I can understand the valve being $12, if it were made in the USA. None of this is made here. A bottle of map gas...$12.00? seriously? And these fancy shmancy torch things with the push button auto start? They work 2 times and then, hardly any flame and they will not auto start ever again, EVER, why? Because it's cheap chinese shit plastic. I bought a new one that was all metal, but, the flame adjustment knob, is still plastic. Guess how much? that's right, twelve dollars. Maybe I'll get 3 uses out of it? I won't be counting on it.
Pretty soon, the copper pipe is going to be made out of plastic, 3 feet of copper pipe? yes that's right, twelve
dollars. Pretty soon my plumbers crack butt is going to be made out of plastic from China and you can bet your ass it's gonna cost you $12.00.
When I commented on the high price of everything at Home Depot, the response was everything went up because they cannot use lead in the brass anymore. Apparently things get real expensive in China when you can't add lead to it. And wait a minute, wasn't the issue lead in the paint? did they take the lead out of the MAP gas too?
ReplyDeleteThis country is gettin to be one silly bitch!
At least the lead-free solder is made in mexico. Is it really lead-free?
ReplyDelete$12.00 + 7% state tax, 1/4% county tax, if you live in certain localities maybe an additional bunghole tax; makes your $12 plumbing supply roughly $12.87--so remember your coin purse.
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