In Cheap We Trust

Two of the biggest and most contradictory complaints I hear day after day are-"Wal-Mart has this cheaper." and "Why is everything made in China?"

Well America, you asked for it. YOU want things cheaper. At ANY cost (pun intended). It's getting to a ridiculous stage as well. A customer came in for an item, and low and behold, Best Buy had it $5 cheaper. And so this thrifty (what I mean is, dumb as hell cheap ass son-of-a-nitwit) shopper decided to drive 15 miles to the nearest Best Buy-in a Suburban. Wait a tick! Isn't that AT LEAST $5 worth of gas away? Why, YES!

You see, my fellow Americans, you want it cheap. Plain and simple. So don't bitch and moan that these items you are determined to find, at the lowest price, are MADE IN CHINA. And WHY does it seem everything is made in China? Because they have a VERY LARGE population, no (or limited) child labor restrictions, and lower cost for living. They can work cheaper, and there is a lot of competition for employment so they have to take what they can get. THUS, it costs less to mass produce quality products that us cheap ass Americans want.

I haven't come across many Chinese made products that are worse or better than something made somewhere else. Quality isn't the issue. It's national pride. Americans will always say they preferr American Made (yep, they all "Look for the Label") but when it comes down to nickels and pennies, Americans will get the item that's $1.99 cheaper. So don't act shocked when you spot the Made in China label.

Consider what the Chinese are offering as a favor. A give and take. You want the biggest house, the biggest vehicle, the thickest steaks, bigger Bigger BIGGER!!! But the cheapest electronics. All the Chinese can hope for is food and shelter. There is no BIG in China. There's no room.

So when you can afford to spring for the Tripple Quarter Pounder, as opposed to the sad little double-Thank the Chinese. Afterall, they made it possible to save you $3 on that GPS that would otherwise cost you a fortune for the one made in Germany.