Do you try to buy stuff that is made in the USA?

11/19/2012 8:44:04 PM

11/19/2012 8:50:48 PM

No I specifically buy things that say "China took at least 10 American jobs for this product"


[Edited on November 19, 2012 at 9:26 PM. Reason : /troll but seriously some Made in the USA stuff is a little overboard/stretching it.]

11/19/2012 9:23:17 PM

The cocoa comes from Africa anyways, largely produced from child labor (including Russell Stover's). So does it really matter what country melts it down and boxes it up?

11/19/2012 9:32:42 PM

Those R.S. chocolates suck. You'll be lucky to find 2 good ones in the box.

11/19/2012 9:37:03 PM

Depends on what the product is. Main furniture in high-use areas? Yes, handmade in the US.

11/19/2012 9:51:43 PM

Quote :

"If each of us spent just $64 on American made goods during our holiday shopping, the result would be 200,000 new jobs."

http://abcnews.go.com/WN/mailform?id=14998335

11/20/2012 9:14:37 AM

chinese plastic smellz funny

I'm Krallum and I approved this message.

11/20/2012 9:19:24 AM

Doesn't that mean like 1,000,000 less jobs in some third world country?

Where instead of just having to tighten up and not eat out, someone will just starve to death?

11/20/2012 9:20:42 AM

Quote :

"Those R.S. chocolates suck. You'll be lucky to find 2 good ones in the box. "

The pillows they sell at Target are mostly made in NC and VA.

11/20/2012 9:32:33 AM

11/20/2012 9:48:55 AM

Made in the USA!...........

Quote :

" West Africa collectively supplies two thirds of the world's cocoa crop, with Ivory Coast leading production at 1.22 million tons, and nearby Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Togo producing additional 1.41 million tons"

Quote :

"Ivory Coast and other West African cocoa producing nations have come under severe criticism in the west for using child slave labor to produce the cocoa purchased by Western chocolate companies. The bulk of the criticism has been directed towards practices in Ivory Coast. The report "A Taste of Slavery: How Your Chocolate May be Tainted" claims that traffickers promise paid work, housing, and education to children who are then forced to labor and undergo severe abuse, that some children are held forcibly on farms and work up to 100 hours per week, and that attempted escapees are beaten. A BBC article claimed that 15,000 children from Mali, some under age 11, were working as slaves in cocoa production in Ivory Coast, and Mali's Save the Children Fund director described "young children carrying 6kg of cocoa sacks so heavy that they have wounds all over their shoulders.""

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_production_in_Ivory_Coast

11/20/2012 10:02:41 AM

Russell Stover is full of stuff I'm allergic to, but Hershey is not.

11/20/2012 10:05:51 AM

http://www.madeinnorthcarolina.com/

11/20/2012 10:17:43 AM

http://www.escazuchocolates.com/

11/20/2012 10:25:16 AM

Quote :

"having to tighten up and not eat out"

Gross dude.

11/20/2012 11:14:52 AM

The are TWO chocolate factories in downtown Raleigh. No reason not to visit at least one of them.

11/20/2012 1:28:55 PM

^ I can give you a few reasons:

Quote :

"some children are held forcibly on farms and work up to 100 hours per week, and that attempted escapees are beaten. A BBC article claimed that 15,000 children from Mali, some under age 11, were working as slaves in cocoa production in Ivory Coast"

11/20/2012 1:31:09 PM

11/20/2012 1:33:45 PM

Quote :

"From our very first bean to bar chocolate, we have sourced direct trade, certified organic Costa Rican cacao from this farm. These beans are now also Rain Forest Alliance certified! We routinely return to this farm, both to observe conditions, but also to increase our knowledge of how farm, climate, fermentation and drying all affect the finished chocolate. Chocolate making is a continual learning process for all of us, and in striving to improve our knowledge, we continue to improve our chocolate. All of our fine Venezuelan cacao is grown without the use of pesticides or chemical fertilizers. We purchase these beans directly, without the use of brokers or intermediary traders, to ensure that the farmers get the highest price for their cacao."

11/20/2012 1:34:50 PM

djeternal pwnt, stay home.

11/20/2012 1:40:36 PM

yeah, totally pwnt

11/20/2012 1:46:29 PM

Women have a lot of blood on their hands. From diamonds to chocolate.

11/20/2012 1:47:39 PM

^ and makeup



murderous sluts

11/20/2012 1:48:07 PM

99% of all pinball games are made in the USA.

11/20/2012 1:48:58 PM

stuff I wouldn't normally think was made in the US : bamboo wood flooring and sushi rice

11/20/2012 1:53:29 PM

forced child labor makes my chocolate taste that much sweeter.

11/20/2012 2:02:06 PM

the sodium is really from sweat & tears

I'm Krallum and I approved this message

11/20/2012 2:07:03 PM

Def. don't buy anything at Sear's.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/09/business/popular-wrench-fights-a-chinese-rival.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

11/20/2012 2:12:14 PM

^well you see, the handle has a slightly different angle, and they are different colors, so it's definitely not a rip-off.

11/20/2012 2:23:41 PM

^ oh yeah, my bad.

11/20/2012 2:24:19 PM