Post photos of things you’ve found that are very obviously made in China.
Here’s my water bottle sleeve
Here’s my water bottle sleeve
How do you know when something is made in China?
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CreepinDeth
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If you look at a product and can't find where it's made.....it's made in China !
They use a Z instead of an S in their company name.
CreepinDeth
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Ive bought Hockey Jerseys that said Made in Canada on the tags but discovered they were china originated
Other fukkery to be aware of is the US Auto market has changed “Made in USA” to “Made in America” which is for NAFTA, Canada, Mexico and USA. That started yeaaars ago, and kinda pissed me off
Anything that actually says “Made in USA” only needs to be 50% procured here
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I bought a household item (a broom) a while back. When I remove the label it had "MADE IN CANADA" molded into the plastic underneath it. Someone at that company needs to rethink how they do things.
It would be misleading to this but it might have meant that the logos and numbers were put on in Canada. That happens a lot.
CreepinDeth
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Even made in the USA doesn't necessarily mean that it is 100% made in the USA. It just means 51% of the inputs are domestic. So a big pile of cheap Chinese garbage parts can be assembled and packaged here at a high labor rate and like magic...made in the USA.
Edit - I mistakenly confused the definition of "domestic" with "Made in the USA". Made in the USA has a more stringent "all or virtually all" standard. So disregard the above. Ill leave it there in shame.
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Ah yes, NAFTA. Pushed on us by BOTH parties.
Components are getting harder and harder to find made in the USA and most won't pay for them.
I can think of only one company that I'm aware of that is supposed to be 100% made in the USA. Even with that I would still question raw materials.
Edit - see the correction in my previous post.
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Our knuckles are designed, cast, machined, and shipped from here in SoCal. Even then I can't say with a straight face that I know where the iron comes from. I doubt it is cost effective to bring any or all of it in from outside the US, but I have no way to actually know.
"Sold by Blaine" supercedes "Made in XXXXX". If you are selling something and putting your name behind it, that is all one needs to know as to the provenance.
1. Says "Made in China" on the box, on the thing, or on Amazon.
2. Costs 1/8 to 1/3 of what the comparable USA thing costs.
3. Comes in that cheesy cardboard.
4. Includes instructions written in English that make absolutely no sense.
5. Almost fits.
6. Includes no repairable/replaceable components.
7. If not plastic, cloth, or leather - rusts in 20 minutes.
8. USA equivalent costs 5 times Chinese version, with 2 times performance improvement.
It's hard to compete with a labor force that works for 41 cents a day.
2. Costs 1/8 to 1/3 of what the comparable USA thing costs.
3. Comes in that cheesy cardboard.
4. Includes instructions written in English that make absolutely no sense.
5. Almost fits.
6. Includes no repairable/replaceable components.
7. If not plastic, cloth, or leather - rusts in 20 minutes.
8. USA equivalent costs 5 times Chinese version, with 2 times performance improvement.
It's hard to compete with a labor force that works for 41 cents a day.