I shared in two of my earlier posts about the implications on a personal level of buying imported church chairs and other products. Those included the cost from having to replace products before there time and the hazards of living with defective products. In this post I want to to discuss the effect buying imports [...]
In part 1 I talked about why imported church chairs are less expensive up front and why it’ll cost you more in the end. In this post I want to go over the sometimes unseen implications of buying cheaper imports. There have been many stories in the news about recalled products from foreign countries. Everything from [...]
There are few instances where I would purposely choose an imported product over a domestically made product. Cars might be the only instance. And with this instance I’m usually going to pay more for the privilege than I would if I bought a USA made car. In almost all other cases imported products are less [...]
According to import statistics approximately 25% of all church chairs sold in the United States are imported. While manufacturing costs may be significantly less in foreign countries, shipping costs increase the consumers price of the chair. This fact combined with the long term costs of repairs and having to replace the chairs sooner due to [...]
There are many advantages to purchasing church chairs made in the U.S.A. They include; savings on shipping costs, quality, support of U.S. economy, and compliance with environmental standards which increase safety. There have been many reports in the news over the last few months concerning products made and imported from china. From cat food to [...]
There are mainly two companies in the United States that manufacturer church chairs. Church Chair Industries and Bertolini Inc. are the primary two that offer USA made church chairs. Some have claimed that their church chairs are USA made but it is false; many church chair providers import from China. Check on the specific chair [...]
