How many of you buy Coca-Cola, Heinz, Golden Circle, eat McDonalds, KFC, Hungry Jacks, buy Toyota cars, Mitsubishi, Nissan...where do you think the profits from these businesses go, it most certainly doesn't wholly stay within Australia. How many of you fly Qantas, it's not wholly Australian owned, check out their annual report and see who some of the 20 largest shareholders are. What matters is that they all employ Australians.
The point is, does it matter, no. Do you get what you paid for, yes. However, sometimes the cheapy product is just as good, and sometimes it's better. I prefer Woolworths branded tomato sauce over the heinz version for instance.
My CT was made overseas, is it the best quality, probably not. But does it allow me to get my family outdoors and camping, the answer is hell yes. AND that is all that matters. It is a means to an ends. I looked at Trackabout's products, but my budget just wouldn't stretch that far. I emailed JT about prices etc, and was thinking of upgrading in a few years. My CT was a trailer and tent, put together by Aussie's, will be maintained by Aussies, is insured with a firm that uses Aussies, and I go camping in places that also employ Aussies. If I only had the choice of buying Aussie made, then I wouldn't own a CT, and all those other people I have mentioned wouldn't have my business and that could affect them.
We talk about supporting Australian made, what about supporting locally made. How many people in NSW for instance own a Trackabout when there are perfectly good CT manufacturers in your state, such as Redback Campers, Complete Campsite etc. My point being, we all have our own reasons for our purchase decisions. Let's not knock people for one reason or another. We're all here to chat camping, and CTs, who really cares where your product comes from?
Cheers
Grant
