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A couple years back, I bought a bunch of supplies for a camping trip. With it all laid out, I got curious and looked at the country tags. There was only one item 'Made In USA' -- my eye glass croakies! |
Posted on 09/21/2007 9:27:59 AM PDT by YdontUleaveLibs
With the recent news of yet another shipment of Chinese goods refused, it seems that the, China does not have our best interest at heart. The latest was seafood, before that toys, toys infants put in their mouths, before that pet food, many pets died, before that toothpaste. These are just the ones I have heard about, I am sure with a bit of research there would be many more. It might be more expensive to buy MADE IN THE USA, but there are other places in the world that manufacture consumer goods. It might be more work to fit into a busy schedule, but I believe that more than our health is at stake and health is a major issue. We need to shout out loud and clear to China, we don't need your cheap goods that put our families, our pets, and our health at risk. I don't know why a bigger cry has not been issued, but so far none of the internet hang outs and blogs I visit have taken up the charge, but it has to start somewhere, so why not here. Lets talk about how we can get this going.
Seems to me that our country is ripe for a store chain called “MADE IN AMERICA” or something similar that only sells American made products to rival Walmart/KMart/Target etc.
A “MADE IN AMERICA” campaign in which the goods could be verified would be HUGE for all involved IMO.
Long overdue.
Agreed. I know a lot of people, including myself, who would be willing to patronize such a store as long as the prices weren’t outragious.
My idiot sisters care not about anything except how much it costs. They care not that Christians are tortured in China (I’ve mentioned it). They care not about the Chinese pay scale or working conditions etc. etc.. They care only about how much it costs.
I’m sure they’re not unique either. This will be a very tough battle. This country is becoming a nation of sheep.
I do check labels and really, it’s not that hard to avoid Chinese goods, as long as it actually has a label.
All of my jeans are made in Israel. Can’t get better than that!
Besides, we stick with Salvation Army. Not a big problem with resale because they don’t get the money twice.
I actually fear to purchase any product that has origins or ingredient origins from China.
Also no longer buy products that say 'packaged or produced for' with no country of origin.
It’s okay to buy from England, too.
If the Made in America store sells food items too, that would be one-stop shopping at its most convenient.
I would shop there for sure.
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A couple years back, I bought a bunch of supplies for a camping trip. With it all laid out, I got curious and looked at the country tags. There was only one item 'Made In USA' -- my eye glass croakies! |
Swing-Away’s are the best. And they last forever, too.
I’d go there.
One of our winning strategies is buying second hand appliances on eBay or elsewhere. When our new Black & Decker (Chinese) electric kettle rusted out in a year, we replaced it with a used GE chrome kettle from the 1940's. We love it, and it's built to last. Likewise our deep-fat fryer, toaster and waffle iron. They're all from the 1940's or 1950's, American made, very sturdy, and nice looking. We've given another electric kettle to my mother, and my sister-in-law has been coveting it ever since.
Our 12-year old son was especially amused when we retrieved his great-grandfather's dial phone from the attic and put it in the kitchen. We got fed up with new phones failing after just a couple of years, and put this 1940's model back into service. It doesn't help us press 1 for English, 2 for Spanish, but it's fine for actually holding a conversation with a human being. As a side benefit, all our son's friends can see what a dial phone looks like and learn to use the dial. This is one of those skills lost to the younger generation.
The other way we avoid Chinese goods is by repairing and re-using household goods as much as possible. I'd rather repair an American-made item of high quality than replace it with Chinese junk.
As a side benefit, all our son’s friends can see what a dial phone looks like and learn to use the dial. This is one of those skills lost to the younger generation.
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I liked the rest of your post, and likewise enjoy vintage products - anybody with a ‘53 tele they want to unload to another freeper, let me know :) - but the comment above has me chuckling. Hard to see how the younger generation would benefit from a rotary phone skill.
Heck, at this point, I would settle just for food not made or processed in China, or made with Chinese ingredients. I can rarely find fish that is not from China. It’s completely ridiculous that any of our food needs to come from China.
Well food is the most obvious danger. I don’t believe that the pet food recall was due to the Chinese deliberately trying to kill our pets. I don’t believe it was a dry run to see if they could do it to people. I think if they wanted to kill people they would have just gone ahead and poisoned food for human consumption. But, the fact that it was accidental almost makes it worse, when is the next accident going to occur and how bad will it be? People seem all to forgiving over these accidents. Accident or not it is devestating to loose a pet. This lesson has been hitting home lately as I got a puppy long after pets died from Chinese negligence. But, it is why I am sticking to making my dog food at home, I know what is going in Isis’s food. I just hope we wake up before it is too late.
Ive been boycotting China for three months.
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