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I like buying American. I work in a factory and it makes me feel good when my money goes to supporting others like myself, my friends and my family, not to mention our country as a whole.
Don’t get me wrong, I fully appreciate that folks outside our borders can make fine products and I’m glad to help them support their families and economies as well. I base buying decisions primarily on quality and fitness for use so if somebody else makes a product that works best for me that’s what I get (I love British, German and Japanese cars, German power tools, Italian bicycles, French lemonade, Belgian chocolate, Korean towels…). But the US makes lots of great products and I like it when I can support that.
Needless to say, Meguiar’s products fit in perfectly with my philosophy.
So I’m walking down the tool isle at my local Costco and thinking to myself “might as well skip all this offshore stuff” when something catches my eye.
This:
“Hmmm, a screwdriver set.” Now I’m really intrigued. I love American made hand tools and was planning on picking up some new screwdrivers to fill out a few kits I have scattered around my life anyway. I was expecting to pickup something from Sears or Home Depot (some of Depot’s mechanic’s tools are made offshore but the screwdrivers I’ve bought there are US made) but hey, these looked nice and they were reasonably priced.
Turns out they’re made by Pratt-Read. If you’ve never heard of Pratt-Read don’t be surprised, they aren’t all that common in the consumer world. I’ve used them at work, purchased through industrial tool suppliers, and been very pleased. I’ve only seen them once or twice in hardware stores before and those were independents, not chains.
Even if you haven’t heard of Pratt-Read there’s a good chance you’ve used their tools. They’re an OEM manufacturer for other “brand name” companies.
So for twenty bucks you get a set of eleven heavy-duty Phillips and slotted screwdrivers with tips that are precision machined or ground, not stamped. Cool stuff.
Another thing that’s cool about Pratt-Read is that they’ve been making stuff here in the US a long time. There aren’t many companies that can say they’ve been around longer than Meguiar's!
PC.
Don’t get me wrong, I fully appreciate that folks outside our borders can make fine products and I’m glad to help them support their families and economies as well. I base buying decisions primarily on quality and fitness for use so if somebody else makes a product that works best for me that’s what I get (I love British, German and Japanese cars, German power tools, Italian bicycles, French lemonade, Belgian chocolate, Korean towels…). But the US makes lots of great products and I like it when I can support that.
Needless to say, Meguiar’s products fit in perfectly with my philosophy.
So I’m walking down the tool isle at my local Costco and thinking to myself “might as well skip all this offshore stuff” when something catches my eye.
This:
“Hmmm, a screwdriver set.” Now I’m really intrigued. I love American made hand tools and was planning on picking up some new screwdrivers to fill out a few kits I have scattered around my life anyway. I was expecting to pickup something from Sears or Home Depot (some of Depot’s mechanic’s tools are made offshore but the screwdrivers I’ve bought there are US made) but hey, these looked nice and they were reasonably priced.
Turns out they’re made by Pratt-Read. If you’ve never heard of Pratt-Read don’t be surprised, they aren’t all that common in the consumer world. I’ve used them at work, purchased through industrial tool suppliers, and been very pleased. I’ve only seen them once or twice in hardware stores before and those were independents, not chains.
Even if you haven’t heard of Pratt-Read there’s a good chance you’ve used their tools. They’re an OEM manufacturer for other “brand name” companies.
So for twenty bucks you get a set of eleven heavy-duty Phillips and slotted screwdrivers with tips that are precision machined or ground, not stamped. Cool stuff.
Another thing that’s cool about Pratt-Read is that they’ve been making stuff here in the US a long time. There aren’t many companies that can say they’ve been around longer than Meguiar's!
PC.
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