MADE IN THE USA- challenge..

[rooster-red]

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Hey - at least we can make a box.

Now that you've mentioned it...
Ever notice the difference in the quality between a box made in China vs. a box made in the U.S.?

You really can tell the difference.

 

[AhBee01]

Even Dole is a product from china! I tried to find pineapples and there were all produced in china or packed in china. We tried to buy work boots for DH today, every pair we lookwd at was made in China! I worry about the day China asks us to pay back our debt.
Brenda

 

[PurpleChicken]

LeMay and MacArthur both wanted to nuke China during the Korean
War.

Now they are just going to try and take us through economic means.




Buying US made stuff is almost impossible but Laska's idea should be
tried. Great post!



I will say that if I see "Made in Canada" I feel good about it.

 

[al6517]

I just read an article about the fantastic birds nest stadium in Bejing China, the one built for the Olympics this past yr. Well it has only been since August that the world saw this stadium. It has now been abandoned no activities planned in it, Paint peeling, pipes rusting, broken infrastructure. Wow $ 450 million dollars and after only a few month it is falling apart, gee what great products the Chinese make!!!, the good news is in a couple more months they probably will be raising chickens it, and it will still be a cra---y coop.

AL

 

[conny63malies]

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THey are planning on turning it into a shopping center in 3-5 years.

 

[conradpdx]

I can relate to the boots. I go through 2-3 pair of work boots a year and luckily my Red Wings are still American made (but it depends on the style, some Red Wings are made overseas) and then I also wear Danners in the winter, which are made here in Portland, but it does hurt.

The Red Wings are $250 a pop and the Danners are nearly $100 more (but lined with Gortex and insulated) , but I live them for the most part, but they last longer and are much more comfortable than the cheaper boots (I've worn out pairs of cheapies in two weeks). The Red Wings once broken in feel like bedroom slippers (especially with inserts). And both can be rebuilt for about 1/3 to 1/2 the price new depending on how much you wear them out.

 

[HennysMom]

Quote:
Hey - at least we can make a box.

Now that you've mentioned it...
Ever notice the difference in the quality between a box made in China vs. a box made in the U.S.?

You really can tell the difference.

(sorry...trying not to laugh here) Nope..didnt work

Great idea Laska - but good lord is it hard to try to find Made In the USA products. I too look, but

hard to find them - even freaking produce comes from other countries now. Before too long we're all gonna be eating little pills that contain all our nutrients for the day and forget about food products!

I too will buy from Canada if I see the label... they're our friends!

 

[FarmerDenise]

I've been doing my best to buy American since my college days in the 70's. There were times when the quality of the product was actually better when it was made in another country and in many cases it still is so. I try to buy the best quality product I can and preferably made as close to where I live as possible.
Another reason I am choosey about where my product is made, are the working conditions of the laborers. I don't care to support an industry that does not treat it's workforce in a decent manner.
I feel uncomfortable wearing a blouse that I bought for a low price, because it was made in a country where the workers (sometimes children) are expected to work intollerably long work hours with no breaks, no heat or air conditioning and lousy wages. I think of the poor souls slaving away in a hot factory, being hungry and having to go to the bathroom.
So I only get one or two new blouses a year and make do with what I have or go to a second hand store.
As far as food stuff is concerned, I try to grow and make as much of it myself as I can. And read labels.

 

[rufus]

You have to do a little research sometimes to find out where things are made and who owns the company.

Years ago, I sold hardware for a couple of years. There were two companies that made the best garden tools. They merged into one company. As time went by, they experienced labor problems and were sold several times until they became the property of a holding company.

Now if you look at their web page, there are about ten old guys that are shown as owners of the company, and a Ms. Chwew, whose picture is not shown.

Well the old guys are former employees that still retained 13 per cent of the stock. Ms. Chwew who was not shown represents the 87 per cent Chinese ownership of the company. And yes, almost all of their products are now made in China. The product still has an American name though.

It is better to buy something used in the second hand store than buy something new made in China.

Another problem that we need to solve is the "Food for Peace Program." For the last half century the US government has been buying US grain and GIVING it to foreign countries. Those countries then sell the grain on their market and use the funds to operate their governments.

People that hate our guts are eating bread from American and cursing us. The program was a good program after World War II, but it has outlived it usefulness. Those countries need to plant more wheat and less opium poppies.

That grain should be used to produce fuel for use in the good old USA.

Rufus

 

[teresac]

I just had this conservation with a friend the other day. He sent this link to me re: bar codes. The first numbers indicate where it was made. I am going to try and test it, just haven't yet. I would be interested in what ya'll find out. Does the box tell the real story or is it the bar code?

http://www.morethanyouthink.com/shopping/countrycodes.html

I am not sure how to post a link, so hopefully this shows up so you can go straight to it, it not....cut and paste!