My wife finds it interesting how so many things in the US are made in China. She’ll always look at the tag on a product, and nine times out of ten, the item in question was made in her home country.
She’d still rather buy these products here, though, because the prices of brand name clothing, make-up, and electronics are considerably cheaper in the US than in China. China doesn’t see the same savings on Apple and Clinique that outsourcing has given us, which is why friends and family frequently ask to be sent gifts from the US.
Speaking of gifts, when I was still living in Changzhou, my parents sent me a Christmas package full of candy, books, and small toys. I gave one of these toys to my wife (then girlfriend). She looked at the bottom of it, noticed the MADE IN CHINA stamp, and said, “Welcome home!”
We also sent you some rice.
Hello Clark and Sarah.
We’re not certain either of you (probably Sarah did, come to think of it) noticed that every single item in our wedding gift (including the box) to you last year was marked: Made in China; we deliberately chose each of them because of it. If we ever (seldom, though, it seems) come across an object marked: Made in Korea, we can’t resist getting it for Tedd or Laraine. That’s just the way it is…
You may find it interesting that most of the chopsticks sold in China are made in the US.
In fact, the factory that makes them is in Georgia.
“It is operating around the clock to keep up with demand and hopes to be exporting 10 million pairs a day by the end of the year, each set complete with a label marked “Made in USA.” Amid a shortage of wood in China the abundant poplar and sweet gum trees in Georgia were found to be ideal for chopsticks, producing straight, pliable and light coloured implements.”
Source: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2757947/posts
I wasn’t aware of that. That’s kind of funny!