Subj : Thanks America!
To   : MRO
From : Arelor
Date : Fri Nov 15 2024 04:07:00

  Re: Thanks America!
  By: MRO to Weed Hopper on Thu Nov 14 2024 04:41 pm

 >  > I'm old enough to remember when American companies made their products in
 >  > America. The products were affordable and a lot better made than the
 >  > products you can buy now. Everything is designed to break.
 >
 >
 > are you sure a lot of that is just not delusional nostalgia that affects a
 > lot of us? things just SEEMED better in the old days.

I don't know about the manufactured products, but I get a very bad feeling when I listen to old radio shows (think 1930) and compare their commercials with the ones we have now.

The feeling you get when listening to a commercial or sponsored segment from back in the 30s or 40s is that whoever made it wanted to do a good job and also wanted to provide a service to the end user. They took much more care to explain what the product was, how it worked that sort of thing. Lots of business deals were considered a long term thing so they really tried to attract customers. There was a coal supply company that would do free maintenance on your chimney and stoves if you were a known customer. They also sent you a sample ton on request.

Think of it. A sample ton of coal.

Advertisements today are made for people with null attention spans and the idea is to get people to jump ship on impulses.


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