I thought this was kind of amusing when I saw it, an American flag pin in a plastic bag clearly marked MADE IN CHINA. That seems kind of ironic to me. You would think an American flag pin would be made in America. Not so as you can see. I wonder if the Chinese pin is made in America? That would be even more ironic.
I don’t have a problem with stuff made in China as long as it doesn’t break almost immediately like my pumpkin carving kit I purchased this past Halloween. It was made in China and the little saw that came with it that I was using to do all the intricate cutting, snapped about 30 minutes in and I had to finish the job with a steak knife. You can imagine how easy that was. I wasn’t a happy camper that day, but I wasn’t about to let it ruin the festivities. I’ve got skills, so it turned out okay.
I’m wondering though, is anything not made in China? I’m going to have a look around the house just to see. Hold on a minute. Okay here’s what I’ve discovered. A jacket and a shirt I got from Old Navy were made in India and Sri Lanka. The can of tuna in my kitchen cupboard is a product of Thailand. My cell phone is Korean. My TV is Japanese. My shoes are Chinese. And a bottle of shampoo I bought the other day at Costco is American. So I guess there are a few things not made in China. Of course when I try to make a point that everything is made there, the only thing I could find when I looked around were a pair of shoes. That just shows you how smart I am. So much for my 128 IQ.
If you’re feeling particularly bored you should have a look around your house at random items and see how many things are made in China. And if you’re really bored, you could report your findings on the comment section of this post. And if you’re really really bored, you could just go to sleep. It’s up to you. It’s your life.
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on Nov 28th, 2008 at 9:29 am
I wish I could say I was surprised but I’m not. Heck China nearly owns us now thanks to the soon to be ex president!!
I hope you had a grand Thanksgiving!!:-)
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on Nov 28th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
It is amusing but doesn’t surprise me…you would think an American company could come up with an American flag pin, wouldn’t you???
Cheers
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on Nov 28th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
If an American company made it, it would probably be $20 vs. $2 from China. There-in lies the rub.
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on Nov 28th, 2008 at 6:11 pm
You know what? It’s better quality and price than what Americans put out. Why? We don’t care anymore. We think we have the best of everything we make and don’t take a close enough look at the competition. That’s why the Japanese car companies took over America, better quality, more options and a better price. Look at Hybrid cars from Japan, who incidentally we owe our largest debt to with China #2, and what we make. Look at the new fuel efficient cars from Detroit, the Dodge Challenger and Charger, Chevy Camaro and Ford Cobra, all with beefy V8 engines. We deserve what we get!
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on Nov 29th, 2008 at 2:13 am
The wine we drank last night, cabernet savi-something was made in California! I’m not a wine drinker but wine made in China is not as good
This post reminds me about the American flags being made in China… also, the “Free Tibet” T-shirts and patches and stuff, all made in China too.
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on Nov 29th, 2008 at 8:47 am
way to many things are made in china.that’s where big business can find cheap labor and make huge profite so the ceo and all of the company big wigs can be paid humongous saleries to screw there emmployees even more.
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on Nov 29th, 2008 at 9:17 am
“The wine we drank last night, cabernet savi-something was made in California! I’m not a wine drinker but wine made in China is not as good”
God forbid we start drinking wine imported from China! Aren’t there a bunch of cool places we get it from already? (including CA)
“also, the “Free Tibet” T-shirts and patches and stuff, all made in China too.”
OH, the IRONY!!!
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on Nov 29th, 2008 at 11:12 am
I’m not bored at all, but this is ironic. There are tons of stuff being made in China. Junk if you will. Not the flag….just mostly junk.
Have a great day.
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on Nov 29th, 2008 at 12:45 pm
I wouldn’t know if this exactly relates, but Minnesota now has a law which mandates that any and all specimens of Old Glory sold in The Gopher State must be of American manufacture exclusively.
on Dec 2nd, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Everything in America these days seems to be made in China. Hopefully, there won’t be any toxic chemicals in it.