Well we all now know about the cues made in China. But you guys won't believe this...again from a very reliable source in the industry. I've known for quite a while that the Valley house cues are now made in China, says so on the sticker. Used to you could see huge differences in the woods used on the Valleys, even a few purpleheart and such. And they had the old fiber ferrules too. Now they all look the same, brown wood, and have plastic ferrules. Often the points are "painted" to try and even them up and weight bolts are often not centered causing them to "hop" as they roll. Sticker says "made in China"...guess where they are really made? Go ahead and guess...I'll give you ten tries...LOL!
The cues are made on a ship on the way here from China. Thats right, made on a boat. Seems for some tax/duty/tariff whatever reasons...they deemed it cheaper to actually make the cues on a ship. So if you are a big U.S. distributor and order some cases of Valley bar cues...they fire up the ship and they are constructed in route. What next?
The cues are made on a ship on the way here from China. Thats right, made on a boat. Seems for some tax/duty/tariff whatever reasons...they deemed it cheaper to actually make the cues on a ship. So if you are a big U.S. distributor and order some cases of Valley bar cues...they fire up the ship and they are constructed in route. What next?