treestar
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Thu Mar-18-10 11:53 AM
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Chinese products - do you have a lot of those Down Under? |
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I'm wondering if this is an American phenomena or a First World one.
Do you have Chinese imports for just about everything you buy?
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Thu Mar-18-10 01:34 PM
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We have whole shops devoted to selling cheap rubbish - tools, nick-nacks, stationery, household goods, all from China. They smell of mothballs and plastic and are called something like The $2 Shop, The Reject Shop.
Most of the clothing and footwear sold by chain stores (Target, K Mart, Big W, etc) is made in China, generally from nasty synthetic substances.
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Thu Mar-18-10 02:11 PM
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2. You've even got the same stores! |
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This multinational corporation stuff is for real!
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Sun Mar-21-10 01:41 AM
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5. America doesn't have anything like Rivers |
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Edited on Sun Mar-21-10 01:42 AM by depakid
And if you look hard or go to the right shops, there are some Aussie made items- though they are expensive.
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Thu Mar-18-10 08:30 PM
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3. It's not only the cheapos that come from China (and Korea). |
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Many big-name clothing manufacturers have their clothes made in China, imported back here and then sold on at very high prices.
I don't like the fact that local workers are out of a job, and the Chinese workers are virtual slave labour. One of those nasty things that western governments choose to turn a blind eye to.
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Sat Mar-20-10 05:38 PM
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4. Sounds like it is a world wide thing |
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Jobs in first world countries to China and then ship the products back to sell!
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