Originally Posted by
invisiblehand
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Typically, most surveys reveal that folks are willing to pay a small premium -- 5% comes to mind but I don't have the paper in front of me -- for a made-in-the-usa product. But not a large one where there is a reasonable alternative. ...
Right. The bite is only about 5%, but the bark is a lot more than that. Not long ago on this channel a BF die-hard said that she supported Made-in-the-USA (MUSA) and was willing to pay the BF premium. Yet shortly thereafter when she was looking for a wheelset and i suggested a Velocity MUSA job, she went ballustic when i held her to her own pronouncements. i think she went with a Chinese job in the end. lots of talk, though.