ben carter wrote:
I recently was shopping around to have a product of mine manufactured.
Reality check:

To have it made in China with semi-skilled labor was $1.60 per hour.

The exact same job here was $21.00 per hour. You do the 2nd grade math...

The point was made to me if I like being able to afford the things I own
then they have to be made elsewhere. Period. No US manufacturer can
touch that. Most everything you own was made this way. Tough luck if
it's substandard.

what's the per unit cost? [as mentioned above]
even more relevant, what is the effect on your profit margin?
If you buy at $1.00 and sell at $30, it is only your personal greed that
drives you to go offshore. If it is a commodity item, and you are
selling at 1.80, then it is necessity that drives you offshore.


What about lead time shipping cost and quality? Have you investigated
many US manufacturers or just ones you know?