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RE: Bummer of the Week: LEGO Made in China
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Thu, 6 Sep 2001 15:45:34 GMT
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<bram@po.cwru.eduSAYNOTOSPAM>
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Greg Perry writes:
> The same applies to the higher grade marts - K-, Wal- and Target.
> Virtually everything in those stores are Made in China and is
> often just junk.
Ironically, your favorite toy is sold by all three of those chains,
alongside its inferior Canadian competitor... You probably get your storage
containers there too (I do).
> Of course, that leads me into thinking about the rampant
> consumerism of my own society, but that's a bummer for another week...
Rampant consumerism...you mean like the average AFOL buying any LEGO set on
sale? Just had to point out a bit of hypocrisy...
--Bram
Bram Lambrecht
bram@cwru.edu
http://bldesign.org/
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| (...) As mentioned in my original post I'm not some foaming-at-the-mouth "activist" whose every waking moment is spent in avoiding Chinese produced items. Rather as a habit I generally check most products I'm considering buying to see where they (...) (23 years ago, 6-Sep-01, to lugnet.general)
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