I'm one of those who has owned Sitka and Kuiu. I have made a conscious effort to avoid companies like that in the future. Their profit margin are huge, I can only assume it's well over their pro deal discount and that alone is significant.
Most, more likely. A news segment the wife and I watched after the first stim check reported a 65% increase in small electronic sales at Walmart, Target, and Best Buy. So while the small biz owner was drowning, the major players continued to rake it in.
Arcteryx makes bags for the military? Didn’t they just say they would no longer allow co-branding with weapons manufacturers?
True, in my case when I first got into western hunting I was just focused on putting together a set of gear that was somewhat affordable... where it was sourced and manufactured wasn't on my radar. It is now.
The "buy American" is great and I support it as best I can. However, the work force does not want to work with all the free "cheese" out there.Plenty of threads on companies that make/sell American made products. No need to re-hash, but it's been a while since I've seen the topic come up.
Just a friendly reminder, this country needs our support as consumers now, more than ever, even if it means a couple extra bucks compared to stuff made overseas.
Per Arcteryx it was the customer service rep that got it wrong, and all gun companies need to order through the LEAF division. Arcteryx is now owned by a chinese firm though so a lot of their stuff is made overseas unless you buy the LEAF gear, which is Berry compliant.
The opioid epidemic took out a generation of workers as well.
Agreed. The American worker problem has many causes.
