Edwin Pawlowski said:

joe2 wrote:

Personally, I boycott anything marked “made in China”, been doing so
for most of two decades, but it’s getting harder and harder to get
around.

About a year ago we needed a toaster. They range in price from $8.00 to
$250. The only one not made in China was the $250 Dualit from England. I
could not justify the extra $200 so I had no other choice.

I hear you - we faced the same situation very recently. Our trusty
old US made toaster oven finally gave it up after 20 odd years, and I
couldn't fix it due to parts unavailability. Looked high and low, but
could not find anything made outside of China. Ended up paying too
much for a crappy GE Toaster Oven from China that I fear is going to
burn the house down. I hate it - it's crap. But what choice did I
have?! None.

I wore ragged jeans for years before the seams literally left my ass
hanging out in the wind because the last US manufacturer (Wrangler)
moved from the US to China - and I refused to buy their product
anymore. I finally broke down in a moment of weakness and bought a
pair, and they sucked! You can blame Wal-Mart and other economic
pressures for that.

Underwear? Used to buy Fruit of the Loom - when they moved to China,
I stopped buying them. I still wear underwear, full of holes, that
were Made in the USA. But I don't know what I'm going to do this
winter - I fear they won't make it another winter... I guess an
alternative is to go Commando... but it sure is cold.... brrr....


Greg G.