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[quote=Anonymous]Ticonderoga pencils used to be great quality.

But a few years ago they switched their manufacturing out of the US.

They might as well be those cheap character pencils now.

I did some googling and found some pencils that are manufactured in the US with reviews that say they are the same quality that Ticonderoga used to be, for just a little more.

We will be buying those next year for back to school.

I agree OP. Everything from fabric quality to garment construction to housewears and appliances are much lower quality.  I sew a lot and have decades old White machines that are workhorses with almost all metal parts.  The machines from the past ten years or so have at least 1/3 or more plastic parts and break easily.

My MIL just replaced her harvest gold washer and dryer from the late 70s. That thing did an amazing job cleaning clothes and never needed a repair.  I bought a fancy expensive well reviewed HE washer a few years ago and it broke right after the warranty expired, with repairs that cost more than purchasing a new basic washer.  I just replaced it with the basic, no frills top loader. If that breaks the repairs will at least be simple and cheap.[/quote]

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