On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 07:13:17 -0500, The Cook >
wrote:

>On Thu, 04 Sep 2008 06:26:37 -0400, Goomba >
>wrote:
>
>>Gloria P wrote:
>>
>>> In my experience just about anything made in China is inferior
>>> in quality. Price is their only advantage and of course, in the
>>> long run, you get what you pay for.
>>>
>>> gloria p
>>
>>I'm making more attempt to buy ANYTHING BUT Chinese made items.
>>They're harder to find, for sure. Which just proves to me that this is a
>>huge problem.
>>Buying American is my first choice, and then globally. But China is
>>always my last choice, if I have one?
>
>Have you read the book "A Year Without China?" I can't remember the
>author's name and it looks like I passed it on to my son. The couple
>decided to go one year without buying anything from China. They
>prayed that their computer did not need parts and that their coffee
>maker and TV did not die. The biggest problem was children's toys.
>All of the "neat" toys that all the kids had were made in China. Very
>interesting read.

The name of the book is "A Year without Made in China."