-=> Bob Ackley wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> -=> Ross Cassell wrote to Ross Sauer <=-

 RC>>> Cant blame Walmart for all of the Chinese crap, except for that
 RC>>> which it brings in under its own private labels.

 RS>> People are starting to rebel against the "everything made
in China"
 RS>> however.

 RC>> Even the mainstream brand names do it, not just private label.

 DD> Try buying a pair of decent shoes (at damned near ANY price) that
 DD> aren't made off-shore somewhere. I think (although I haven't shopped
 DD> there in a bit) that even Red-Wing has some of their product produced
 DD> by sweat shop labour in third world countries.

 BA> I think Florsheim Shoes (a division of the Berkshire Hathaway
 BA> conglomerate) are still made in the USA.  They're pricey and I've no
 BA> idea what stores may carry them - it's a cinch that Wal-Mart, Sears,
 BA> Kmart, ShopKo and Target don't.

You be correct. Florsheim are hard to find. Last really good shoes I bought
(other than the oil tanned Red Wing wellies) was a pair of
"Flying" Jodhpurs
from Navarro Bros. of El Paso, TX. And they were made by Tres Caballos in
Mexico. I paid U$110 back in 1982. Just tracked down a source and the same boot
is now U$385.

Heck, we used to have a shoe factory within a mile of where I live currently.
It's now a Goodwill Industries facility. The closest we come these days is a
Leggs Pantyhose warehouse.  Bv)=

ENJOY!!!

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