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Not wanting a plastic hose reel, I ordered this all-metal one to hold 200 feet of hose, when it came I started putting it together and found that the center pipe in the reel was 2 inches too short or the frame was too long! Needless to say, $170.00 was spent on junk! Just sent it back for a refund. Makes no difference what you buy today or how much it costs, 99% of it is Chinese junk! Hardly anything is made here anymore! Disgusting!
 
To add insult to injury you assembled it and then had to take it all apart. 🤬
 
You got me there Elliot! Next one I buy I want to see it together before any money is out! :rolleyes2:
 
Maybe we should stick to things made in the USA that we really need, instead of getting things we may not really need, from "dubious" sources. And let our retailers know.

just sayin'
 
True. The younger folks think I'm odd in wanting to see and touch clothes, shoes, hardware and such before I buy whenever possible rather than the "convenience" of tapping online and getting a package without knowing anything past a photo.
 
We try to buy as much made in USA as possible but there are so few available it almost seems like a wasted effort.
 
Lots of products are designed by companies in the US and then manufactured overseas. Cheaper labor wins out I'm afraid.
 
"Cheaper labor wins out I'm afraid."

Yep - got to increase the profit for the stockholders.
 
I love my two Eley hose reels, both about ten years old. Not made in USA any more, but good quality - and I can get spare parts for it (which I have never needed). Not cheap either - something similar to the picture in your post is north of $400.

www.eleyhosereels.com

Overview of ELEY Manufacturing

1990 - The Beginning Founded in 1990, Nebraska-born and family-owned ELEY Corporation was formed with a mission to design, produce and sell the most durable and reliable hose reels on the market. 1996 - Fast Out of The Gate Our first few years of making industrial pressure washer hose reels saw...
www.eleyhosereels.com www.eleyhosereels.com
 
NutmegCT said:
"Cheaper labor wins out I'm afraid."

Yep - got to increase the profit for the stockholders.
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Those who were the cheap labor 10, 20 or more years ago are seeing companies moving on as labor prices increase. They've forgotten what Henry Ford is said to have told other owners, that he paid above market rates so his employees could afford what they were building so eventually he was getting some of that money back.
 
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