I live about 30 minutes from that Toyota plant. It’s created a lot of jobs in the central Kentucky area. My sister and her husband have both worked there the better part of 20 years.
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The title of this thread implies that someone did something covertly. I haven’t seen any evidence to substantiate this.
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I thought it was bait and switch? Or was I missing something?
I couldn’t care less about buying products made in one country or another.
What I care about is supporting people I know and respect or companies/organizations which I know to be ethical and sustainable corporate citizens. (It’s probably just easier to KNOW that when the companies are smaller and the manufacturing is more local.)
If companies like TMBR or One Drop are designing AND building their own products, that’s ideal, but I’m happy to support any company which is investing in the scene and giving back (YYF and Andre spring to mind).
I think it’s only unethical to change a business practice if you have specifically claimed that practice to be central to your company’s ideals and used it to attract like-minded consumers. If you’ve never stated “___ yo-yo’s are made proudly in the US of A” then you have no obligation to alert consumers if one or more of your products are being manufactured elsewhere. If Patagonia’s supply chain, for example, suddenly swerved away from Fair Trade sans explanation, they would definitely lose me as a customer.
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That’s a perfect example, and I don’t think there’s any evidence that G2 ever advertised or talked about their products such that “Made in the USA!” was a central part of their identity … it’s more like “Made to be AWESOME by someone who loves the hobby and the community”
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Too kind! Thank you!
It’s a different ballgame doing one off pieces and bulk anodizing. I know that other professional annodizers could also do amazing one off work. 
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The cherry blossoms have a really special meaning for me. My wife and I went on our honeymoon to DC during the cherry blossom festival.
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@Saber I’ve got one word for you “Vendetta”. @edhaponik I’m from Ventura I’ve spent more time at the Pacific coast ironworks than anyone and also not the best example of made in America. Freaking Yvon, don’t even get me started.
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Where a yoyo is made is politics. How a yoyo is played is what I care about 
But. If you market your yoyos based on where it’s made, get people used to it and change that without a public statement, that doesn’t look good. I don’t really care though. Jake is the main attraction to G2 for me, not where the toys are made.
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Did that happen in this case? 
I didn’t follow G2 enough to know for sure recently. A long long time ago he used to say how it was made in America but it felt more about how he was managing the parts/steps to make the yoyos happen than anything specific about where it was made.
Still don’t care where a toy is made.
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Damn, the underside of this bus could really use a good washing.
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