Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harps made in China

[EGS1217@xxxxxxx]

Hi Gary:
 
Interesting topic and premise. 
 
 In my case, my driveway (and garage) hold only American made  cars...not my 
choice, but my husband's long-held belief in buying "only  American' ...and in 
particular Chrysler 'Muscle' cars. 
 
 
(As of yesterday in fact, his years-long dream of having his 1969  Plymouth 
Road Runner brought to a shop for repainting (in its original  colour)...and 
brought back to its original factory specs, is finally being  fulfilled.   The 
car is all original, Vin Nos. and all, but has a  wee bit rust here and there 
and needs 'freshening' (seats replaced, other  cosmetic work)...his first 
purchased car with his GI Pay on arrival home  from Vietnam, kept garaged for all 
these years.)
 
I'm personally not hung up on where a car is made..I'd drive  whatever 
vehicle fit me comfortably...but as far as Jeffrey's point about  not knowing what's 
in the plastic of a harmonica one is putting in one's  mouth...I 'can' speak 
to that.  
 
I lost 8 out of my 15 pets (no typo) within a 22 month  period, over the last 
3-l/2 years.   All due to the poisoning of  the imported pet food from China. 
We pet owners did not know the food we were  buying by different 'American' 
companies, all came from one main source  which included poisoned grain brought 
in from China.  The jury's still  out whether it was due to insecticide 
sprayed on the grain, or rat poison.   Do I care which?  All I know is that my pets 
died in clusters,  and every one from kidney failure.  The cost to me  was 
enormous and devastating..both financially and emotionally.
 
  The lead found in children's toys now, post-dates the death of  my pets and 
is a lot worse than most people realize.  I get recall  notices all the time 
due to toxicity of children's products...inevitably,  they're made in China.  
Do you think I would now spend a cent on a food  product coming from China, or 
would purchase ANY Chinese made product that could  potentially poison me or 
anyone close to me after that experience, including a  harmonica? 
 
China has a long way to go to prove their products meet the most basic of  
our standards.
We have to abide by the FDA's rules, they don't.   I don't fault  the Chinese 
people, but the rush by their government to corner the world market  on goods 
while paying slave wages...and lack of oversight of ingredients....as  well 
as our government in allowing these products in without better  controls. 
 
Until then, once bitten...twice shy. 
 
Elizabeth 
 
"Nemo me impune lacessit"
 
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Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:08:11 -0800
From: "G. E.  Popenoe" <gpopenoe@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Harp-L] Harps made in  China
To: "Jeffrey Spoor" <jeffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc:  "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Those of us that are old enough can recall  the day that the term "Made in
Japan" was synonymous with cheap  goods.

What kind of car do *you* drive?

Last time I looked in the  driveway I saw a Subaru.

On Wed, Apr 23, 2008 at 1:29 AM, Jeffrey Spoor  <
jeffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> It is near  impossible to determine what is and what is not made in China
> these  days......companies are so tight liped about where they have their
>  products made.......very few are honest about where their stuff comes  
from.
>  In an effort to save money and keep prices low to the  consumer (Walmart
> syndrome) it seems that large companies go where the  cost of labor is 
almost
> criminal.........you wouldn't get folks out of  bed for that kind of money
> around here.
>
> More than  anything, I disturbs me more to think that if they're putting
> lead into  childrens toys........it's not a big leap if something like that
> was  added to plastic combs on harps...........just food for thought.
>
>  --
> Jeffrey Spoor - Owner Maker
> Cumberland Custom  Cases
>
> 317-894-8699 - shop
> 317-363-9431 - cell
>  _______________________________________________



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