On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 8:21:39 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Monday, October 12, 2020 at 6:25:20 PM UTC-5, Alex wrote:
> > John Kuthe wrote:
> > > On Sunday, October 11, 2020 at 2:40:17 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> > > ...> Hey Mr. Dipshit, do you e.v.e.r. look at the dates of garbage you post??
> > >> Try this, the link you post for that Frontline program is from sixteen (16)
> > >> years ago. It was originally posted Nov. 16, 2004, says so right there on link.
> > >>
> > >> Dumb ass.
> > > So? The Chinese bought Rubbermaid's injection molding machine for %750,000! But I'll BET it still says "Rubbermaid" on all the stuff molded from it! Not "Chinese Rubbermaid" either! So people BUYING the molded items from it still thinks it's made in Ohio WHEN IT'S NOT! It's make in CHINA!
> > >
> > >
> > > Dumb ass!
> > >
> > > John Kuthe...
> > Plastic injection molding is cheap to do and common in the US. Producing
> > inexpensive, light, bulky, items and shipping them from China doesn't
> > make economical sense. A 40' container costs around $4000 to ship plus
> > the tariff, inland shipping, etc, etc.
> That's true. I was, as Mr. Kuthe has pointed out, a "janitor," for many years.
> I became a foreman of a cleaning crew when I was 18. Rubbermaid used
> to make polypropylene/fiberglass composite mop buckets that were so
> high quality that they could be used for many years, even with steel,
> downward pressure wringers intended to be used with steel mop buckets.
> With all the advances in technology, no one makes anything close to
> those these days.

Because the vast majority of consumers want "Always low prices. Always."

If I have about $11 to spend and need containers, am I going to spend $11 on one
Tupperware, or $11.45 on these?

<https://www.walmart.com/ip/Rubbermaid-TakeAlongs-Food-Storage-Containers-Deep-Squares-5-2-Cup-4-Pack/16664719>

With a little care, those four containers will last for years.

Cindy Hamilton