Chuck Gould wrote:
On Oct 12, 12:50?pm, "JimH" ask wrote:
"Eisboch" wrote in message

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/...rican_toy_boom
Eisboch
My wife went out today to buy a new throw for our family room. She found
one she like but after she looked at the label she promptly put it
back.........."Made in China".

We have both made a commitment not to buy any goods made in China.

Good luck with that. Very little available at some of the major
retailers is *not* made in China.



You can find stuff *not* made in China if you are a careful shopper.
If I see something I want to buy, I look for country of manufacture. If
it says China, it goes back on the shelf.

A national boycott of all products made in China and all services
provided by workers in countries like India would be a good place to
start. If I have to call "tech support" for something and end up "ov er
there," I insist upon being transferred to a U.S. facility. I get one at
least half the time.

I'm not against foreign products. If a product or service comes from a
foreign country where the workers earn decent wages and aren't
exploited, I have no problem.

The last thing I would buy is an expensive boat made in China or in many
other low pay places on the Pacific Rim. That boat sells here for high
prices...I see no reason to enrich the manufacturer or importer when the
workers get paid dirt.