I know you were just nudging the "buy local" thing, but this subject comes up just often enough to spark my reply...
My entire bike was made outside the U.S. Clearly, any of us Rivendellers who decide that it's now time to promote "buy USA" need to first consider where the thousands of dollars we have already spent on our bikes and accessories went. My purchasing decisions are prioritized by Design, Quality, Origin, then Price. If the happy coincidence that something I really like is made in the U.S., then great; if not, well then the U.S. maker didn't meet my needs. The Acorn Bags products fit my purchasing priorities perfectly. I was indirectly scolded earlier this year for my choice of bottle cages because they were not made in USA, and that similar cages were made in USA and priced nearly identically. The fact was, however, that the design differences were significant to me and I preferred the non-USA design. I at least bought them from Velo Orange and not some clearance giant like Nashbar or Performance; I might have even paid a little more to buy the same product from RBW if it was something they carried. I don't think any of this makes me a traitor; it just means that I chose what I wanted and bought it from who carried it. Of course I want the small USA makers to flourish, but if what they make is not what I'm looking for, then sorry, no sale. One can always buy a cheaper (or more expensive) version of something, but it a "hobby" like ours, we tend to buy exactly what we want, even if the details are tiny. My soapbox is groaning under the pressure, so I'll step off. Dave ----- Original Message ----- From: z-man To: RBW Owners Bunch Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2008 9:12 AM Subject: [RBW] Re: New Acorn Bags I was confusing Acorn w/ Minnehaha. My bad!! On Dec 21, 12:08 pm, z-man <zeid...@optonline.com> wrote: > My apologies to all! After a cup of coffee or two and a clear head I > checked their website. "Made in the U.S.A." It's so rare you see > that these days, it's kind of refreshing. Not flag waving here, just > want to keep folks working, and keep profit on this side of the pond > as much as possible. Again, my apologies!!!! > > On Dec 21, 11:56 am, dpco <dcompton1...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > dave, could you send me the website for "acorn bags"? > > sincerely, don compton > > > On Dec 20, 7:12 pm, Dave in Redding <dfal...@charter.net> wrote: > > > > I ordered the new medium/large saddlebag from Acorn Bags early on Dec. > > > 1st and it arrived about two weeks later. This is a fantastic bag! > > > It holds about 50% more than a Kevin's Bag (which I already own and > > > love) and is constructed with excellent materials. Absolutely > > > flawless. All the leather bits are beastly thick and will take some > > > time to become pliable, but I slathered on the Proofhide and they're > > > already softening just fine; they only darkened a little. I posted > > > pix to the Flickr pool at > > > >http://tinyurl.com/8nlaek. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
