China Made Drywall - a new problem

[Freedom]

I guess we are all learning that things "Made in China" may be cheaper initially, but not in the long run. Pet foods, drywall, lots of issues. They don't have quality control, apparently!

Big article in today's newspaper. China made drywall (gypsum board) is giving off noxious odors and corroding pipes. Home owners' insurance policies are not covering this, and the insurance companies are not renewing policies on these homes. Tens of thousands of homes built between 2004 and 2008 contain this, with most of them in the Southeast.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091015/...hinese_drywall

[smokey the elder]

Seems like another case of "you get what you pay for". Those poor people. The builders purchased the sheetrock because there was a shortage here; now the homeowners are left holding the bag.

[lvpets2002]

Seems as if China is making everything just as cheap as they can.. They are not caring who or how it affects anyone.. They also was saying that dinner (plates & ect) & Corning Cook Ware is breaking upon any heat addedd.. Due to again they using very cheap stuff..

[Daisy and Delilah]

Isn't it time we stop buying anything from China???

[Edwina's Secretary]

I have always wondered...don't people realize WHY things are so cheap from China?

I worry about the quality and the treatment of the workers.

And...I blame Walmart for the whole thing (I blame lots of things on Walmart though....)