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[QUOTE=&quot;JER, post: 33358, member: 4529&quot;]I find it interesting that you want to criticize a small US based company that uses off-shore manufacturing but yet has engineering, design, marketing, sales, distribution and headquarters in the US and keeps profits in the US and pays taxes in the US. For me its a 240 mile round trip to the nearest Best Buy so I don't get there very often. The last time I was there though, I don't recall seeing very many TV's and DVD players that were 100% engineered and manufactured in the US by US based companies. If you have such a thing at your place please let me know make and model numbers because I'm in the market for a new flat panel LCD TV. Thanks! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" />As for the supposed high cost of Clearstreams: You might want to consider that Antennas Direct needs to charge more for Clearstreams to off set the costs of innovating new designs here in the US. Investing in R&amp;D is a gamble. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes not. A lot of companies don't do any R&amp;D. They can sell for less, in some cases a lot less. The Clearstreams are new and innovative. Should they not command premium over garden variety rabbit ears?You may also want to consider that prices are often increased to meet margin requirements set by big box retailers. Their power is enormous and even big companies are made and broken by the kinds of deals they cut with them. If you are a small company you are at their mercy.Lastly, you may want to simply think about supply and demand. In a free market a company has the right to charge whatever it wishes for its products and services. If the market supports those prices so be it! There's no rule that says a company must lower its prices. They only have to lower them when the market doesn't support it. Last I checked Clearstreams are selling well so the market supports the price.The reason over seas labor comes into play is to not just to ensure low prices but to ensure profits can be made at prices the market will support, and that the whole enterprise is worthwhile from a ROI point of view. Remember, &quot;if there's no margin there's no mission&quot; and everyone goes home.I'm not sure about everyone else, but I'd just assume go back to talking about antennas in this thread. If the rest of you want to continue talking politics let's move it over to the appropriate category. Thanks![/QUOTE]

[QUOTE="JER, post: 33358, member: 4529"]I find it interesting that you want to criticize a small US based company that uses off-shore manufacturing but yet has engineering, design, marketing, sales, distribution and headquarters in the US and keeps profits in the US and pays taxes in the US. For me its a 240 mile round trip to the nearest Best Buy so I don't get there very often. The last time I was there though, I don't recall seeing very many TV's and DVD players that were 100% engineered and manufactured in the US by US based companies. If you have such a thing at your place please let me know make and model numbers because I'm in the market for a new flat panel LCD TV. Thanks! ;) As for the supposed high cost of Clearstreams: You might want to consider that Antennas Direct needs to charge more for Clearstreams to off set the costs of innovating new designs here in the US. Investing in R&D is a gamble. Sometimes it pays off, sometimes not. A lot of companies don't do any R&D. They can sell for less, in some cases a lot less. The Clearstreams are new and innovative. Should they not command premium over garden variety rabbit ears? You may also want to consider that prices are often increased to meet margin requirements set by big box retailers. Their power is enormous and even big companies are made and broken by the kinds of deals they cut with them. If you are a small company you are at their mercy. Lastly, you may want to simply think about supply and demand. In a free market a company has the right to charge whatever it wishes for its products and services. If the market supports those prices so be it! There's no rule that says a company must lower its prices. They only have to lower them when the market doesn't support it. Last I checked Clearstreams are selling well so the market supports the price. The reason over seas labor comes into play is to not just to ensure low prices but to ensure profits can be made at prices the market will support, and that the whole enterprise is worthwhile from a ROI point of view. Remember, "if there's no margin there's no mission" and everyone goes home. I'm not sure about everyone else, but I'd just assume go back to talking about antennas in this thread. If the rest of you want to continue talking politics let's move it over to the appropriate category. Thanks![/QUOTE]

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