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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 08:54 AM Original message |
Americans extremely wary of Chinese goods: Poll |
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mikeytherat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:05 AM Response to Original message |
1. The parking lot at Wal-Mart says otherwise. |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:43 AM Response to Reply #1 |
7. :D I've never understood the walmart love that so many have... |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:29 AM Response to Reply #1 |
10. They sell goods claimed to have been made in the US, Mexico, and elsewhere too. |
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Bitwit1234 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:07 AM Response to Original message |
2. You can go to WalMart and NOT buy goods from China |
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parkia00 (401 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:20 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. No foreign products?! |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:28 AM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Possible, but extremely difficult and time consuming.. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. All the shoes I own were made in the US |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:58 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. Yes, I'm familiar with the Internet, thanks... |
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closeupready (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:55 PM Response to Reply #15 |
25. Not true. I do that also. |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:11 PM Response to Reply #14 |
19. I bought NewBalance shoes, and they were made in China. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 07:42 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Some styles are, some aren't |
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kath (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:16 PM Response to Reply #20 |
22. Thanks for that link - it's a great resource. |
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Critters2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. You're welcome!! nt |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 03:35 PM Response to Reply #20 |
38. Sometimes they lie |
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Dervill Crow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 02:40 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. There are only a couple of styles New Balance shoes that are American made. |
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Miss Chybil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:19 AM Response to Original message |
3. Hey, I participated in that poll! nt |
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ixion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
6. I have yet to see a quality product of any kind come from the Chinese Mfg industry |
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SayWhatYo (991 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:44 AM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I got some pretty good fireworks a long time ago. :P |
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Virginia Dare (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 01:04 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. Here is an interesting article that addresses that specifically.. |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:39 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. The guitars from there are getting better. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:24 PM Response to Reply #23 |
27. Eastman jazz guitars (made in China) are outstanding hand-crafted instruments |
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ryanmuegge (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:01 PM Response to Reply #27 |
29. Oh, yeah. For something handmade, that's very cheap. |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:52 PM Response to Reply #29 |
30. I have a Washburn nylon string guitar made in China that's pretty good |
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Progressive_In_NC (448 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 07:01 AM Response to Reply #27 |
34. Wow, they must be using the 9 year old illegal labor |
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B3Nut (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 10:01 AM Response to Reply #23 |
36. They make some nice affordable condenser mics |
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unkachuck (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
24. I bought a small, cheap.... |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:45 AM Response to Original message |
9. I think the "quality" problem has been going on so long it's probably worse than we know. |
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BearSquirrel2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:04 PM Response to Original message |
11. 2 things ... |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
12. It's not a matter of boycott. We're just avoiding Chinese products. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 12:45 PM Response to Original message |
13. not a problem |
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musette_sf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 05:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. one fact that i never see discussed |
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Seabiscuit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 06:02 PM Response to Original message |
18. Deja vu all over again. |
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ozone_man (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 09:01 PM Response to Original message |
21. Japanese cheap quality 50 years ago |
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aint_no_life_nowhere (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
26. I recently noticed that the "Alaskan" cod at my market comes from China |
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THUNDER HANDS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Aug-08-07 11:01 PM Response to Original message |
28. yeah, but you and I both know |
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llmart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 06:43 AM Response to Original message |
33. What a crock of shit..... |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 07:08 AM Response to Original message |
35. Made in China = No ticky no washie |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Aug-09-07 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
37. Too bad there's not much choice |
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