Hi all, Many countries make quality merchandise and you don't have to be concerned about it. But we are all aware of the pure junk and dangerous items that China has throen at us. The only way to stop it is to close the market for it by NOT buying any of it. A few months ago I received as a gift a pretty housecoat. It was made in China. The front was ok but the back was what rhey call a "cheap cut." A straight cut panel ftom neckline to hem( avery narrow hen, less than half inch. The pockets in the side seams endedup on my backside and the front fasteners were bunched in a facing barely as wide as the snaps. It was in the$40 price range. Maybe some gal with no hips will someday pick it up at the Goodwill store, maybe a Chinese ? It is up to each of us to do our part in ridding the country of some of its problems that we have helped create by being apathetic and ignoring what was happening in our own front yards. Tome fell because of 'apathy.' Are we going to let the country fall apart? Belle Belle ? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Neysa Johnson" <gramneysa@ct.metrocast.net> To: <homespun@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 9:03 AM Subject: Re: [HS] [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Prices are rising...... > Fair trade is what we should have opted for; fair for all. Free trade only > weakens the industrialized nations, and pulls our quality of life DOWN to > the third world countries level...it cannot bring them up to ours. > > Neysa > > -----Original Message----- > From: homespun-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:homespun-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Janadele > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 3:26 AM > To: homespun@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [HS] [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Prices are rising...... > > Hi All, > > We all could do the same and become insular and self producing, but free > trade has always been the progressive way... if you only want to buy goods > produced in your own country, you must also be prepared not to export your > goods to other countries :-)) > > I hope you all do not think this way about Australian produce, as we in > Australia sure do buy a lot from America. > > I also prefer not to buy from China, but like to support our allies, > > Regards Janadele > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> > Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2008 6:59 PM > To: <KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com>; <homespun@rootsweb.com>; > <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [HS] [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Prices are rising...... > > > To all, > > Ithink we should avoid buying anything made in a foriegn country > > regardless > > of the need and cost. Every lost sale, enough of them will get the > > message > > through the blockhead store managers. No sales, no reorder, no incoming > > shipment from a foriegn country. When they realize that the unwanted goods > > is not selling, only taking up shelf and counter space that should be > > used > > for American made products. > > We need to have more "don't buy gas days." Wonder what the Saudis would do > > with all that oily sand should the glut hit the market and sales were cut > > back considerably? > > We all need to dowhat wecan,though it be in asnall way, to get this > > country > > back on its feet. Refusing to buy foriegn goods is a start. Driving less > > is > > another way. > > > > If each person across the country who drives would cut back on his gas > > purchases for one day, can you imagine how much less the country would > > have > > to buy from other coubtrys? Amazing how things add up. > > > > We no longer buy any part of those $10,000.00 cows or $5,000.00 pigs. We > > get > > along just fine without them.The chicken and fish aren't too out of reach, > > yet! > > Regards, > > Belle > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <askgranny@juno.com> > > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 18, 2008 8:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Prices are rising...... > > > > > >> I saw this price rise in items imported from China for myself today....As > >> I watched a nearby stocker put some cute little notebooks on the shelf I > >> noticed the ones she was putting out were marked $1.00 and the ones right > >> by it..same thing, different picture on the front..were marked 88 c ... > >> I asked if it was a mistake and she said 'no...the cheaper ones were from > >> the last shipment!' Imagine, if there was that much jump in price for a > >> little notebook, what are we facing ? Folks have been complaining about > >> buying stuff made in another country...looks like it's gonna take care of > >> itself....If China starts charging as much as USA made items we can go > >> back to supporting our own country...They've geared their money to the > >> Euro now instead of the American dollar.............Jeannie T > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > HOMESPUN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > HOMESPUN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HOMESPUN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message