![]() But I think this is a good (if extreme) example of what happens to markets they become commoditized. I didn’t set out to do this, but I’m going up and up the food chain of alarm clocks, from a $100 to a $300 and now to a $800 alarm clock. Or, if you happen to be near a Lemnos store, buy from from them directly.Īt over $100 it’s quite an investment, but think of it this way–you probably paid $1000 for your telephone □ 2. If you do choose to buy from an Amazon seller, your best chances are to find a third party seller based in Japan and to make sure the unit you purchase says “Made in Japan” on the face, but of course neither of those are foolproof.Įven though it’ll cost more, look to buy this on independent retailers like Jinen or Memoky, where they likely have a direct relationship with the manufacturer. Sadly, most shoppers trust Amazon to screen for counterfeiters, but Amazon does not lift a finger. These are supposedly available on Amazon, but I cannot recommend using Amazon, as this product is only available from third party sellers, many with tell-tale China names like “tangyinxianzhensaishangmaoyouxianzerengongsi”. He also designed iconic wall clocks like the ones you can find here. ![]() It’s literally a work of art, designed by Riki Watanabe, one of the pioneers of Japanese design who lived from 1911-2013. In somewhat of a shocking move, Wirecutter did recommend this alarm clock. You’ll have the best made clocks in the world AND support companies that have not bent the knee to the CCP. As is typical, what you’ll find are higher priced models from niche companies that can sell small quantities and still make enough of a profit to pay for workers and higher quality components. Some manufacturers are sticking to their guns and continuing to maintain manufacturing outside of China. You can’t find even a licensed American brand anymore, because at some point China manufacturers realized that they didn’t need them anymore–why pay a brand like Timex for licensing rights when the consumer realizes the PEAKEEP is exactly the same crap? And if brands like Braun and Seiko think they’re going to escape this fate–good luck.īut that doesn’t mean the market is dead. All the brands are no-name brands or nonsense brands like PEAKEEP and MOSITO. And even if you search for “alarm clock” on Amazon, you won’t find one that’s not made in China. If you look at all the “best of” lists on sites like Wirecutter and Consumer Reports, every single one cited as “the best” is not just made in China. So can you even find an alarm clock not made in China anymore? And foolish executives gleefully close down domestic infrastructure and throw money to China so they can build up theirs. Foolish union leaders push their members to demand wages that are far above what the market rate is, resulting in their members losing all their income completely. Foolish politicians put in onerous regulations that make it impossible to maintain manufacturing operations in the US. ![]() What shocks me is how Americans and Europeans don’t only try to stop this from happening–they have accelerated it. And hiding behind their “most favored nation” status (thanks Bill Clinton), they whitewash abuses with propaganda and PR. With the full support of their central government, who rewards their domestic companies who destroy their environment and abuse their workers as long as they can “get away with it”. They control supply chains, from raw materials to manufacturing operations. ![]() It goes back to Karl Marx: “control the means of production”. ![]() How does China take over these industries? And unless Americans stop buying up China-made products like pigs at a trough, they will win. They started with cheap plastic toys and alarm clocks but now that they’ve conquered these things, they’re investing their efforts into dominating other things, like solar cells, computers, and electric cars. Since the 1990s they have been gradually monopolizing every industry. I saw that one of the most-searched products for things not made in China was alarm clocks.Īs hard as it was for me to track down any trace of air fryers or toasters not made in China, I figured looking for an alarm clock not made in China was going to be an impossible task.Īnyone except for the most willfully clueless people in the world should be able to see what China’s plan has been all along since being granted most favored nation status. ![]()
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