• Vopyr@lemmy.world
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    I don’t think Canada needs poorly made and barely working Chinese crap.

    Update: Hey, if you want to buy something Chinese, then go ahead, I can’t stop you, but even if these products are not badly made, remember that you are supporting the Chinese regime (and probably Russia) by your actions, so don’t pretend to be good and caring people later.

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          Here’s where I’m at.

          If you buy shit, you get shit. If you go on Amazon looking for a Chinese-made chef’s knife, the options are $5 to $150.

          If you want to blame someone for having a home full of chinese shit, the blame isn’t on China. It’s on your aunt lmao.

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            If you buy shit, you get shit. If you go on Amazon looking for a Chinese-made chef’s knife, the options are $5 to $150.

            Thank you, Captain Obvious, too bad that people aren’t mages and can’t understand the quality of a product through a screen, right?

            If you want to blame someone for having a home full of chinese shit, the blame isn’t on China. It’s on your aunt lmao.

            Am I supposed to blame my aunt for the fact that Chinese shit out poorly made crap? Strange logic, but she should definitely stop buying this crap… too bad she’s the type of person who doesn’t listen to anyone. Anyway, good thing is that my house isn’t full of Chinese crap, because I don’t buy it, she only gave me a few things, but I trashed those things to hell long ago.

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              If she’s shopping on Temu with white labeled products, she’s going to get what she paid for. Sounds like you’ve also concluded she’s the problem. She’s the demand side of the equation. If there’s demand for cheaply made crap, there will be more cheaply made crap.

              There are also ways to gauge the quality of products before buying online. You make it sound like it’s impossible. Like reviews and research and buying from reputable brands that have good track records. Most of which are likely manufactured in China, but with actual quality assurance.

              While I still say buying local is king, you’re like way too irrationally angry at this. Likely because she’s offloading cheap crap onto you and making it your problem.

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                3 days ago

                Yeah, you’re probably right. Though, I will still avoid Chinese goods whenever possible, not because of the quality, but because of China.

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      Been to Mexico lately? BDS and other Chinese manufacturers are killing it, they make Teslas look like a Model T.

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        Really? My aunt buys Chinese things all the time, and yes, the things are cheap, but in a bad sense of the word, they are poorly made.

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          You live in a bubble of outdated information. China is surpassing US on so many fronts.

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              I don’t have an iPhone, but you probably know better, through the screen, from the other side of the world.

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                You’ve misunderstood me. People that complain about the poor quality of Chinese products seem to ignore that Chinese factories also produce the highest quality consumer goods, such as the Apple iPhone. Whether you have one or not is irrelevant to my comment.

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      “What you talking about Doc? All the best stuff is made in China.”

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        If I remember correctly, Doc was talking about Japan in the movie, not China :/

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            I see everything perfectly, I see how spineless the West is, and how people from the West justify supporting authoritarian regimes to the end, or they simply do not care where their money goes or whom they support with it, the most important thing is to please themselves… so many words about morality, justice, human rights, ethic, but when it comes to action… But this is not new, my ancestors (and world in general) have already gone through this in the past.

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      you are supporting the Chinese regime (and probably Russia) by your actions,

      Yes, lets all support the USA, currently a bastion of freedom for all.

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        China and Russia is no better, is it? And it’s not like I’ve written anything about supporting the United States… It is bizarre to justify yourself by saying that the current USA government is bad, given that China and Russia are several times worse.