Agreed. It’s not like I say everyone should boycott Wal Mart, not at all. I just say that my family will never shop there and then I say why.
I used to shop at Wal Mart but then someone on FR posted a story (and pictures) of Chinese troops executing teenagers who had protected China’s occupation of Tibet. It was graphic. This one girl about my age was dressed in a cute sweater and a couple pictures later her head had been blown off.
The only thing I could think was that >> I << had paid for the bullet that killed that girl.
Now I don’t shop at Wal Mart because most of what they sell is from China and when I shop elsewhere I don’t buy anything made in China...and that’s not easy but you can do it.
It agree that it is difficult, but if you look online there are quite a few places that sell American products, mostly high end items. Heck, even if the items are from Canada I don't mind, either. They're a little more costly, but that's what we have to do. I've gotten quite a lot of fine-quality clothing made in the US that lasts and I adore!
I once got a pool cleaner made in in the US. That thing was left outside in the worst conditions but lasted me almost ten years! When it broke, I foolishly got a Chinese-made one that broke halfway through the season. Never again.
I will happily shell out bucks for a decent product I know will work and last, rather than a cheaper item that is too costly to fix, and cheaper to replace (which so many MIC products are). I know buying American means sometimes supporting unions with agendas, but I'd rather support the American economy no matter what.