Friday was Martin’s 3rd birthday, so we got him a few toys. I found this on the shelf at Toy R Us and I though, “perfect!” We bought it, took it home and waited until he unwrapped it. I blithely paid little attention to the “some assembly required” on the product box.
This is the horror that awaited me upon opening and removing the many pieces.
I think it took me somewhere in the ballpark of 45 minutes to get this thing together. I was cursing China and their cheap products heavily by the end of it.
Just think, it’s only the beginning of putting together things for the kids. Oh yeah, two days after the install and the thing is already falling apart. Grrrrrrrrrr…….
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[...] I haven’t stepped inside a Wal-Mart since the summer of 2004, but even before that I was not a regular of the place. My decision to stop shopping at Wal-Mart was because I just think it is wrong how Wal-Mart is increasing our dependence on China. I saw a documentary in that same year, 2004, where there were showing the Gi-Normous amount of containers from China, goods sold exclusively in Wal-Mart. Wal-Mart is the only distributor for many companies in China. These companies make the cheapest crap possible, then only, ONLY sell it to Wal-Mart. A-MAZ-ING!!! Wal-Mart aside, it has become impossible to live in America without Made in China. I encourage you to look the the mouse you are using to surf this blog, look at your computer, look at your shoes, your dishes, your child’s toys, look in your office. On the underside of, what seems to be, every friggin thing you own, the phrase “made in China” will be there. I have gone on about the evil of Made in China on this blog before. There are a few few, proud, souls, that have tried, and it was almost impossible. With the recent recalls that made headlines in the news recently; the big pet food scare, and the toothpaste recall, I think we are all aware that China makes crap, cuts corners and has no conscience about how these products are made. [...]