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How many of you have bought a small kitchen appliance and found out that the product is made in China? This also goes for clothing, shoes, air conditioners, major appliances, kitchen gadgets and cookware. Why is that? Cheap labor, or is it that they can get away with hiring children to work in their factories? I don't have a problem with stuff being made in China or elsewhere, but the ...

Lodge cast iron is made here.

Forgot about that one. So is the big orange Ventamatic high velocity fan that I bought earlier this summer - back in June.

Quote: Originally Posted by Bentley Green How many of you have bought a small kitchen appliance and found out that the product is made in China? Just look at the label before you buy it. And just because it's made in China doesn't automatically mean there is something wrong with it. You can also factor in what company has put their brand name on it, and what...

Quote: Originally Posted by PicBuddy Just look at the label before you buy it. And just because it's made in China doesn't automatically mean there is something wrong with it. You can also factor in what company has put their brand name on it, and what store you are buying it from. China makes a broad range of quality products. Problem is, the majority of US ...

1/3 of all humans on Earth are Chinese so they have the largest and most competitive labor force which results in cheap labor. Now you are asking why everything is made in China? Well, technically everything isn't. But I know what you mean, it seems that way. A very very large percentage of what Americans buy is made in China because Americans don't insist on quality as much as some other...

Here's a good example on PBS. You can watch the videos on there too; frontline: is wal-mart good for america?: watch the full program online | PBS "Jobs have moved to China, where cheap labor manufactures what the American consumer desires -- from clothing to electronics -- and can buy at "everyday low prices" at the local Wal-Mart. FRONTLINE explores the relationship between ...

Walmart is one of the biggest abusers when it comes to labor practices. Female employees have filed class-action lawsuits agaianst the store chain for discimination. They were paying men nore money for the same level and amount of work that THEY do. The Walmart stores themselves arn't close to cites like the other store chains, causing them to be virtually impossible to reach on public ...

Bentley, You know, I am all with you here. I'd love to debate how Wal-Mart has destroyed Mom and Pop America, by moving into every small town and putting the old businesses out of business, creating a model based on American jobs with everything made in America, and then taking that away while no one was watching or cared... But I am trying to tread lightly. Something we must ...

Sorry, but it just makes my blood boil to see how greedy co's like this are allowed to get away with murder and treat their employees like crap! Well, like other stores, they DO sell food, kitchen appliances and cookware there, as well as dinnerware and kitchen gadgets & utensils. That said, we'll let it rest.