(10-27-2014, 10:04 AM)ookpik Wrote: I'm genuinely curious, how can it be cheaper to make nails in Kitchener than in China?
Nails are heavy so I imagine shipping them is expensive. Machines make all the actual nails and screws out of steel wire (which is made locally). I imagine most of the nails/screws get sold in the US and Canada so the company would have to pay people to do distribution here anyway. It's also a pain to wait 40 days if you want a certain kind and size of nail.