There are many reasons for why I try not to purchase stuff “Made In China”. One of them is the inferior quality of products “Made In China”. As one of my friends, who is a fan of “Made in China” and Wal-Mart where most of the products are “Made in China”, has told me the products measurements are not exact and they do not always work or fit right. However, he justifies buying these products because they are cheap and if they break down one can purchase another one for a fraction of the cost of one “Made In the USA.”

In the grocery store I can usually avoid purchasing food and drink “Made in China” although it means I do not purchase much fish in supermarkets. I try to support businesses that make effort to sell products “Made in the USA.”

The local home improvement store has been advertising on T.V. some products “Made In the USA.” When my wife was looking for some cellular shades for the bedroom windows she was finding that quality ones were very expensive. Being in the building improvement store for another reason I decided to take a look at the cellular shades. I found some that were what she was looking for but very inexpensive. I did notice the “Made in China” on the label but over looked it in my enthusiasm at finding a good deal. My wife went to look at them, she approved of the purchase and a friend, a handyman by trait, came over to install them. When he was finishing he called us into the bedroom to explain how cheaply the shades were made, one was a little off center, how he had to use his own screws since the ones provided were cheaply made and how the instructions were unusable. We were familiar with the inferior quality of products “Made in China” so were okay with the new shades since they worked and looked okay.

Last summer the same handyman friend put up some motion lights I had purchased at the same local home improvement store. We could never get them to work right, despite a number of adjustments via the instructions. The one on the garage was so erratic and bothering our neighbors we had to disconnect it. The two in the back by our two bedroom windows were not as erratic but we were not able to adjust them to properly work. I had decided to wait till next spring to try again to adjust them when my wife suggested today that we shut them off since with the new shades they are more noticeable at night when they come on and off. I remember my handyman friend saying how the motion lights were poor quality when he installed them but not till today did I look on the box they came in to find they were also “Made In China.” The drapes are cheap but workable but the motion lights need to be replaced.

So what lessons did I learn from this experience? First, I was reaffirmed to avoid buying a product “Made in China” and if by weakness or mistake I do, to make sure they are shades not motion lights.

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