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Originally Posted by concretegurl  Very true, nant countrirs exploit workers.
I boycott China because I don't like their government, I fail boycotting India over our egyptian cotton but Indian is horrid about child labor.
I felt I was comprimising my China boycott enough with Milo's skylander stuff.
At least we exceeded our Made In USA shopping by double our goal with local goods for out of town family, shopping at a few local (community center ) events, green toys but I'mstill feeling semi disapointed atm. |
The thing is about these shop local things, many times what is used to make the thing still has parts made overseas.
There's a small gift show here in Los Angeles. It's called Unique LA. It started as a "hand made, local made" show for artisans to make stuff and then sell. Have the local public come and buy their wares for gifts before Christmas. Great idea right? I was even thinking about buying a booth there to showcase and sell my stuff. I ended up not getting one, and not attending either, but someone I knew went and she got a bunch of stuff. (She's not an artisan, she's more of a crafter, so I guess she doesn't really see how things are made into quite as much detail) She was wearing some jewelry that she bought at the show. I asked her if she made it, bc I recognized all the components of the jewelry as stuff from Joann's. All of it was made in China. So how is this local, hand made? Someone just went to Joann, bought a bunch of stuff and strung it together. That's not Made in USA.
Obviously I don't weave my own fabric, but I want to know where it's from. Just bc I sew it up in the US, doesn't necessary mean it's made in the US unless ALL the components that went into it were also made in US.
Man I am so rant-y today aren't I.
