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Old 10-06-12, 08:43 PM
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I don't buy goods made in China if I can help it. I always check the labels of anything I buy, and I prefer to buy things which are made in countries where companies do not pay slave wages. In many cases this is simply not possible, like when buying Apple products.

As a side note, I live in Japan, and I often see many Chinese tourists here shopping in the electronics districts. Ironically, Chinese prefer not to buy Chinese either, and always choose goods which are made in Japan, Europe, or America. Perhaps they know something we don't.

Recently I bought a digital camera, and here in Tokyo I found only Lumix and Fuji cameras where locally made, everything else was made in China, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam. I ended up buying the Fuji camera. The stores here put signs next to certain goods which say "made in Tokyo", or "Made in USA", and these are usually the most desirable items.
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