Are the goods in question exactly the same?
aspro said:At least the same, yes.
At least the same? The same type of goods obviously, but build quality? Freshness? If they're exactly the same product with no discernible difference then no, I wouldn't pay more.
Probably but it depends how much. As long as it was keeping people in work and the quality was the same.
No. I'd pick a domestic product over an imported one provided they're of similar quality and price, though.
For manufactured/industrial goods, in my case the choice is domestic products of vastly inferior quality at much higher prices. Since the advent of the internet ... and knowing that I will be abroad a minimum of 2-3 times a year, very rarely have I taken it.
I buy locally grown food and fruit to whatever extend it is possible
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I support local businesses and privately owned stores as much as possible, so, when given the choice, I also prefer to buy domestic products too.
Interesting responses.
Yeah, I've always bought local (or domestic) goods when possible so long as the quality is on par with the import. So for cars and electronics for many years that meant not buying American. For the most part though I found the domestic product to be superior in quality (in terms of clothes, tools, shoes).
Here in Australia the manufacturing sector is rapidly disappearing, which is a shame because it means a lot of "non-skill" middle-class jobs are going away. Manufacturing job increases in the States are at their highest since the 90's which is a good sign. I think a lot of companies went off-shore and then came back once they saw the uninteneded costs. Either that or after breaking the unions by moving off shore they can now come back and get union-free labor at lower costs, but hey, a job is a job.
To be honest I don't really look at where products are made enough. I'd like to say "I buy American when at all possible" but that's utter bullshit. I do go out of my way to support any non-chain/mom & pop type stores though.
I dont care at all.
Yes, so long as I am not dirt poor.
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aspro said:The implied question was not whether you cared (nor was it the stated one). To your question I guess one could say that buying locally made goods benefits your immediate society financially.
I think it would be implied that if I didn't care that I wouldn't be inclined to pay more.
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Tell me to get back to rewriting this site so it's not horrible on mobileI care primarily about quality first. Usually that means paying a higher price. In almost all cases that means buying locally. At least it did in the States. Here nothing is made domestically.