Cat and Dog toys made in China

[gini]

Hey....wait a minute here folks !!!!!
Ask yourselves the simple question why everything in the shops comes from China ?????
And why don't they manufacture these goods in the USA any more ???
Wom

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[wombat2u2004]

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Well....sounds to me like there could actually be a market for Chinese goods !!!!
Wom

[gini]

Oh, you've got that right! Tons of things to buy - all dirt cheap!

Seafood that is tainted
Pet food that is killing our pets
Toothpaste filled with chemicals

America isn't perfect - we have our problems too - but when it harms the public we do seem to be able to jump on it - find the cause and stop it.

I for one, can keep my money in my pocket and do without most of this stuff.
And now, I am far more aware and read labels on food products and any other products to see where they are made.

I have noticed recently that if the product isn't from China, distributors
and manufacturers are putting in BOLD type the source country.

[wombat2u2004]

Oh, you've got that right! Tons of things to buy - all dirt cheap!

Seafood that is tainted
Pet food that is killing our pets
Toothpaste filled with chemicals

America isn't perfect - we have our problems too - but when it harms the public we do seem to be able to jump on it - find the cause and stop it.

I for one, can keep my money in my pocket and do without most of this stuff.
And now, I am far more aware and read labels on food products and any other products to see where they are made.

I have noticed recently that if the product isn't from China, distributors
and manufacturers are putting in BOLD type the source country.

Same here. I also try not to buy anything from these sources. Seems the problem is worldwide tho, not just contained to the USA.
I constantly see these cheap $2 shops getting so much business, and wonder if the people who frequent them know exactly why they are forced to buy cheaper goods. Seems almost as if they are on a bandwagon, where ther more they give their business to these cheap importers, the worse off their lives become.
Not real sure what the solution is.
Wom

[crow_noir]

I was pleasantly surprised. Normally I don't buy from dollar stores, but the last two years there were a number of things i knew i was only going to find at those places (or i knew they had the same exact product as the more expensive stores.) Well, while searching for certain objects i discovered a dollar store where almost all of its merchandise is made in the U.S.A. !!! A dollar store!

Same here. I also try not to buy anything from these sources. Seems the problem is worldwide tho, not just contained to the USA.
I constantly see these cheap $2 shops getting so much business, and wonder if the people who frequent them know exactly why they are forced to buy cheaper goods. Seems almost as if they are on a bandwagon, where ther more they give their business to these cheap importers, the worse off their lives become.
Not real sure what the solution is.
Wom

[wombat2u2004]

I was pleasantly surprised. Normally I don't buy from dollar stores, but the last two years there were a number of things i knew i was only going to find at those places (or i knew they had the same exact product as the more expensive stores.) Well, while searching for certain objects i discovered a dollar store where almost all of its merchandise is made in the U.S.A. !!! A dollar store!

Nope, none of them here yet, not that I've seen anyway. I just wonder how they can compete with the almost slave rates of pay in China and India....places like that.
Wom

[Rachel]

My main issue is still the pet food. The U.S. is supposed to be the *bread basket of the world* and yet all these major pet food companies can't even manufacture their own products here! I think every company that sells a product for consumption, whether by humans or animals, should be forced to indicate who the actual manufacturer is and where it was produced. If the ingredients come from various countries, well list that too.

[phesina]

crow_noir, what dollar store is this? Is it part of a chain? And where in Michigan?

Thanks!

I was pleasantly surprised. Normally I don't buy from dollar stores, but the last two years there were a number of things i knew i was only going to find at those places (or i knew they had the same exact product as the more expensive stores.) Well, while searching for certain objects i discovered a dollar store where almost all of its merchandise is made in the U.S.A. !!! A dollar store!

[smokey the elder]

I find when I go to cat shows, a lot of the products are make in the USA. One of my cats' favorites is a brand of catnip toys made in Vermont (Dr. Pussum's.) A lot of the cat trees and really high end food are made domestically, but they cost more. Clothing tends to be from overseas, because textiles are labor-intensive.