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Old 11-05-2007, 04:36 AM
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It started with the dog food/treats...I was at Costco the other day and had to forego the previously good deals, as they all were made in China. I wouldn't take the chance

Then there was the human food, the seafood with malachite green.

Then there were the toys with lead.

And the apparent disregard for killing elephants.

I am boycotting where I can.
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Old 11-05-2007, 04:44 AM
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Considering the enormity of products that come out of China, a few catastrophes are inevitable. I remember when the marshmallow milkshake flavour at Peter's Drive-In contained Salmonella, and they were closed down by Health Standards. I still eat at Peter's whenever I can!

Having said that, I enjoy supporting products made in Canada whenever I can.
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Old 11-05-2007, 05:10 AM
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I'm sorry to hear that after years and years of having the advantage of buying cheap products made by exploited Chinese labour workers halfway across the world, those Chinese people have finally caused you enough demise for you to boycott.

Oh.

My.

God.

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Old 11-05-2007, 05:21 AM
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I liked your first post better...lol

It's nothing about Chinese people. It's about made in China.

Wow three different messages in three minutes...Moogled ?

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I watched an interesting program several months ago on trade with China. One segment was on Walmart and how they gather a group of Chinese manufactures together and have a reverse auction . They bid down an item,sometimes a penny at a time ,and those manufacturers who can't afford to make that product at 1 cent less , drop out one at a time. This is why we end up with products of poor quality or those that threaten our health. One product I was looking at in the ingredients it said '' contains meat'' needless to say I didn't buy it.
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Old 11-05-2007, 05:32 AM
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I liked your first post better...lol

It's nothing about Chinese people. It's about made in China.

Wow three different messages in three minutes...Moogled ?
Of course - I tend to edit my posts for the sake of best fit.

I had to find a balance between being a total boob and showing how implicative your "Made in China" is.

If you consider the ratio of good/defective products over the year, it's unreasonable to gripe about the several items you just mention. That said, quality inspection processes are a moot point if you understand the operations of a manufacturing environment at the most fundamental level. When you're busy pumping out 30 million bags of dog food for the world and trying to keep your family fed, not every shipment will be excellent.

China is ESSENTIAL to the benefit of cheap consumption of goods - you forget what it would be like without the massive scale of cheap production. Furthermore, you have no understanding of the inspection processes in China where business is an entirely different ball game. It's not as complex as a simple improvement in quality control.

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Old 11-05-2007, 05:35 AM
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Well, unfortunately, that is how the products are labelled.

And apparently, the inspection processes are failing badly. Will you buy a Fisher Price toy for someone you care about this Christmas?
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Check out this book:

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/...+china+-+Books

Great read.

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Furthermore, you have no understanding of the inspection processes in China where business is an entirely different ball game. It's not as complex as a simple improvement in quality control.
Not as complex, or as simple?

Maybe you can explain them ? It's irrelevant to me if it is a hazard at the consumer level.
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Check out this book:

http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/...+china+-+Books

Great read.

Cheers,
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Synopsis of it Vic?

Seems like it was written before all the dog/people food/toy recalls.

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