What I have found amazing is how durable things not made in China really are. I bought a whole set of the Spielstabil beach toys I talked about in other post, and they've already survived multiple trips to the beach and the snow and still look like new. The cheap made-in-China plastic pail that my d...

I was surprised to see these Energizer CR2032 button cell batteries on sale at Amazon. If you clip Subscribe and Save and use the coupon, you can get it for less than $1 a battery. https://amzn.to/34q7pE8 I was even more surprised to see that they're made in Indonesia. Although you need to check VER...

Thanks Paul. I did not realize that AirTags were made in China, I assumed they were made in Vietnam like some AirPods are. Yet another Apple product to put on my "Do Not Buy" list.

I love it. Even if I have to pay more money to a place like Sur La Table than Amazon, it is worth it, just to send a message. The difference is usually small anyway (less than $5-10 difference), so I think of it as a "tip" to them for doing things the right way.

Thanks for the heads-up. A good reminder to verify Country of Origin with the vendor before you buy it, and if they lied, to return it at THEIR expense. The biggest problem we face is that when retailers lie, most of us throw our hands up and just accept it. But they will not care unless it hits the...

Here is Nike's official statement: https://purpose.nike.com/statement-on-xinjiang They're talking a very thin tightrope. On the one hand, many of their loyal customers in the US are progressives who take human rights abuses VERY seriously. On the other hand, they cannot offend the Communist Part of ...

I've been looking all over for food storage containers not made in China. But all the "usual suspects" were being made in China, including supposedly "all American" brands like OXO, Rubbermaid. I was beyond thrilled to find that Komax makes its entire line in South Korea. And the...

Great deal on a Bodum pour-over coffee maker, made in Portugal. link to Amazon It’s funny, but I just assumed all Bodum products were made in China after I saw that they moved production of their tea kettles there. But it looks like their pour-overs and French Presses still come out of Portugal. For...

Wow, this is a great tip--thanks Paul! I love how Tanita and Zojirushi make a point to have a Made in Japan filter on their Web sites--in many ways they need to outsource their low end products to China to be competitive against China manufacturers. But of course, the Japanese are not as naive as th...

I used to buy Anker cables for everything until I learned that Anker not only makes things in China, they're a China-owned company. Since then I've been looking all over for cables not made in China, including USB-A to USB-C, USB-A to Lightning, USB-A to USB-C, and USB-C to USB-C cables. Someone on ...