I just purchased my second one and noticed it was made in China. It was a $100.00 bit. I like Myler but I will not be purchasing another due to where they are made. Why can't they set up shop here in the USA where there are true horse people? It makes me sad.....
Posted 2010-06-12 8:30 PM (#121097 - in reply to #121092) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 781 Location: La Cygne, KS
Funny, I just bought another one two weeks ago and is says Made in Vietnam. Grrrrr.... I'm sooo pissed. I have about 6 of Mylers and they all were made in the USA. I won't be buying new Mylers anymore. I usually buy used, but couldn't find a specific type that my mare likes and it is too hard switching out bits between headstalls.
Posted 2010-06-15 6:53 PM (#121181 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 186
I love mine, Here is a though fer ya all.... if things are so cheep to make in third world countries why is the Myler bit I got 5 years ago for 68.00 now costing 99.00 made in China. I think I will be writing to the Corporate HQ...
Posted 2010-06-15 9:44 PM (#121189 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 447 Location: cedar rapids iowa
In the furniture industry people did not want to pay the extra for products made in the Usa. Because they were mass produced in China and you could get more look for your money. Now USA companies are going out of business China is raising there prices so now maybe US companies may justify getting back into the market. It does baffle me that you would boycott Mylar for having a product made in China but I bet most everything else you buy isn't made in the USA
Posted 2010-06-16 11:44 AM (#121211 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 781 Location: La Cygne, KS
I try very hard to buy products from USA too. I rarely shop at Wal-mart since the majority of the items are China made with a contract from Wal-mart. I surprised the store manager when trying to buy towels made in the US. He didn't even know where his products came from and said he never thought about it. His reaction is like most people... don't stop to think about american jobs.
Posted 2010-06-16 12:21 PM (#121214 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 1069 Location: MI.
I try hard to buy American and it is difficult. If everyone would try just think of the impact it would have. It is very sad...Myler would still make alot of money if there business stayed here.....Are there comparable bits made in the USA?
Posted 2010-06-16 12:46 PM (#121218 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 342 Location: Ohio
I'm pretty sure Imus moved her operation back to the U.S. If I remember reading correctly, aren't they assembled in a federal prison in Nevada or somewhere out there?
Posted 2010-06-16 2:50 PM (#121224 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 1723 Location: michigan
Buying stuff made outside the USA doesn't bother me in the least. They may have been made somewhere else but there still plenty of people who are employed in the USA to market,distribute,sell in their stores and take/fullfill orders online or by phone/mail. Our economy depends on people being able to buy what they want at a price they are willing to pay. Even if I buy something made in the USA who says the money stay here anyway? And if the product is made here and it cost more then there is less money I have left over to buy other stuff...nah..make them anywhere you want I just want to buy at a good price..
Posted 2010-06-16 5:00 PM (#121233 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 1069 Location: MI.
It's not a balanced trade......Apparently you're ok with the unemployment rate, because if we keep sending work to China, our kids, grandkids are out of work. What about the people MAKING the product? Your selling out your own country. When I pay 100 plus for a bit, it should be made here.
Posted 2010-06-16 7:29 PM (#121241 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 1723 Location: michigan
There is no such thing as balanced trade- for example..you go to the store and buy $100 worth of food. In your case, the balance of trade shifted to the grocer since he has your $100 and you don't BUT you do have food. Was there an equal exchange of money? No but he had food for sale and needed the money and you had money but needed food..in this case the trade was equal..You can buy whatever you want where ever it was made but keep in mind free trade is good for an economy. If I have $100 to buy a bit...but the bit I want is only made in the USA and cost $100..then all my money is spent BUT if that bit I want is only $60..I now have another $40 to spend on something else that I wanted but would not have been able to otherwise. Is the economy better off or worse off when I can buy more stuff with my $100???Government work and environmental regulations have driven up the cost of manufacturing goods in the USA so companies..who desire to make a profit..send the work elsewhere. Its cheaper for them but it also makes the good affordable and available for the consumer. Right now there are no eletronics made in the USA but since they are still made oversees I can go to Wal Mart and buy DVD players and TV's and they are cheap. What if they HAD to be bulit here? Could we afford them? if the price was so such to make them unaffordable how long do you suppose that company would stay in business...then even if i wanted to buy a DVD player..I couldn't? Free trade means I am free to buy what I want at a price I can afford no matter where it was made....I love it.
Posted 2010-06-17 10:28 AM (#121263 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 342 Location: Ohio
I agree Farmbabe. Even our "Big 3" auto makers 'outsource' work. I bet some think that just because its a Ford, Chrysler, or Chevrolet product, they're "buying American", when in fact, many models are made/assembled in Mexico. This makes it easy for shleps like me to have bought a mexican made 2006 model year Ford Taurus in 2007 with 30k miles on it for just under $11,000. Does it take away from the U.S. labor force? minimally. Honestly, I think robots and automated machines are going to/have put more Americans out of work than outsourcing.
That car purchase, because of the low cost, freed up money to be used for my next car purchase:
I wanted to buy an American made vehicle. What did I end up with? A Honda, engine built and car assembled 2 hours from my house. Misc. pumps (power steering, etc) and parts built less than 20 min from my house.
When I bought my truck, I bought an F250, it was built and assembled about 2 1/2 hours from my house in Jefferson County, KY.
My thought is that "buying American" is pretty much a wash anymore. When Americans spend money on an item, regardless of it's country of origin, it helps the American economy. Like Farmbabe said, if we have $100 to spend, we can buy the bit for $60, that leaves us with $40 to spend on a new bridle or reins or whatever you want. Does the economy benefit more from the purchase of one higher priced item that cost more to make, or the same item purchased at a lower cost PLUS another item?
Of course, people need jobs to spend money. Let's not get into that debate.
The fact is that "true horseman" here in the U.S. often cannot afford the $100+ bit.
Posted 2010-06-17 8:19 PM (#121288 - in reply to #121091) Subject: RE: Myler Bits
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Posts: 68
Hi you can buy Mylar Bis made in the USA but you need to special order them they come with a serial number and they are well made not that the Chinese aren't but I prefer made in the USA they are also more expensive I guess the resale would be worth more as they are numbered and signed. I have a combo hack comfort bit.Mira
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