Made in USA/Country of Origin Website for Billiards?

[Minnesota Phat]

Does such a thing exist?

If it doesn't exist, and if I made a website where you could go and easily find out where various billiards products are made, would you visit that website?

There are a lot of reasons why I think this is important, and it really sucks that it has to be a giant research project to try to figure out where a cue, chalk-holder or cue case is manufactured. Some companies seem to intentionally mislead people about where their products are manufactured, and I've even seen straight-up lying about "country of manufacture" on E-bay, and this irritates me so much that I might actually do something about it.

 

[PracticeChampion]

I like it though I'd rarely visit cause I'm not buying products everyday, month or year

 

[kling&allen]

If you see companies falsely claiming Made in America,.you can report them to the FTC.

Made in USA

www.ftc.gov

If companies are not claiming US origin, they can take steps to obscure the true origin of their products.

 

[Minnesota Phat]

If you see companies falsely claiming Made in America,.you can report them to the FTC.

Made in USA

www.ftc.gov

If companies are not claiming US origin, they can take steps to obscure the true origin of their products.

I've been looking at the FTC documents, and they're just awful. They basically say that it is totally OK for a company to capitalize on brand recognition of traditionally "Made in USA" products in order to deceive consumers into believing that Chinese-made products are made in America. Some companies seem to have consulted with lawyers in order to figure out how to give the impression that their Chinese-made goods are made in America without running afoul of the FTC.

I suspect that one huge reason you don't see the "Made in China" stamp anymore is because the FTC has dropped the ball. Companies should be required to disclose where their products are manufactured.

Go to Ebay, and you can find tons of cues listed as "McDermott" or "Viking" that are actually Chinese-made sub-brands like Star or Valhalla. This makes it very difficult to find Made in USA McDermotts and Vikings.

Grrrrr.

 

[kling&allen]

I've been looking at the FTC documents, and they're just awful. They basically say that it is totally OK for a company to capitalize on brand recognition of traditionally "Made in USA" products in order to deceive consumers into believing that Chinese-made products are made in America. Some companies seem to have consulted with lawyers in order to figure out how to give the impression that their Chinese-made goods are made in America without running afoul of the FTC.

I suspect that one huge reason you don't see the "Made in China" stamp anymore is because the FTC has dropped the ball. Companies should be required to disclose where their products are manufactured.

Go to Ebay, and you can find tons of cues listed as "McDermott" or "Viking" that are actually Chinese-made sub-brands like Star or Valhalla. This makes it very difficult to find Made in USA McDermotts and Vikings.

Grrrrr.

Agreed. Check out Brunswick, "Authentic American" logo. Made 100 percent overseas.

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[Guy Manges]

I've been looking at the FTC documents, and they're just awful. They basically say that it is totally OK for a company to capitalize on brand recognition of traditionally "Made in USA" products in order to deceive consumers into believing that Chinese-made products are made in America. Some companies seem to have consulted with lawyers in order to figure out how to give the impression that their Chinese-made goods are made in America without running afoul of the FTC.

I suspect that one huge reason you don't see the "Made in China" stamp anymore is because the FTC has dropped the ball. Companies should be required to disclose where their products are manufactured.

Go to Ebay, and you can find tons of cues listed as "McDermott" or "Viking" that are actually Chinese-made sub-brands like Star or Valhalla. This makes it very difficult to find Made in USA McDermotts and Vikings.

Grrrrr.

This is a have to be... Sustainability for mankind other wise we are going to end up supporting the earth... Please... Guy