Well put. I have been trying to avoid items made in China for years and it can get tricky. I also prefer to buy local (for me made in Michigan) which happens to be mostly food items or handcrafted items.
Although I am not entirely opposed to purchasing second hand items that have been made in china,as I was not the one to support these China made products in the first place and am a huge fan of keeping things out of the landfills.
I am a lover of vintage items and years ago things that were made in China were exotic and high end products suck as silk items,real china and trade items. Now it's just mostly junk. How sad we as Americans,for the most part,aren't concerned with this China invasion.
I very seldom watch TV and wish that I would have known of about this special,because it would have been one of the things I would watch on TV.Maybe I can search the web to see if I can find it.
I pledge to start this challenge today!!
~Maria Rosa
--- In SimplfyMeWithTipsAndHints@yahoogroups.com, "Jean C. Turley-Sinclair" <jcts@...> wrote:
>
> Subject: Aug. 1 to Sept. 1 - watch what you buy!
>
> block quote
> AUGUST 1st to Sept.1st
> Well over 50 yrs ago I knew a lady who would not buy Christmas gifts if
> they were made in China. Her daughter will recognize her in the following.
>
> Did y'all see Diane Sawyer's special report? They removed ALL items from a
> typical, middle class family's home that were not made in the USA .
>
> There was hardly anything left besides the kitchen sink. Literally. During
> the special they showed truckloads of items - USA made - being brought in to
> replace everything and talked about how to find these items and the
> difference in price etc..
>
> It was interesting that Diane said if every American spent just $64 more
> than normal on USA made items this year, it would create something like
> 200,000 new jobs!
>
> I WAS BUYING FOOD THE OTHER DAY AT WALMART and ON THE LABEL OF SOME
> PRODUCTS IT SAID 'FROM CHINA '
>
> FOR EXAMPLE THE "OUR FAMILY" BRAND OF THE MANDARIN ORANGES SAYS RIGHT ON
> THE CAN 'FROM CHINA '
>
> I WAS SHOCKED SO FOR A FEW MORE CENTS I BOUGHT THE LIBERTY GOLD BRAND OR
> THE DOLE SINCE IT'S FROM CALIF.
>
> Are we Americans as dumb as we appear --- or --- is it that we just do not
> think. The Chinese, knowingly and intentionally, export inferior and even toxic
> products and dangerous toys and goods to be sold in American markets.
>
> 70% of Americans believe that the trading privileges afforded to the
> Chinese should be suspended.
>
> Why do you need the government to suspend trading privileges? DO IT
> YOURSELF, AMERICA !!
>
> Simply look on the bottom of every product you buy, and if it says 'Made in
> China ' or 'PRC' (and that now includes Hong Kong ), simply choose another
> product, or none at all. You will be amazed at how dependent you are on
> Chinese products, and you will be equally amazed at what you can do without.
>
> Who needs plastic eggs to celebrate Easter? If you must have eggs, use real
> ones and benefit some American farmer. Easter is just an example. The point
> is do not wait for the government to act. Just go ahead and assume control
> on your own.
>
> THINK ABOUT THIS: If 200 million Americans each refuse to buy just $20 of
> Chinese goods, that's a billion dollar trade imbalance resolved in our
> favor...fast!!
>
> Most of the people who have been reading about this matter are planning on
> implementing this on Aug. 1st and continue it until Sept. 1st. That is only
> one month of trading losses, but it will hit the Chinese for 1/12th of the
> total, or 8%, of their American exports. Then they might have to ask themselves
> if the benefits of their arrogance and lawlessness were worth it.
>
> Remember, August 1st to Sept. 1st !!!!!! START NOW.
>
> Send this to everybody you know. Let's show them that we are Americans and
> NOBODY can take us for granted.
>
> If we can't live without cheap Chinese goods for one month out of our
> lives, WE DESERVE WHAT WE GET!
>
>
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