pfrederi 19,050 #1 Posted 4 hours ago Picked up an Interstate SP-350 (L@G 300 CCA) battery this morning....Made in Vietnam 1 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 10,187 #2 Posted 3 hours ago Welcome to the world of Global Sourcing & regional Low-cost Providers. Thems is Buzzwords from my days being under the Corporate Thumb!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ri702bill 10,187 #3 Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, pfrederi said: Interstate SP-350 Intercontinental SP-350??? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,127 #4 Posted 3 hours ago 1 hour ago, pfrederi said: Picked up an Interstate SP-350 (L@G 300 CCA) battery this morning....Made in Vietnam Just another bit of evidence that Interstate batteries are no better than any other low end product. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike'sHorseBarn 3,362 #5 Posted 3 hours ago 2 minutes ago, lynnmor said: Just another bit of evidence that Interstate batteries are no better than any other low end product. The price would say otherwise though wouldn't it lol 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 8,127 #6 Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Mike'sHorseBarn said: The price would say otherwise though wouldn't it lol As long as folks think that paying more buys you more they can get away with it. Prices are set by what the market will bear, not by actual value. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JoeM 9,008 #7 Posted 57 minutes ago I pretty much buy batteries on price, Wally World or Rural King are the least money. And when I keep them on a tender, some are now over five years. I did have one from Auto Zone in the truck, had to get it on the QT. Just about the time the warranty went out, it was out. 3 1/2 years. Interstate was a top dog at one time but probably no more. Napa just cost more and are no better. My neighbor kid's Dad drove delivery for Napa. The kid was getting good used batteries for core money. His Dad said there are some people that change out their batteries before winter as a precaution. More money than brains. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 14,817 #8 Posted 34 minutes ago 34 minutes ago, lynnmor said: Prices are set by what the market will bear, not by actual value. Learned that in college -- lots (and lots) of years ago! It’s had a lot of names, but “value pricing” (cough, cough) has been around for a long time. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JimSraj 556 #9 Posted 8 minutes ago We have a Deka outlet only 15 minutes away. He sells ‘blems’ (functionally fine but blems in the case or lettering). Usually good pricing and they seem to last as long as any others. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 62,499 #10 Posted 1 minute ago 4 hours ago, pfrederi said: .Made in Vietnam Some manufacturing is being moved from China to other nearby countries to avoid tariffs, or they may be made in China and labeled in Vietnam. Lots of battery manufacturing move to Mexico in the 90s. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
