The Best Cue Case Period

[Dakota Cues]

If these cases were priced *significantly* lower than a Thomas case, they might have a chance.

Dollar for dollar (and the pride of buying American), I'll take a Thomas case anyday, and twice on Sunday.

 

[nasc]

Bama,Did You buy any of the"new cases"
We will have to wait and see on the new versions.
Joe

 

[Bamacues]

Bama,Did You buy any of the"new cases"
We will have to wait and see on the new versions.
Joe

Nope...this is the first I have ever heard of them. I am willing to reserve judgement for a while, though. It will take some doing to convince me, however.
Joe

 

[guycrunch]

i have owned fellini's, gores, and curently have six thomas's and a bunch of george's. the quality of the thomas cases is excellent and i won't pay as much for imports, heck they won't even all be made by one person. what incentive do they have to make me want to buy them when they are the same prices as thomas cases?

guy

 

[ShootingArts]

palatable

John,

I hate to join a crowd, any crowd even when they are right. However the tap dancing "competitive" wages and such along with a comparatively high price for the cases forces me to. Competitive wages in China are less than forty cents an hour. While I don't grudge someone else making a buck I do find folks making a killing off of sweatshop labor offensive.

I would like a simpler lighter case now that I am doing little cue work and am not always adding other people's shafts and cues to my own while I am out however I will not be purchasing one of these. Actually I find myself wanting another simply designed case, one that will remain undescribed or pictured since I don't want to see knock-offs of it coming out of China in a few months.

Hu

Politics aside, I would advise anyone to go ahead and produce this style of case. It's a great case. Once you start making them you will see the work involved to get them right, because as I found, it's quite easy to get them wrong. Perhaps when people actually do the work then they will appreciate what goes into them and the price will be more palatable.

After all a cue is certainly worth more than the sum of it's materials is it not? (At least most cues)

 

[Straight Pool]

I Can't Believe The Bigotry And Racism I've Seen In These Threads. I'm Ashamed! Let The Cases Speak For Themselves. Obvoiusly Opinions Are Like, Well You Know The Rest. Having Sold Over 200 To Cue Makers And Select Dealers Is Encouragement Enough For Me! Don't Even Begin The Patriotism Issue With Me. My Dad Flew With The "avg", I Fought With The 3rd Bn 9th Marines. I Guess My Dad Should Never Have Bought A Sony Tv And I Should Hate The Vietnamese. Some People Should Just Get A Life! If You Don't Want To Buy These Cases That's Fine, But Why Denegrade My Efforts Of Offerring A Better Quality Product?

 

[hejests]

Some of these "patriotic" posts are trully shameful. It's just thinly vailed bigotry maskerading as patriotism. Bigotry is bigotry period. There's no justification and no excuse for it.

I understand that ppl may not want to purchase these cases from overseas because of the economics involved. That's reasonable. Some of these posts though are clearly not motivated by economics but rather just plain and simple bigotry. It's just shameful in this day and age.

 

[JCIN]

The market will determine if these cases are good or not. It will also set the price eventually.

I have no problem with some one making a profit or getting rich off of their hard work. My problem is when people piss down my leg and tell me its raining. When someone says "competitive wages" in China and "The Best Cue Case Period." my leg starts to feel wet.

 

[JCIN]

Some of these "patriotic" posts are trully shameful. It's just thinly vailed bigotry maskerading as patriotism. Bigotry is bigotry period. There's no justification and no excuse for it.

I understand that ppl may not want to purchase these cases from overseas because of the economics involved. That's reasonable. Some of these posts though are clearly not motivated by economics but rather just plain and simple bigotry. It's just shameful in this day and age.

One man's patriotism is another man's bigotry I guess. What do you care the reasons someone has for buying or not buying something? What makes you the arbiter of who is a bigot because of how they choose to spend their money?

You call people who choose to support American craftsmen a bigot. I think someone who pays American craftsmen prices for import work is a fool.

I'll be the bigot.

You be the fool.

 

[nasc]

I Can't Believe The Bigotry And Racism I've Seen In These Threads

It has nothing to do with "Bigorty And Racism". It's about slave labor and Politics

 

[hejests]

One man's patriotism is another man's bigotry I guess. What do you care the reasons someone has for buying or not buying something? What makes you the arbiter of who is a bigot because of how they choose to spend their money?

You call people who choose to support Amercan craftsmen a bigot. I think someone who pays Amercan craftsmen prices for import work is a fool.

I'll be the bigot.

You be the fool.

If you can't tell the difference between patriotism and bigotry, my best guess is that you don't have much experience with bigotry. It's subtle. It creeps in through language and word choices. It generally simmers under the surface but it's noticeable. Read through this entire thread. Look at the majority of the reactions. Clearly most ppl were less than impressed and clearly they were NOT biggoted. They approached the cases reasonably and stated what they weren't impressed with (generally the economics of it). Contrast these reasonable posts with a couple of very unreasonable ones (like the uber "patriot" "fuc off" one) and tell me there's no bigotry involved.

If you want to call yourself a bigot that's perfectly fine, whatever floats your boat. I'd rather you didn't call me a fool though, because it just doesn't fit.

 

[nasc]

case

Some of these "patriotic" posts are trully shameful. It's just thinly vailed bigotry maskerading as patriotism. Bigotry is bigotry period. There's no justification and no excuse for it.

I understand that ppl may not want to purchase these cases from overseas because of the economics involved. That's reasonable. Some of these posts though are clearly not motivated by economics but rather just plain and simple bigotry. It's just shameful in this day and age.

This has nothing to do about a Patriotic post or bigotry. I can understand you saying the above as your country is lost any ways

 

[ribdoner]

Bigot/Race Card Players

SORRY, I'm not going to bolster the economy of a gigantic, emerging 3rd world country so they can utilize our planets resources and contribute to our ecological crisis at the same rate per capita we do.

I would also rethink your pricing. It eliminates the motivation many have to buy imports. Finally, at your current suggested retails, we can set up a sweat shop and manufacture knockoffs domestically.

My response would be the same if, UNDER SIMILIAR CONDITIONS, the country of origin was ZAIRE, HUNGARY, CHILE, etc.

KAPISH???????????

key word=========>under similiar conditions

 

[hejests]

My responce would be the same if, UNDER SIMILIAR CONDITIONS, the country of origin was ZAIRE, HUNGARY, CHILE, etc.

KAPISH???????????

key word=========>under similiar conditions

When the shoe fits where it. The shoe does NOT fit you. You're obviously reasonable. I don't think anyone is calling you a biggot or a racist. I certainly am not. "Some" is not all or even most, it's just some.

 

[JCIN]

If you can't tell the difference between patriotism and bigotry, my best guess is that you don't have much experience with bigotry. It's subtle. It creeps in through language and word choices. It generally simmers under the surface but it's noticeable. Read through this entire thread. Look at the majority of the reactions. Clearly most ppl were less than impressed and clearly they were NOT biggoted. They approached the cases reasonably and stated what they weren't impressed with (generally the economics of it). Contrast these reasonable posts with a couple of very unreasonable ones (like the uber "patriot" "fuc off" one) and tell me there's no bigotry involved.

If you want to call yourself a bigot that's perfectly fine, whatever floats your boat. I'd rather you didn't call me a fool though, because it just doesn't fit.

You obviously missed my point. How on earth do you gain enough information about a person from a post on a message board to label them a bigot? Answer: you can't.

You think it makes you look smart and intelligent to tell everyone how sad it is that they are unenlightend bigots who only choose to buy American products because they are racist.

What is so wrong with "uber" patriotism. I don't see you jumping on Pinoy's when they talk about how proud they are of their players and the fact that they think they are better than the rest of the world. Their is nothing wrong with feeling pride for the place you come from, or for supporting that place with your disposable income and posts on message boards.

There is bigotry and racism in the world, everywhere, always has been, always will be. That doesn't make it right and it doesn't mean people should just accept it but it is a fact. One thing that does not help move things to a better place is people who think they know everything about someone from a few lines on a message board calling everyone who says something they disagree with a bigot.

Am I a bigot? Yes. I am bigotted against stupidity and kneejerk labeling of people I have never met.

 

[nasc]

hey ribdoner,
He sounds like a suck a%%

 

[branpureza]

jingoism shmingoism... i don't care who makes the product, i'm more interested in quality. i mean we are just talking about cue cases here... what about other, more major purchases? can anyone here say that they only purchase american made products exclusively? if so some of it is probably crap.

german cars
swiss watches
japanese electronics
french... fries

at least americans do make the best cues, cases, and tables.

 

[brianna187]

buy american keep the money in our country ron thomas makes a great case why send our hard earned money overseas it about time we do something and save our counrty

 

[hejests]

... calling everyone who says something they disagree with a bigot.

Can you read? Did I call everyone a bigot? What actually said was that the vast majority of the replies were reasonable and not bigoted. I clearly stated that:

... Look at the majority of the reactions. Clearly most ppl were less than impressed and clearly they were NOT biggoted.

And some were. In particular the "fuc off" and go back to china one.

Personally, I couldn't care less what you think about my "knee jerk reactions". If you haven't realized it yet, we all have a civic responsibility to speak up when we see something wrong.

Serge

 

[JCIN]

jingoism shmingoism... i don't care who makes the product, i'm more interested in quality. i mean we are just talking about cue cases here... what about other, more major purchases? can anyone here say that they only purchase american made products exclusively? if so some of it is probably crap.

german cars
swiss watches
japanese electronics
french... fries

at least americans do make the best cues, cases, and tables.

I understand what you are saying and I agree.

One point though. Look at the standard of living for an employee of each of the above products compared to an "artisian" in China. All things are not equal.

In the end though, it probably doesn't matter because half of the parts in the swiss watch come from metal made and mined in the 3rd world, parts from the german car are imported from China and Taiwan, and they do not manufacture near the electronics in Japan that they used to, it is all in Malaysia and other 3rd world countries.

Welcome to the 21st century. Where brands and MADE IN are just marketing tools.