On Jan 25, 10:47*am, "Lloyd E. Sponenburgh"
lloydspinsidemindspring.com wrote:
"Pete C." fired this volley :

What I find really amazing is fireworks. They manufacture explosive
stuff, ship the hazmat on a container ship, then truck the hazmat
across the US to distributors, get it to the local vendors, and still
sell it for $0.89. Something is very wrong with that scenario when
it's a big hassle to just ship something with dry ice in the US.

No, "they" don't. *WE pay them 1/2 of the total price before they'll even
build the container-full. *WE pay them the other half before they'll put
it on the water. *WE pay all customs fees. *WE pay all transport costs
across the US.

And when's the last time you saw any serious consumer fireworks product
for 89-cents? *Some of those "500-gram" cakes (containing, at most, about
a pound of powder) cost in the $100 range. *Simple 100-gram-ers run $20,
retail. *Grocery stores sell packages of "safe-n-sane" fireworks around
the 4th of July for $80 (for about three ounces, total, of explosives).

'Bout the only thing you can buy worth a hoot at a low price is
firecrackers, and those are illegal in most states.

(FWIW, importing and manufacturing fireworks is what I do for a living)

LLoyd

So why do WE pay them so much?

Because WE make more money because we do?

Why don't we make the fireworks in this country instead?

TMT