

i only buy chinese cause i want to suppport the communisms