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Originally Posted by tfto
According to the New Ballance website
"we're proud to be the only major company to make or assemble more than 4 million pairs of athletic footwear per year in the USA, which represents a limited portion of our US sales. Where the domestic value is at least 70%, we label our shoes Made in the USA..
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"make or ASSEMBLE" where assemble is the key word...next sentence they fess up it represents a LIMITED portion of their US sales...translation: not a lot...
AND OF THOSE USA MADE SHOES, 30% of the material is not USA made...
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Originally Posted by tfto
Our commitment to domestic manufacturing allows New Balance to employ American workers at our five facilities in Maine and Massachusetts. Whenever possible, we purchase materials from domestic suppliers who employ more than 7,000 workers locally."
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but they are not the only customers of said domestic suppliers...
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