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Offline Followme1

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Buy Australian made
« on: February 25, 2014, 09:06:44 AM »
Watch this video change the American made to Australian made and think about it

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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2014, 10:03:38 AM »
So true.
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2014, 10:56:21 AM »
Hardest part is to convince people to buy the slightly dearer product....especially when that person is a low income earner..

And even worse is in say a supermarket, trying to work out what IS the Australian product ??
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2014, 11:03:15 AM »
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trying to work out what IS the Australian product ??
This is the killer...
The Australian Made logo doesn't mean Shit anymore.
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2014, 11:27:01 AM »
Yes it not right how you have to be a lawyer to work out where it's made.

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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2014, 11:38:14 AM »
Should be clear where its made and where its assembled and what percentaged of it is Australian

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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2014, 12:13:00 PM »
Quote from: Followme1 on February 25, 2014, 11:38:14 AM
Should be clear where its made and where its assembled and what percentaged of it is Australian

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Simple - if its not 100% grown/made with Australian products, then it doesn't get the logo... none of this 'as long as it came within 50klms of the coast its considered Australian Made"
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2014, 01:00:46 PM »

This also relates to the car industry. Regretfully we can all write we should do this, we should do that, they should only label Australian made if its 100% made in Australia its like a broken record, no offense intended, but we as consumers dictate who will get our money.

Apart from my kids that are 100% made in Australia, very few other things are.

Bottom line, we talk the talk but dont walk the walk, buy Australian.....but unfortunatly most dont.  

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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2014, 03:02:55 PM »
This is also an interesting experiment. Again it's based in the USA, but it could easily apply here too.

If you were to strip your house of everything not made in Australia, what would be left, and could you find replacements that were made here?

MADE IN AMERICA ?? Must See!
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2014, 07:35:48 PM »
We try to buy Australian made whenever we can but as many have said in the past, it's very hard to work out actually what is and isn't Australian made.  When we were looking at camper trailers Australian made was an important factor in our decision making but wasn't the main factor. At the end of the day we bought an Australian made camper trailer. It ticked all the boxes for us compared to all the others we looked at. We did look at both Aussie made and imported.
I don't know how many components in our trailer are sourced and made in Australia but I am happy knowing that I'm supporting an Australian manufacture.
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2014, 07:44:03 PM »
Quote from: Lost on February 25, 2014, 12:13:00 PM
Simple - if its not 100% grown/made with Australian products, then it doesn't get the logo... none of this 'as long as it came within 50klms of the coast its considered Australian Made"

I agree.
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2014, 07:54:41 PM »
Quote from: gronk on February 25, 2014, 10:56:21 AM
Hardest part is to convince people to buy the slightly dearer product....especially when that person is a low income earner..

And even worse is in say a supermarket, trying to work out what IS the Australian product ??
Exactly that's the trick question. Sadly if it all got filtered out there wouldn't be much to buy.
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2014, 08:38:25 PM »
dick smith tried that years ago and all he got was derision and opposition
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2014, 08:47:03 PM »
We should all go and buy a Falcon ;)

Problem is that as a lucky country we can't compete with developing countries on costs. We still make some great Australian products that represent great value for money.

Love my Aussie car and camper trailer, ignore the Jeep we all have our faults :)
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2014, 09:10:30 PM »
Quote from: Paul (SA) on February 25, 2014, 08:38:25 PM
dick smith tried that years ago and all he got was derision and opposition

Yes, unfortunately a typically Australian 'tall poppy' response  :(

I must make sure to look for his cheese next time I'm in Coles or Woolies  ;D
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #15 on: February 25, 2014, 09:14:12 PM »
Quote from: Paul (SA) on February 25, 2014, 08:38:25 PM
dick smith tried that years ago and all he got was derision and opposition

And the worse thing is, it was from the very company's that claim to be Aussie Aussie Aussie, and helping Aussie farmers and Aussie this and that.  Crap Coles and woollies are all about money. There would be more Aussie product in an aldi store, and I haven't even been in one of them
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« Reply #16 on: February 25, 2014, 09:14:59 PM »
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dick smith tried that years ago and all he got was derision and opposition
This is a genuine question
How did he originally make his fortune?? Wasn't it selling cheap imported components ??

FWIW, we have been buyin his cereal for years, and his peanut butter... I don't know about his Dick Cheese though....
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« Reply #17 on: February 25, 2014, 09:18:25 PM »
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There would be more Aussie product in an aldi store, and I haven't even been in one of them
You would be bitterly disappointed...
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #18 on: February 25, 2014, 09:20:09 PM »
Quote from: Lost on February 25, 2014, 09:14:59 PM
This is a genuine question
How did he originally make his fortune?? Wasn't it selling cheap imported components ??

FWIW, we have been buyin his cereal for years, and his peanut butter... I don't know about his Dick Cheese though....

Yes it was and I buy his tom sauce.  :D

Quote from: Lost on February 25, 2014, 09:18:25 PM
You would be bitterly disappointed...

See told you I have never been in one lol
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #19 on: February 26, 2014, 12:31:39 AM »
Quote from: FalcOn on February 25, 2014, 08:47:03 PM

Love my Aussie car and camper trailer, ignore the Jeep we all have our faults :)
Your exempt for the Jeep as there are no 4wds built in Australia ;D
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Re: Buy Australian made
« Reply #20 on: February 26, 2014, 09:47:50 AM »
Quote from: FalcOn on February 25, 2014, 08:47:03 PM
We should all go and buy a Falcon ;)


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The electronics in China?
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