Well, actually it probably has more to do with the manufacturer moving their production overseas. I suspect if the Apex factory was still here in the US, Masterforce tool packaging would still say Made in USA.
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Menards discontinues USA made hand tools
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Well, actually it probably has more to do with the manufacturer moving their production overseas. I suspect if the Apex factory was still here in the US, Masterforce tool packaging would still say Made in USA.
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3baygarage
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Well, actually it probably has more to do with the manufacturer moving their production oversears. I suspect if the Apex factory was still here in the US, Masterforce tool packaging would still say Made in USA.
Yes! There had to be some way to blame Sears for this!
Well, actually it probably has more to do with the manufacturer moving their production oversears. I suspect if the Apex factory was still here in the US, Masterforce tool packaging would still say Made in USA.
It's the same fundamental question right... It might sound un-patriotic to give you a dose of reality.
reader2580
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Menard’s USA supplier quit producing product in the USA. I don’t know that there is another USA supplier that could meet the price point.
The Masterforce USA sockets and wrenches never seemed to sell that well so I don’t blame them for switching to imports. I think consumers made their choice.
Yes! There had to be some way to blame Sears for this!
Yeah, that was a typo. Somehow that extra "R" got in there. Overseas is (obviously) what I meant to type.
You can save your "How The World Works According To dogdog" speach. However, if you can point out in my original post where I am wrong, then by all means you should type a good long post directly at me about your reality. lol. All I was getting at is... it's pretty hard for a retailer to sell a made in USA product, when the manufacturer of that product moves overseas.
I have no idea how to convince you the earth is a globe, instead of flat and leveled. They can always choose another supplier that is still Made in the USA., if demand is so high and sales are so good... and this trade war loop holes just shows how the world works...
LOL, Really? Who knew...
Like who? Give me the name of another manufacturer that still produces consumer grade wrenches and sockets here in the USA. As far as I can tell, the only companies left are: Snap on, SBD/MAC/PROTO, Wright, SK, and Cornwell.... all of those companies make "professional" or "industrial" tools. None of them would sell at a retail store.
Where did that come from? I never said or implied that tool sales at Menards were ever great. All I said was.... it's hard to sell USA tools when they're not made here anymore. That's it. However, now that you mention it, I am amazed that Menards didn't scrap their own tool line MANY years ago. I have personally seen the same Masterforce tool sets sitting on the same shelves at individual stores for YEARS. When Menards went away from the "Allen" brand and switched over to their own brand "Masterforce" it took YEARS for the old Allen inventory to disappear from shelves. In fact, my local Menards STILL had some Allen branded sockets and wrench sets on the shelves until this past week when they finally put all the old USA inventory on clearance. The fact that USA Apex has been gone 4 or 5 years and the USA Masterforce store displays have lasted this long should tell you just how BAD their tool sales were/are. The dust on those 35 piece sets from 4 or 5 years ago that I posted earlier in this thread should be a good indicator that tool sales at Menards have been very poor. The overall number of tools sold at Menards was/is a gnat on the *** of global tool sales. Menards did not make or break APEX either way.
Also, keep in mind, we are talking about Menards, which is owned by Menard Inc, which is owned by John Menard, one guy!.... who happens to pride himself and his stores for selling made in USA items. In fact he owns many factories here throughout the midwest and they make many of their own products sold in their stores. They have "Made in USA" sales several times per year, and their weekly ads specifically say "Made in the USA" next to items made here. It's also not a "warehouse" store. John Menard owns EVERY item sitting on the shelves in his stores. Unlike the other big box stores who warehouse items for the manufacturer and only pay for an item once it's been sold.
This isn't Home Depot, or Lowes where all they care about is making share holders financially happy. Sure, Menard wants to make a nice profit like anyone else, but his private company operates much differently from public companies.
I have already typed WAAAAY too much for this topic. I originally made a simple post with 2 or 3 sentences and somehow I now need to be told the world is round. El oh el.
tdkkart
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Seems that a few fail to remember that back in the late 80s/early 90s the tools, and a lot of other stuff, that Menards sold was the crappiest of the crappy import garbage, no better, and sometimes worse, than Harbor Freight sold at the time.
Today a fair amount of their stuff is actually worth owning.
Today a fair amount of their stuff is actually worth owning.