Reply #33: that says it in a nutshell [View All]

we are pigs at the end of the pipe.

About the only thing we can do is try not to buy imported food from Asia, and choose carefully any other manufactured, plastic or painted products.

Another category on my personal "do not buy" list are the endless Chinese decorative and souvenir items, making all of our cookie cutter houses look the same. Some of these things aren't too bad, but most of it is overly embellished schlock. How about some variation, how about some authenticity? What we have going on now is the McDonaldization of Everything thanks to the Asian imports. There is so much lack of character and authenticity in consumer products these days that it seems we are all clones in Disney World.