Comments for Buy Australian Made Blog http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog Everything about Oz products and services Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:16:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on It is important to manufacture in Australia. by Peter Watson http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/08/30/it-is-important-to-manufacture-in-australia/#comment-3684 Peter Watson Tue, 27 Mar 2012 23:16:44 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=313#comment-3684 You have highlighted some very good points in this articles. Well done! I still find it hard to believe that we put international economies ahead of Australian economies in some cases. It just doesn't make sense! "Short term gain, long term pain" in my opinion. You have highlighted some very good points in this articles. Well done! I still find it hard to believe that we put international economies ahead of Australian economies in some cases. It just doesn’t make sense! “Short term gain, long term pain” in my opinion.

]]> Comment on Aussies Don’t Care Where Food Comes From As Long As It Is Cheap by Bill http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/10/16/aussies-dont-care-where-food-comes-from-as-long-as-it-is-cheap/#comment-2899 Bill Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:41:40 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=337#comment-2899 Sorry we can't a former PM nearly broke his kneck in his haste to sign a free trsade document which guarantees free trade in asll things. No tarfiffs, duties can be payable on imported goods. Personally I feel thta free trade will go thwe way of all knee-jerk reaction (or we thought it a good idea that day). I think we are stuck with it. OR we can invent new name s like other countries have done ..... or completely ignored the whole idea and procted their own. Why is it that Australians seem to feel inferior to everyone else whwen it comes to taking whatever is thrust at us. Just a thought. Is or are no tariffs etc fair when China artificially suppresses the value of the yen?????????? Why don't we do the same?????????? Sorry we can’t a former PM nearly broke his kneck in his haste to sign a free trsade document which guarantees free trade in asll things. No tarfiffs, duties can be payable on imported goods.

Personally I feel thta free trade will go thwe way of all knee-jerk reaction (or we thought it a good idea that day). I think we are stuck with it. OR we can invent new name s like other countries have done ….. or completely ignored the whole idea and procted their own.

Why is it that Australians seem to feel inferior to everyone else whwen it comes to taking whatever is thrust at us.

Just a thought. Is or are no tariffs etc fair when China artificially suppresses the value of the yen?????????? Why don’t we do the same??????????

]]> Comment on Celebrating Australia Day with Chinese made items by Bill http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2012/01/12/celebrating-australia-day-with-chinese-made-items/#comment-2898 Bill Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:34:53 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=342#comment-2898 I was thinking the same thing my self. I think it is deplorable that ANY item referring to Australian Day and/or that have the Australian flag depicted, in full or partiall, should be allowed to be made by an enterprise that is wholly owned and made in Australia. I was thinking the same thing my self. I think it is deplorable that ANY item referring to Australian Day and/or that have the Australian flag depicted, in full or partiall, should be allowed to be made by an enterprise that is wholly owned and made in Australia.

]]> Comment on What sort of Australia do you want in 20 years time? by Nick http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/08/31/what-sort-of-australia-do-you-want-in-20-years-time/#comment-2869 Nick Wed, 01 Feb 2012 03:09:14 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=320#comment-2869 You state on this site that you want to support Aussie manufacturing, yet nowhere here can I see mention of Aussie-made vehicles!!! Surely, the second most expensive item most of us will buy should be included, especially considering the pressure the industry is currently under. You state on this site that you want to support Aussie manufacturing, yet nowhere here can I see mention of Aussie-made vehicles!!! Surely, the second most expensive item most of us will buy should be included, especially considering the pressure the industry is currently under.

]]> Comment on Aussies Don’t Care Where Food Comes From As Long As It Is Cheap by Laurie Park http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/10/16/aussies-dont-care-where-food-comes-from-as-long-as-it-is-cheap/#comment-2681 Laurie Park Sat, 14 Jan 2012 11:12:49 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=337#comment-2681 Something has to give, Australians want the cheapest of everything which means buying imported goods over locally made but insist on the highest of wages and most generous of working conditions and entitlements. This cant last, wake up Australian and support Australian made and owned products!!! Something has to give, Australians want the cheapest of everything which means buying imported goods over locally made but insist on the highest of wages and most generous of working conditions and entitlements. This cant last, wake up Australian and support Australian made and owned products!!!

]]> Comment on Mixed messages of labelling or is it just being untruthful by Sarah Williams http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2010/10/11/australian-product-labelling/#comment-2680 Sarah Williams Sat, 14 Jan 2012 07:24:22 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=132#comment-2680 Given that fruit is seasonal you may have found yourself more disappointed that only foreign-owned and produced dried fruit was available had Sunbeam not been using imported procucts during the off-season. At least you were buying Australian owned, which is no longer the case. Every time an iconic Aussie brand hands over the reigns to a foreign owner I feel so disheartened. Shame on the share holders and their self-interest. Given that fruit is seasonal you may have found yourself more disappointed that only foreign-owned and produced dried fruit was available had Sunbeam not been using imported procucts during the off-season. At least you were buying Australian owned, which is no longer the case. Every time an iconic Aussie brand hands over the reigns to a foreign owner I feel so disheartened. Shame on the share holders and their self-interest.

]]> Comment on Reply from SIMPLOT (Birdseye) to a BAM website visitor re using imported produce in their products. by Kay S http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/09/28/letter-from-simplot-to-a-bam-website-visitor/#comment-2335 Kay S Thu, 22 Dec 2011 04:42:24 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=324#comment-2335 But the vital question is this: when they are "temporarily" using imported brocolli and cauliflower, do Bird's Eye leave the "Australian Grown" and "Product of Australia" details on the package?! But the vital question is this: when they are “temporarily” using imported brocolli and cauliflower, do Bird’s Eye leave the “Australian Grown” and “Product of Australia” details on the package?!

]]> Comment on Lets help our farmers get over the floods by Linda http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/01/24/lets-help-our-farmers-get-over-the-floods/#comment-2058 Linda Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:40:14 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=212#comment-2058 I've continued to buy bananas all year despite the price hikes. Given the nutritional value they are still a lot cheaper than chocolate or other junk snacks. Given the influential lobby group that is the banana growers why aren't other growers yielding the same power as they do. Obviously they are highly powerful with the govt. I don't care if ther's a blemish on fruit rather buy organic or grow my own. Consumers want fruit to look like plastic these days and it tastes similar. I’ve continued to buy bananas all year despite the price hikes. Given the nutritional value they are still a lot cheaper than chocolate or other junk snacks. Given the influential lobby group that is the banana growers why aren’t
other growers yielding the same power as they do. Obviously they are highly powerful with the govt. I don’t care if ther’s a blemish on fruit rather buy organic or grow my own. Consumers want fruit to look like plastic these days and it tastes similar.

]]> Comment on Made in China – But only if you look really hard!!!!!! by Linda http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/08/03/made-in-china-but-only-if-you-look-really-hard/#comment-2057 Linda Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:17:09 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=285#comment-2057 By supporting KRAFT or Woolworths you are hardly supporting OZ. These global co's make me livid. At least IGA are OZ franchises even though South African? Let's buy made and owned Oz products!How much tax do these globals pay, I wonder? By supporting KRAFT or Woolworths you are hardly supporting OZ. These global co’s make me livid. At least IGA are OZ franchises even though South African? Let’s buy made and owned Oz products!How much tax do these globals pay, I wonder?

]]> Comment on We must Buy Australian Made by Linda http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/2011/08/16/we-must-buy-australian-made/#comment-2056 Linda Mon, 28 Nov 2011 06:12:20 +0000 http://www.buyaustralianmade.com.au/blog/?p=293#comment-2056 I've refused to buy any SPC products since Coke Cola Amital has had ownership. Greedy execs sold off the business to line their own pockets. I refuse to buy anything owned or associated with Coke Cola Amital! SPC have only themselves to blame. I’ve refused to buy any SPC products since Coke Cola Amital has had ownership. Greedy execs sold off the business to line their own pockets. I refuse to buy anything owned or associated with Coke Cola Amital! SPC have only themselves to blame.

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