There is nothing worse than to going out of your way not to buy Chinese made then finding out you were deceived or ripped off.
Well there were two items this Christmas that I could not shop for a non-Chinese alternative and that was the NintendoDS lite. At least all the games I have found are made in Japan, or at least that is what I keep telling myself.
I have a good friend whose husband is from Germany. I cannot tell you how many time in the 2 years we have been friends I have heard her husband say “In Germany” and how superior Germany is. Well the boys got these really cool puzzles called Ravensburger Puzzles + Schleich (which is an included toy). On the box it says made in Germany. Well wouldn’t you expect all the pieces were made in Germany? Well take out the Schleich alligator or horse (depending on the puzzle you buy) and look where it is made- surprise China!
Now I have my Playmobil rant. Before I start I want to say I love playmobil toys BUT they are expensive for what you get. Do you know what you get? Do you know why they are made in Germany and not China? There is a real simple answer to that question. Because you the parent are the laborer! You put every piece of that toy together, you are the assembly worker so he needs for any Chinese labor. I can hear the executives saying and laughing “We here at playmobil save millions in labor every year. With cutting edge technology and little work force (which gives us bigger profits- ha ha ha) we can efficiently and quickly produce toys. It really is quiet simple how we do it. With zero need for assembly line workers to assemble the toys cutting huge costs, we have simply decided to let the stinkin parents put them together! Talk about having our cake and eating it too since we still charge high prices!! What fools these people are- ha ha ha”.
Well my boys each received 3 playmobil toys for Christmas. Approximately 4 hours after opening Christmas presents the 6 toys were assembled. Now some may ask if I am mechanically inclined and the answer is yes! But we are talking about several hundred little pieces of plastic that needed to be but together. Since this is the first time we have gotten playmobil and since my friend’s husband neglect to notify me of assembly line manufacturing job that was to befall me, I had no idea! Not to mention nowhere in the online store was the warning “huge assembly required” heck not even an attempt to lie by saying “some assembly required” you are just in shock when your child opens the present to find out it is not a toy at all, just tiny pieces of plastic for you to put together to make a toy for your child. I guess now we will know what Santa’s elves feel like. However next year I am writing to Santa and give him hell about his lazy elves not putting their toys together (at least that is what I told my boys lol).
Now I will go on my clothing rant. I have to drive over 60 miles to get to stores that offer clothing not Chinese made. JC Penny, Walmart and Kmart all sell clothing which “shockingly” (okay not really) are made in China. Last year I was on a mission at JC Penny to locate a winter jacket not made in China- wow that was not going to happen! Well in El Paso there is an outlet mall with all your favorite stores and guess what MOST of the items do not come from China BUT buyer beware because occasionally in your favorite store you will find one or two outfits that have China on the tag. This happened to me yesterday at Oshkosh. After looking though and selecting several outfits for my boys I was satisfied that all their clothing were non-China so I stopped looking at the tags. Well I pick out this adorable Train Engineer overalls for my 5 year old. This morning while hanging up the clothing I noticed on the tag made in China!! I was shocked and felt so ripped off and cheated. I thought I was shopping in a safe store to avoid made in China crap. So buyer beware and look at all the tags.
Did you know that even today you can buy clothing made right here in the USA? Yes, oh yes you can! There is a website called plainlydressed.com where you can buy clothing made by the Amish. Adorable clothing to boot.
Here is my little model wearing PlainlyDressed clothing:
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