Originally Posted by Layne
I think I've seen a few clothes made in Israel, its not near as popular as China though. We aslo get alot of clothes from many other small countries, Bangladesh, Taiwan, Sri Lanka, etc. I have some machinist's tools at work that are made in Israel, they are of very fine quality. I saw a program on television the other night about companies that are keeping their operations in the US. One shoe manufacturer said their labor costs were (I think) 50 times higher than their other factories out of the country. It was worth it to them though for the much faster delivery times and consumers will typically buy american made producs if they get a choice (they usually don't). Its also very popular for companies (particularly banks) to direct their phone calls from customers to India, which the customers don't appreciate at all. The ones that keep their call centers in the US are gaining a competitive edge despite much higher costs.