[bryantp]

Boycott Burton

I understand manufacturing realities. I deal with them daily.

I also understand other, overriding realities. One of them is balance of trade and our enormous trade deficit.

Look - I'm old and I've made my money. It's really about my kids' future.

Businesspeople such as myself need to do things with more vision. Consumers need to buy things with more vision.

Saying we're not a manufacturing nation is misleading. If we were to stop manufacturing, the nation would cease to exist. We aren't exclusively a manufacturing nation. And, we're running out of money as consumers. If we don't start selling at least as much as we buy...well, you do the math.

Sooner or later, China stops loaning us money.

That's reality. By then, I'll be dust. I care because I care about those who follow me just as others cared about my generation.

Boycott Burton. And Cannondale. And others when we have choices. I still buy goods made overseas. I still believe in Darwin. I just try to buy American first.

 

[tooscoops]

i think trying is all that can be expected of you. its the blind "buy (north)american all the time!" that is dumb. i won't boycott any brand for shipping some production overseas. especially a company that employed 70 people or whatever.

build it where it is built cheapest and best... eventually, we should get the point and some patriotic guy or gal will start a company that actually produces things better here than overseas. thats the way to move forward. competition should increase quality. if we make a better product, it will be worth that extra little bit. if our product is crappier, give me a made in china. save money AND get better stuff? i'd have to be a moron not to... moron = patriotic? i hope not.

 

[bryantp]

Boycott Burton

Fortunately, with snowboards, we can buy very high quality American-made boards.

I would argue no one builds a more solid product than Never Summer. I'm buying another one in the fall.

Other really good American manufacturers include Venture and Lib Tech. There are more...I'm just running out the door to go to work.

When we have choices, we should take them. Then, Jake will bring the jobs back because it makes economic sense.

 

[Michael J]

i think trying is all that can be expected of you. its the blind "buy (north)american all the time!" that is dumb. i won't boycott any brand for shipping some production overseas. especially a company that employed 70 people or whatever.

build it where it is built cheapest and best... eventually, we should get the point and some patriotic guy or gal will start a company that actually produces things better here than overseas. thats the way to move forward. competition should increase quality. if we make a better product, it will be worth that extra little bit. if our product is crappier, give me a made in china. save money AND get better stuff? i'd have to be a moron not to... moron = patriotic? i hope not.

100% correct!
The more we buy over seas the stronger we make those countries!
This Really helps America.
Most overseas products are inferior to American Made.
Here is the perfect scenario:
New Foreign built automotive starter cost $85.00
American rebuilt Starter cost $79.00
Most people buy the new -" it has to be better, it's new".
Well they just put another AMERICAN OUT OF WORK!!!
However, they will be replacing that chinese crap shortly,
because to sell it cheaper, they have to make it cheaper.
Less copper in the windings for example. Also do you
think that a laborer who gets paid 2 bowls of rice a day
really cares about the product?

BUY FROM AMERICAN COMPANIES...LETS KEEP THE MONEY HERE!
As it is, the enough money is just sent out of the country
by people our government and people supporting their families
in third world countries.

Some of the American built snowboard companies are:
Never Summer, Lib Tech, Bean, Glissade, Venture

I am sure there are other local companies, lets hear from them.

 

[Lstarrasl]

you're old school if you remember Stickers that said: Boycott Burton Because you can't patent fun. Anyone anyone. I think Lib made them.

 

[david_z]

dude I want one of those stickers.

Will I have to sell my cartels in order to retain my OG card?

 

[BurtonAvenger]

Anyone remember the Rome "Boycott corporate snowboarding" sticker?

 

[SPAZ]

Fuck Burton.

Support snowboard companies that manufacture thier boards in the USA.

I am so glad mine was hand made in Lake Tahoe, USA.

weed is the only thing that americans make better than anyone else now :laugh:
NSFTW
denver, co!

 

[SPAZ]

Reality is simple. The United States of America is no longer a MFG Country..Its a consumer country. We consume more than any other country for the most part, not to mention what we waste. Ultimately Burtons primary focus isnt in the MFG of a product but rather..the sale. Thats what drives everything, the sale, without it you have nothing.

That theory is 100% across the board business direction. In order to make "the sale" you need to have your costs controlled and in MFG overseas is the way to go. Keep in mind Burton isnt leaving Vermont, just its mfg.

Carrier did the same thing in Syracuse. They still have a presence here but its limited to R&D, same as GE.

GE has R&D a couple miles from me and they build wind turbines in my older sisters backyard :dunno: