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| Just heard from Mustad. All new orders will have a 40% surcharge added to their price. VMC will also have a surcharge, though not as much. If you need hooks, get them now. Our next order will be reflecting the surcharge. |
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| Glad to hear it. I know that sounds crazy, but it is time to level the playing field for America. It will pass and we will be fine. |
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Location: Athens, Ohio | No, it won't and I doubt we will be for quite a while.m |
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| Im no going to get too worried about policies in France |
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| Eagle Claw - Denver, Colorado. |
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| JoeP - 5/4/2025 11:01 AM
Eagle Claw - Denver, Colorado.
The question I would have, is that where they are made or is that the corporate headquarters? A buddy of mine was bragging about how he only uses Milwaukee Tools, good old made in the USA, but that is not quite true. They have a large headquarters in Milwaukee and a lot of employees but many of their cordless tools and batteries are produced in China. I have Milwaukee work gloves I really like but they are also made in China. |
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| Website says manufactured in USA since 1925. |
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| A lot of Eagle Claw hooks are made overseas. |
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Location: Northwest Chicago Burbs | It's a global economy, boys. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something. |
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| Slamr - 5/5/2025 10:12 AM
It's a global economy, boys. Anyone who tells you differently is selling something.
Agree. And folks have to stop thinking it is all about "getting it cheaper" when products are imported. When FI Serv Forum was being built in Milwaukee about 10 years ago, there was a story about how Merrill Steel in Wausau was fabricating the structural steel, which was true. But the steel itself came from Germany, not because it was cheap but because no company in the US made the size and quality of steel needed. Shipping giant steel beams from Germany to central WI is not cheap but to get the quality needed, that was necessary.
Merrill Steel did the fabrication, which involved cutting, etc. Took highly skilled craftsmen. China is a leader in high tech batteries. Again, not cheap but the best. |
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Location: Downers Grove, IL | A 40% increase in the cost of hooks is near the top of the "least of my concerns" list in this endeavor. |
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