Edited for you. 
So the scout released but I still donāt see the Big Dipper, how much longer till they release it? (I am so excited to get my first clyw)
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āwill the big dippers release date be announced soonā
Havenāt been around for awhile. Is The Blizzard CLYWās first venture into a bimetal then? It looks dope.
Yes, it is.
Per Zachās instagram and Yoyonews the Big Dipper is set to release on February 18th, which is a week from today!
they will also be dropping along side a new batch of borialis.
Anything new about The Big Dipper?
I just saw the notice.
Two posts up sir, two posts up. 
Hey, if you ever make a remodel of the Big Dipper in the future, you could call it the Double Dipper. 
Oh that was so bad.
So I understood that the Big Dipper was made in China because thatās who does the best plastic injection molding. I thought metal production was moving back to Canada from the USA.
Please do not take offense to this, but why do I see that the Blizzard is machined in China?
Is CLYW moving all production to China? Why are we paying made in USA/Canada prices for something made in China? I donāt claim to know production cost, but it seems high to me.
What happened to the amazing ano that we are used to?
EDIT: OK, so I just read where Chris said plastics, bi-metals, and budget throws would be made in China to cut costs. Just so you know there are a lot of people who would pay extra to see the throws made in Canada/USA.
I am pretty sure that the laws of physics preclude bi-metal yo-yoās being produced in North America. I think it has something to do with the impending flipping of the magnetic polesā¦ or something like that.
Why? Itās the same thing, isnāt it?
People are nationalist/patriotic. Thatās all. It gives people the warm fuzzies to support their own country, and Iām cool with that. I get it. Iām not LIKE that, but I get it.
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Okay, I think I get it.
for me it definitely isnāt patriotism. Itās experience, having many made in China metals get one ding and not play the same, over and over, does make it hard to view them as the same quality.
However Iāve also had many good playing, durable Chinese made products, which is why I continue to buy them.
People who donāt like stuff thatās made in China because of the fact itās simply made in China is ridiculous.
That being said knowing the Blizzard is made in China is not a deterrent to buying one, and Iād love to get one some day!!
I just donāt think itās fair to say people donāt like Chinese made stuff because of nationalities and borders! I know I get more excited when I hear something is made in the US only because Iāve very few poor experiences with yoyoās made here! 
Mostly talking about durability!
I love new balance and the made in the USA and UK stuff is always more sought after (to people who live all over the world), due to quality! This type of thing (China vs US) crosses over into many other hobbies. Yeah yoyoās arenāt sneakers, but I think the comparison is relevant!
You can have poor quality or great quality coming from anywhere, though. You said it yourself. 
So when you hear that a yoyo is made in China, thereās no logical reason to assume it will be low quality. However, weāre fairly indoctrinated in Canada and the US (and probably elsewhere) to jump to that conclusion.
I have owned some of those cheap, easily-dinged yoyos you speak of. But I donāt think of it as ābah, made in China!ā but rather, āthis particular yoyo was designed to be sold on the cheap-cheap, so Iām not surprised by the sub-par alloy and ano.ā
I have to say (and Iām sure there are exceptions) that by and large most of the āmade in the USAā advocates I know of are doing it out of patriotism. Itās patriotism on on two fronts: one, just supporting their nationās economy, straight-up; and two (the more insidious one), the indoctrination that whatās made in their country is of inherently better quality. Which we know isnāt logical even if anecdotally thatās been their experience. Theyāre both forms of patriotism related more to borders than anything.
The counter to my entire line of thinking is simple, though, so Iāll even hand it over: If every Made in China yoyos is of inferior quality to every Made in USA yoyo, my point doesnāt stand. But since we know thatās not the case, Iām confident that it stands. 
Saying that people only buy USA stuff because of patriotism when that isnāt the case is a lot like saying every made in china yoyo is of lesser quality, in my eyes! We are all guilty of generalizing too much every now and then.
Iām gonna leave it with this. Iāve been yo-yoing (in a few months) 10 years. Iām decent. Iāve also had hundreds of throws. More than enough experience to think I have a pretty good idea as to know what Iām talking about.
Iāve owned more than a couple models that are made both in the USA and in China, and the USA made throw has always held up better. Every time, not just some of the time. I canāt wrap my brain around the idea of that being a coincidence.
I think having an option for 50 dollar metals (made in China) is the best thing going in yo-yoing right now. I simply canāt dive into the fact that people are now saying itās the same quality. Quality and play are two different things to me. They all play the same!
Iāve run into very few (none I could name) Chinese made throws that can take 4-5 dings and stay the same as it was when I bought it. Which is a lot to ask. However Iāve run into way too many USA throws that can do this to think they are of equal quality.
Because of the price difference youāll never see me get upset that people are getting stuff made in China. If they were charging identical prices Iād be a lot more vocal about it.
I had to speak up when I saw you tell someone thatās why people only like USA stuff, because here I am, someone who likes made in the USA stuff for a totally different reason!
I really mean no offense I just feel like more than one opinion to the subject should be taken into consideration! Iām sure you can agree.
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I feel what youāre saying. Itās just not my experience.
I have felt that feel of the ācheaperā Chinese-made yoyos. One of my budget YYF that I love dearly just seems to be a ding magnet. On the other hand, I have had YYFs that were made in China and feel absolutely supreme in quality. So I havenāt had the āevery single oneā feeling.
The next-most dinged/scratchy yoyo I have is a Made in the USA model. And it has also gone vibey, despite those dings being nothing too serious (it just dinged easilyā¦ no major crazy impacts).
So I have counter-examples from both sides! And while my breadth of experience doesnāt match yours (only 3 years and less than 200 different yoyos), finding counter-examples within that smaller timeframe is probably even MORE indicative (rather than less) that itās a non-starter to claim that all Made in China is inferior to all Made in USA.
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Before this escapes me: my mentioning patriotism was meant to be supportive, not insulting. Youāre getting annoyed at what was meant to be the friendly part of what I was saying. But I still stand by it despite it being a generalization (as you correctly point out!!)ā¦ āMade in the USA is better than Made in Chinaā is a patriotic statement, pure and simple. Thereās no way around that. Doesnāt mean itās all āRah rah USA, my country rules and yours sucks!ā but thereās a perceived value associated with the USA that does not come from fact. It is therefore patriotic! I donāt fault people for their sentiments or their patriotism. Thereās no crime in loving your country.
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I need to play more premium made in China throws as apposed the oodles of budget ones I have more experience with.