China-Made Goods Hard to Avoid
An article from the AP as well as a new book attempt to forego buying goods from China - with little success. The recent recalls of and bans on Chinese goods has revealed U.S. consumers’ dependence on cheap, foreign-made products.
U.S. family tries living without China [CNBC]
Lamps, birthday candles, mouse traps and flip-flops. Such is the stuff that binds the modern American family to the global economy, author Sara Bongiorni discovers during a year of boycotting anything made in China.
In “A Year Without ‘Made in China,”’ (Wiley, $24.95) Bongiorni tells how she and her family found that such formerly simple acts as finding new shoes, buying a birthday toy and fixing a drawer became ordeals without the Asian giant.
Buying China-Free Products a Hard Task [Associated Press via Forbes]
Whether U.S. shoppers are concerned about food and product safety, set on making a political statement against outsourcing or simply intent on showing a little patriotism, they’re sure to have a tough time avoiding products made in China…
We moved a couple aisles down to Wal-Mart’s toy section and found tons of products originating in China, including action figures, vehicles, stuffed animals and games.
Packages of Hot Wheels miniature cars, once a U.S.-made icon, now read, “Made in China, Malaysia or Thailand as marked.” Matchbox cars hail from either China or Thailand.
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