"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
news:cMMBb.302393$Dw6.1006170@attbi_s02...
So I ask myself, how can something this nice be made, packaged (these
are
GLASS
and very fragile pieces), transported from the other side of the planet,
loaded
onto trucks, delivered, unpacked and placed for sale at $6? How can
there
be
enough profit for all the parties involved in the process?

I'm guessing that the cost to make them in Thailand must be real low,
huh?
G

It's amazing, isn't it? I don't pretend to understand how they can
possibly
make that stuff in Thailand cheaper than we can make it here -- the
shipping
alone has to cost 50% or more of that six bucks.

I was just out shopping for my kid's Xmas presents. On the shelf was a
"real" "GI Joe", for $21.00. Next to it was a knock-off that actually had
MORE cool stuff, for $4.99. Funny thing is, BOTH were made in China -- so
what's the difference? One said "Hasbro", and one was "No Name" -- what
do
I care?

I bought TWO of the No-Names...

I'd guess that the Thai (and Chinese) people are simply more dedicated to
what they're trying to do economically than we are...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"


Saw a tid bit on the news a week or so ago. For 40 months in a row the
number of manufacturing jobs in this country has gone down. In the mean
time worker productivity has gone up significantly. Don't know if any
conclusions can be made but it sounds suspicious.