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Going to be China Free in 2008

#3
That's a tough one for sure! I actually got caught in a total crapstorm a few years ago when a store I worked in tried to boycott Israeli goods, and people said "why aren't you also boycotting Chinese goods?" I made the mistake of telling a reporter what I had been told by our Housewares dept. (the ones who actually had goods from China), that we "had to" carry Chinese goods due to consumer demand, and that reporter smeared my name all over the net, and her article was quoted with my full name in a hundred blogs painting me as a complete moron. Well, in hindsight I was a complete moron for involving myself in that whole debacle.
 
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bongomania said:
That's a tough one for sure! I actually got caught in a total crapstorm a few years ago when a store I worked in tried to boycott Israeli goods, and people said "why aren't you also boycotting Chinese goods?" I made the mistake of telling a reporter what I had been told by our Housewares dept. (the ones who actually had goods from China), that we "had to" carry Chinese goods due to consumer demand, and that reporter smeared my name all over the net, and her article was quoted with my full name in a hundred blogs painting me as a complete moron. Well, in hindsight I was a complete moron for involving myself in that whole debacle.
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Why would you boycott Israeli goods?

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#9
I have been consciously trying to buy US, Japan, English, or European goods for a long time now. Basically I like to buy products from countries that I know will have a certain quality to it. For instance, I know that Japanese people put a lot of attention into details at whatever they do. This makes me attracted to their products. I like US products because I like the idea of companies manufacturing and producing things here as opposed to exporting their labor to save costs. Food is a scary one for me. We only buy Japanese and US products. Simply because of the controls that are in place. For instance. It's very hard to find japanese style seaweed that is not made in china.
 
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MakiSupaStar said:
I have been consciously trying to buy US, Japan, English, or European goods for a long time now. Basically I like to buy products from countries that I know will have a certain quality to it. For instance, I know that Japanese people put a lot of attention into details at whatever they do. This makes me attracted to their products. I like US products because I like the idea of companies manufacturing and producing things here as opposed to exporting their labor to save costs. Food is a scary one for me. We only buy Japanese and US products. Simply because of the controls that are in place. For instance. It's very hard to find japanese style seaweed that is not made in china.
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That is mainly why I want to do it. I would rather spend a bunch of money on something that is built well than cheap out and buy something 5 times because it keeps breaking. I like buying stuff that is made in Canada, mainly because it is helping out the economy of my country, but I have no trouble buying stuff made in the US. Made in Mexico? I am a little leery of that, they have had a history of sweat shops and child labour. I would rather not support that. On the food side of things, I like to buy stuff that is grown around here. Heck, if I could I would kill all my own meat. I actually like to buy a 1/4 or a 1/2 of a cow at a time. Always from a farmer that I know. I like to do the same with pork as well.

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#14
MakiSupaStar said:
It's not an entirely successful venture. I use Mac's, which is mostly Chinese. I think there might be some Tawainese stuff in there though. :p
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Yeah, I was rather disappointed in Apple when I found out all their stuff is made in China. But I also do not plan on buying another computer anytime soon. As for phones, my next phone will be a blackberry, which are made in the next town over from me.

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#15
MakiSupaStar said:
It's not an entirely successful venture. I use Mac's, which is mostly Chinese. I think there might be some Tawainese stuff in there though. :p
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haha. i was talking to the OP (his was the only post i read before i replied, but maki, you're so vain... you think everyone is always talking to you or about you. :p ;) )

but yeah... i use macs too. on an iMac now... i have an iBook, iPod, and iPhone.

guess i support a family somewhere in china.
 
#17
Bob Clayton said:
haha. i was talking to the OP (his was the only post i read before i replied, but maki, you're so vain... you think everyone is always talking to you or about you. :p ;) )

but yeah... i use macs too. on an iMac now... i have an iBook, iPod, and iPhone.

guess i support a family somewhere in china.
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Oh. You mean everyone is NOT talking to me? :eyebrow:
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#20
So much compassion for the Chinese workers here.

It's not like he's not going to buy any products... for every non-ChiCom product he doesn't buy, ANOTHER family in a different country will have a job.

Personally, it doesn't put a smile on my face to have to choose between China, China and China when I'm looking for something.
 

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