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dangusyesterday at 11:00 PM2 repliesview on HN

The conversion rate is actually 0%. Nobody will pay more for a USA version.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43787647


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quantumwannabetoday at 12:22 AM

That's because his American-made competitors charge $50 less than he is charging for his Chinese-made showerhead: https://www.waterchef.com/products/waterchef-sf-7c-premium-s...

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hn_acc1yesterday at 11:15 PM

Well, um.. Forgive me for not being in the market for a showerhead in the last few years and / or not knowing about this one company that I didn't see at Home Depot/Lowes when I did buy a couple of them?

I admit I'm probably an outlier, but in terms of durable goods, I'd pay 30-50% more for lots of things if they were "made in the USA" or "made in Canada" (any western country) and it meant something - like, better parts availability, repairability, documentation, support, etc. Not all of them, but something - AND, it was paying domestic imports / reducing imports.

I'm not living paycheck to paycheck, but I'm not wealthy.

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