Checking the labels at a Target store for country of origin

I was dragged into going to the land of malls this late afternoon and one of the stops was a Target.

While shopping was being done, I decided to do a simple check of labels of clothing to see where the country of origin was for the cheap merchandise.

India. China. Mexico. Jordan. Guatemala. Honduras. Malaysia. Vietnam. Mongolia? Of course, no USA.

It actually is an interesting thing to do and possibly a great story for a documentary. It would be a great project for a school class to have the students identify the country and what kind of government the clothing or item is.

Go to Target! See ihow many countries you can identify...

Target was listed as one of the most philanthropic companies of 2002 and 2003. They treat their employees fairly, and they're not infested with mouth breathers.

America.

I hope you don't mind.

We've had imports from most of these countries since the end of WWII. No surprise there. It's part of the reason the Japanese got so ahead of us in many areas--we were outsourcing to Japan for many years, trying to "rehabilitate" them (according to some of the businessmen who sent their work overseas). Suddenly, in the sixties, the Japanese were making state-of-the-art electronics before the US, and their economy bloomed.

Most Americans won't work under the work conditions and pay that these other countries can get away with, and many of us are in such dire straits we couldn't afford them if they were more expensive either. Until our economy is on the rebound, and until some of us get some disposable income, the dollar stores and other major discount chains will be filled with customers, regardless of where the goods are from.

engine that drives most of the world's economy.If the American consumer's purchasing power goes down so will most of the other countries's economies.This is why it is so shortsighted of companies like Walmart to give barely liveable wages to its workforce.A better wage structure at Walmart will actually help improve Walmart's sales,
as Henry Ford realized long ago when he started the automotive revolution. But then Walmart is infested with bean counters who cannot
look past their noses.

not much apparel, shoes, cars, steel, electronic, appliances, etc is made in america anymore.

made somewhere else.About ten years ago, I had two visitors from China as part of a team that was visiting the U.S.After two or three days of intense work related activities, they asked me what they could take back home as gifts from the U.S. I told them the only thing I could think of would be some bottles of California wine and some perfumes.They , however, wanted to stop at our local Best Buy store and picked out several Kodak cameras.As they came to the checkout, one of them flipped over the camera and it said
MADE IN CHINA. He threw it back in the cart as though a poisonous snake had bitten him and kept repeating KODAK, MADE IN CHINA?
IMPOSSIBLE!.

I told him he could get the same thing back at home in Shanghai.
I got him several great California wines and several Estee Lauder
perfumes, but I am sure that initial shock of recognition has still not left him.

which is like a third-world country.

My husband bought t-shirts the other day that said "USA (Mariana Islands)", and he was appalled when we looked up the Marianas on the Internet and saw that it's basically a huge sweatshop of young Asian women garment workers.

If they only sold clothes made in the USA, there'd have a very small clothing department.

Most people forget to look at the label for the origin of the possible purchase's creation.

If anything, it's a great way to pass the time if you're dragged into some mundane shopping experience.

now. Are you just now catching on? Many essays and books have been written and documentaries produced already. How many more do we need?