Annalee Dolls now at Olde Province Common

Argie's Wife · 08-30-2010, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

Your car might be assembled here AG but a lot it was manufactured in other countries. Almost anything you own has the hand of Mexico or Asia on it. It's a fact of life when labor costs are at 2 ends of the scale. You might want to start with the computer your posting on.

What the liberal corporation bashers should understand about these companies they hate on is that if they did not outsource to cheaper labor markets they would quickly become has beens and bankrupt, taking all of the jobs they do supply now with them while the foreign companies get stronger still. Its a global world we live in now folks. Am I happy about that, certainly not.

Yup. I know it. My computer is an Apple but I know the components are from overseas - little to no USA Made products in that baby. My Chrysler minivan (it's a SWB model) was made mostly in St. Louis, MO but of course who knows where exactly the parts came from to the manufacturing facility.

Like I said, I get it. I really do. They have to make a profit - it's no sin.

Go back and read my post - I'm not "hating" on anyone or bashing them. I think one poster said something negative about the company and a couple others about the product. But it's the way things are allowed by our government - made possible via NAFTA - that I find upsetting... If you ever lived in a mill town and watched the mills close and move overseas, maybe you understand where I'm coming from... it's just the reality of it all... I had not idea one little doll company in Meredith, NH had also done the same...

SAMIAM · 08-30-2010, 06:21 PM

Infoperson......pretty tacky to brag about all of the donations that you make. That should come from the heart, not to seek praise and recognition.
Talk to some of us who have been supporting local charities for 30 or 40 years before you pat yourself on the back!

BroadHopper · 08-30-2010, 06:57 PM

Our Dept of Defense does a pretty damn good job of making sure defense spending goes local. Working for a local defense contractor for 33 years, I have witness hiring local skilled help and using local subcontractors to manufacture electronics for the military. DOD spending is put to great use in supporting local economy. In part to gain favor of local representatives and senators. When Obama decided to curtail the F-22 program, this action resulted in 190,000 skilled laborers losing their jobs. Obama did not realized this till after and he had to suffer the consequences of not having some backup program for the civil employess effected.

What I am getting at is that we do have the skills and expertise to do the job, right here in USA. If the consumer demand local products, much like the DOD, there will be a change to local production. Putting high tariffs on goods and services will not solve the problem. Our own greed for cheap products and our selfishness for high wages must be curtailed if we want to be better citizens and to help the nation get out of this recession.

If buying American is top prority then I am sure Annelee dolls will return to Meredith. I know for a fact that many folks who bought the collectables are no longer buying the dolls because they are made elsewhere. The 'China dolls' do not command the prices on the collectors market as the original. The mass marketing of the dolls is what keeping the company alive. Nothing more.

As far as charitable organizations, the defense industries are one of the biggest contributor, if not the biggest, as the case of BAE Systems in Nashua, to local charities. People can complain all they want about DOD spending. At least the money is supporting the local economy.

As JFK says: 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country'.

SIKSUKR · 08-31-2010, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Argie's Wife

If you ever lived in a mill town and watched the mills close and move overseas, maybe you understand where I'm coming from... it's just the reality of it all... I had not idea one little doll company in Meredith, NH had also done the same...

Not directing the corperation bashing comment at you AG.I read this stuff all the time and makes me shake my head and wonder how little knowledge of the business world these people have.
I happen to live in the what was the biggest textile producing mill manufacturing town in the world,Manchester.As A kid I I saw all these mill building eventually become vacant.But guess what?I now own one and have watched the Millyard come back wonderfully except for the manufacturing.Although we do use 40,000 sq ft for manufacturing our own products.

winniplayhouse · 09-05-2010, 03:24 PM

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse has been offering tours of the former Annalee campus all summer and have more dates lined up for September. We encourage anyone to attend who would like to see what we have done with the property thus far and what the plans are for the future.

Upcoming tour dates:

Saturday September 11, 11 am
Tuesday September 14, 10 am
Sunday September 19, 2 pm
Tuesday September 21, 4 pm
Thursday September 23, 11 am

If you'd like to attend, simply email bryan@winniplayhouse.com so we know to expect you.

We wish good luck to Annalee Dolls in their new location!

08-30-2010, 06:57 PM	#3
BroadHopper Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 5,584 Thanks: 3,227 Thanked 1,106 Times in 796 Posts	Buy American. Our Dept of Defense does a pretty damn good job of making sure defense spending goes local. Working for a local defense contractor for 33 years, I have witness hiring local skilled help and using local subcontractors to manufacture electronics for the military. DOD spending is put to great use in supporting local economy. In part to gain favor of local representatives and senators. When Obama decided to curtail the F-22 program, this action resulted in 190,000 skilled laborers losing their jobs. Obama did not realized this till after and he had to suffer the consequences of not having some backup program for the civil employess effected. What I am getting at is that we do have the skills and expertise to do the job, right here in USA. If the consumer demand local products, much like the DOD, there will be a change to local production. Putting high tariffs on goods and services will not solve the problem. Our own greed for cheap products and our selfishness for high wages must be curtailed if we want to be better citizens and to help the nation get out of this recession. If buying American is top prority then I am sure Annelee dolls will return to Meredith. I know for a fact that many folks who bought the collectables are no longer buying the dolls because they are made elsewhere. The 'China dolls' do not command the prices on the collectors market as the original. The mass marketing of the dolls is what keeping the company alive. Nothing more. As far as charitable organizations, the defense industries are one of the biggest contributor, if not the biggest, as the case of BAE Systems in Nashua, to local charities. People can complain all they want about DOD spending. At least the money is supporting the local economy. As JFK says: 'Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country'. __________________ Someday may never be an actual day.

08-30-2010, 06:21 PM	#2
SAMIAM Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 2,905 Thanks: 337 Thanked 1,680 Times in 589 Posts	Infoperson......pretty tacky to brag about all of the donations that you make. That should come from the heart, not to seek praise and recognition. Talk to some of us who have been supporting local charities for 30 or 40 years before you pat yourself on the back!

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09-05-2010, 03:24 PM	#5
winniplayhouse Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 205 Thanks: 32 Thanked 58 Times in 41 Posts	The Winnipesaukee Playhouse has been offering tours of the former Annalee campus all summer and have more dates lined up for September. We encourage anyone to attend who would like to see what we have done with the property thus far and what the plans are for the future. Upcoming tour dates: Saturday September 11, 11 am Tuesday September 14, 10 am Sunday September 19, 2 pm Tuesday September 21, 4 pm Thursday September 23, 11 am If you'd like to attend, simply email bryan@winniplayhouse.com so we know to expect you. We wish good luck to Annalee Dolls in their new location!