Made in China

I love to save A buck like everyone else but I also have my principles.  Until I moved to Randleman I never darkened the doors of a Walmart because I didn't like what they do to communities.  Even so, if I can wait until I have to go somewhere out of town, I'll wait and shop at a non Walmart store. 

I haven't, I admit, been so picky about "made in China" products though.  I never really looked at anything but the price tag and balance the cost of an item and my need for it.  Even if I need an item there is sometimes an alternative to it and if it works as well and is cheaper I go that route. 

However, I have started to pay more attention to where an item was made or grown for that matter.  Jelly Beans are made in Mexico now and they aren't as good as the ones made in the USA although both products were from the same maker. 

Walmart is to blame for much of what goes on overseas in that they put so much pressure on manufactures to sell cheaply that even near slave labor conditions in some countries isn't cheap enough. 

I really would not expect anyone to purchase a digging nail at the local hardware/auto  store  here in Randleman and pay $70.00 for it when one can go to Asheboro to Lowes and buy one for less that forty dollars.  Neither would I expect someone to pay $12.00 for an item at CVS they can get from Walmart for $7.00.  But I will go to the local 5 and dime and buy a box of band-aids for about the same price that Wal-mart sells them for.  I found a box of elastic bandages in their dollar section.  Can't beat that.

Setting on my desk, I have a remote control, a journal book, a light bulb and a computer mouse.  The book, the light bulb, and the mouse were made in china.  The remote was made in Indonesia.  I do have some America made goods but the majority of stuff in my room was made in China. 

That, my friends, is changing.  I won't say I'll never buy something made in China again just like I still go in Walmart but if there is a reasonable alternative I'll purchase that instead of a china made item.