P3D Re: Mexican V-M viewers

[Tom Deering <tmd@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 8/26/98, Michael _ Kaplan wrote:
>Gary wrote:
>
>>As some of you may know, ViewMaster has shifted all production of
>>viewers to Mexico.  I stopped by the local Target store today to check
>>out the general VM situation and found that they had some of the new
>>Mexican product alongside the older US made viewers.  It was a good
>>opportunity to compare them side by side.
>
>>No difference.
>
>I'm sure the View-Master workers in Portland, Ore., USA, who lost their
>jobs would have something to say about this :-(

Yes, they may be asking themselves how American workers can demand so much
money to mold plastic for a dwindling niche market.  I'd guess it's a good
strong union shop that thwarted efforts to reduce costs.

>BTW, Fisher-Price has announced a 20% price increase in the wholesale cost
>of the viewers ...

Which shows they're not making a bundle on this stuff.

Tom



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