I bought a pair of shoes today (black, Oxford-style Rockports. My old shoes, Eccos, or as I like to call them, pieces of crap, were causing intense pain to my feet and legs. But I digress) and to no surprise at all they were made in China. And so was the box that it came in. And the Macy's bag that the box was put in was also made in China. So begins, methinks, the making of a list.
Things made in China that drift through my daily life and that, undoubtedly, caused untold ecological and human harm:
black, Oxford style Rockport shoes
Cardboard box
Macy's shopping bag
Please feel free to add.
2 comments:
Oohhhh, it might be easier to list things that are NOT made in China... Of everything that I'm wearing today, I can guarantee the provenance of only two things: my Dad's 1945 Luzon P.I ring, made from melted-down Australian coins, and socks that were hand-knit by my sock exchange pal. (The yarn is spun and hand-dyed in the Chicago area...I don't know where the wool is sourced from, though).
Yeah, I'd be willing to bet I'm entirely clad in things made in China right now. But since I'm at work, I'll refrain from actually checking... ;)
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