Hard to boycot China

[yoni]

I need a new fast charger for my Samsung Note9, I went to Amazon, I went on google.

I spent an hour looking, getting more pissed off.

I found Samsung charger from Samsung, list price is $20 more than the stuff on Amazon. Even with that I can't verify it isn't made in China by a sub contractor.

I am frustrated, that my hate for China has no easy solution.

Yes I said hate, I have watched my company go backwards 1.5 years of work meaning profit gone in 3 months. A friend in Seattle has watched his company of 30 years crash down to zero, with no chance of coming back.

Now I can't find a made in USA, or Mexico, or Viet Nam, or even in hell for that matter, fast charger for my phone.

[Coal Dragger]

It will take time for the backlash to reach down to things like that. Give it time, write negative reviews etc.

[Adrenaline_6]

I need a new fast charger for my Samsung Note9, I went to Amazon, I went on google.

I spent an hour looking, getting more pissed off.

I found Samsung charger from Samsung, list price is $20 more than the stuff on Amazon. Even with that I can't verify it isn't made in China by a sub contractor.

I am frustrated, that my hate for China has no easy solution.

Yes I said hate, I have watched my company go backwards 1.5 years of work meaning profit gone in 3 months. A friend in Seattle has watched his company of 30 years crash down to zero, with no chance of coming back.

Now I can't find a made in USA, or Mexico, or Viet Nam, or even in hell for that matter, fast charger for my phone.

Yea, until we bring manufacturing for those items back home, those small electronics, for the mean time, still have to be bought from China.

[AKDoug]

As a retailer, you can go crazy trying to source stuff from the U.S. There are simply a bunch of products that are no longer made in the U.S. or even our allies.

[signal4l]

I've experienced similar levels of frustration while shopping. US consumers need to boycott China. No doubt about it.

Our elected officials actually need to do something useful for a change. We need to rebuild our manufacturing base and get some factories open. This will take time. But it needs to be a long-term goal.

[Uni-Vibe]

At least boycotting China is still legal.


In much of the US, boycotting Israel is either a crime, or has other penalties or disabilities.

[Todd.K]

I try to avoid buying from China much more now, but not stress out over every single thing. I don't want to burn out doing it.

I think the long game is more important than a phone charger.

[jsbhike]

As a retailer, you can go crazy trying to source stuff from the U.S. There are simply a bunch of products that are no longer made in the U.S. or even our allies.

And sometimes when you think you beat their system....

https://taskandpurpose.com/gear-tech...ry-boots-china

[yoni]

You know some people just live to bait others, when they are safe behind a computer screen.

[SteyrAUG]

At least boycotting China is still legal.


In much of the US, boycotting Israel is either a crime, or has other penalties or disabilities.

I would like to see a single example of boycotting Israel being a crime anywhere in the US.