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I guess so, all we ever had is Philips TV's around the house. And lightbulbs, obviously, even though I think those aren't made in The Netherlands anymore. Video game-wise, I never played Killzone, but we did have the G7000 in the second gen instead of an Atari, Atari's are actually less common here than Philips's system (Odyssey2 in the US) in general. That and food and consumer goods but there's really hardly a way around that since we're a huge producer of these things in the first place.



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I refuse to buy anything from Japan.



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Snoopy said:

I ask this question because I tend to do this all the time. Even if the product is inferior. I try to buy products that was made in America or if the company that made it is based in America. I feel like I'm helping this country everytime I do this. Now a lot of you know I'm an xbox fanboy and I like the xbox one the most out of all the consoles this generation. However, I will still buy the xbox one and buy xbox one games on the system over the other competitors no matter what. Even if I found the product inferior. Thoughts?

They make xbox in the U.S.?



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sethnintendo said:
The car that has the most USA parts in it that is built in USA.... Toyota Camry.

Foreign companies have U.S. offices and employ U.S. citizens? O.O 



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Besides food and cheap electronic products from China, I don't care where a product was made.



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This explains a lot.



 

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Nope, I couldn't careless. I usually buy what I think it's best. Almost everything is made in China anyway.



I do so whenever it's a competitive option, i.e. doesn't necessarily have to be the best option but can't be too far from it either. And at least for groceries, I don't mind paying a little extra since they often seem to be of slightly higher quality. I guess those regulations are good for something.



I don't buy food from China. True story.



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Snoopy said:

I ask this question because I tend to do this all the time. Even if the product is inferior. I try to buy products that was made in America or if the company that made it is based in America. I feel like I'm helping this country everytime I do this. Now a lot of you know I'm an xbox fanboy and I like the xbox one the most out of all the consoles this generation. However, I will still buy the xbox one and buy xbox one games on the system over the other competitors no matter what. Even if I found the product inferior. Thoughts?

Since America is a proud, Capitalist nation, wouldn't it be better to buy foreign-produced goods as often as possible (provided they are superior products)?  Adam Smith would argue that you are encouraging your country's buisnesses to be poor competitors and actively undermining the philosophy of your nation's economy---indeed, even damaging its competitive value to the detriment of the American consumer.  How...unpatriotic.

Don't worry--I'm just messing with you.  But to answer your question, we buy our food locally, our equipment globally, and invest domestically.