BUY AMERICAN (avoid that made in China)

[desmond]

[quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond][quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….[/quote]

Thanks desmond…I knew I could count on you to cut people down for whatever reasons.

But for your info, the reasons for Oakley isn’t a cool factor. It’s called shatter resistant lens…

Most of the cheapo 20-25 dollar with plastic lenses are not safe, because while they don’t crack like glass, with enough impact to the front of the lens, the plastic shards will crumble to pieces. Not an issue if you have two good eyes and one gets screwed up, but a completely different story when you only have 1 eye that you can see through like me.

Some of the chinese knockoffs for $50 also don’t shatter or splitter either, but those are difficult to find. Of course folks like you never have to deal with those issues, so who gives a shit right?

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond][quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….[/quote]

Thanks desmond…I knew I could count on you to cut people down for whatever reasons.

But for your info, the reasons for Oakley isn’t a cool factor. It’s called shatter resistant lens…

Most of the cheapo 20-25 dollar with plastic lenses are not safe, because while they don’t crack like glass, with enough impact to the front of the lens, the plastic shards will crumble to pieces. Not an issue if you have two good eyes and one gets screwed up, but a completely different story when you only have 1 eye that you can see through like me.

Some of the chinese knockoffs for $50 also don’t shatter or splitter either, but those are difficult to find. Of course folks like you never have to deal with those issues, so who gives a shit right?

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond][quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….[/quote]

Thanks desmond…I knew I could count on you to cut people down for whatever reasons.

But for your info, the reasons for Oakley isn’t a cool factor. It’s called shatter resistant lens…

Most of the cheapo 20-25 dollar with plastic lenses are not safe, because while they don’t crack like glass, with enough impact to the front of the lens, the plastic shards will crumble to pieces. Not an issue if you have two good eyes and one gets screwed up, but a completely different story when you only have 1 eye that you can see through like me.

Some of the chinese knockoffs for $50 also don’t shatter or splitter either, but those are difficult to find. Of course folks like you never have to deal with those issues, so who gives a shit right?

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond][quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….[/quote]

Thanks desmond…I knew I could count on you to cut people down for whatever reasons.

But for your info, the reasons for Oakley isn’t a cool factor. It’s called shatter resistant lens…

Most of the cheapo 20-25 dollar with plastic lenses are not safe, because while they don’t crack like glass, with enough impact to the front of the lens, the plastic shards will crumble to pieces. Not an issue if you have two good eyes and one gets screwed up, but a completely different story when you only have 1 eye that you can see through like me.

Some of the chinese knockoffs for $50 also don’t shatter or splitter either, but those are difficult to find. Of course folks like you never have to deal with those issues, so who gives a shit right?

[Coronita]

[quote=desmond][quote=flu]Well, for those of you who thought Made in USA Oakley glasses were built to last…My hinge just separated from the frame…precisely 1 week out of warranty. That’s $200 out the door….
Hmmm, if I had about a cheaper $50 made in XYZ, I could have gone through 4 of them probably in 4 years….
Oh well, probably I just got a dud.[/quote]

Yea, Flu, and they don’t even make you look cool either…………….[/quote]

Thanks desmond…I knew I could count on you to cut people down for whatever reasons.

But for your info, the reasons for Oakley isn’t a cool factor. It’s called shatter resistant lens…

Most of the cheapo 20-25 dollar with plastic lenses are not safe, because while they don’t crack like glass, with enough impact to the front of the lens, the plastic shards will crumble to pieces. Not an issue if you have two good eyes and one gets screwed up, but a completely different story when you only have 1 eye that you can see through like me.

Some of the chinese knockoffs for $50 also don’t shatter or splitter either, but those are difficult to find. Of course folks like you never have to deal with those issues, so who gives a shit right?

[Coronita]

[quote=Aecetia]Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.[/quote]

FYI: Taiwan/Japan/Korea all have bans on seafood from China, I believe…It really is no joke….

Also, add toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss to the list of things to watch out for…

1)If you haven’t noticed, toothpaste from the major companies (Crest/Colgate/etc) come in two price tiers now. The more expensive ones $3/4 are still made here. Anything below that, it’s made overseas. You can spot the ones made here because they are appropriately labeled made in usa…Interestingly, the ones that aren’t made here usually don’t have a label indicating so…. Most of the time these toothpastes are made in mexico and parts of asia.

For kids/todlers, neither colgate or crest kids are made in the U.S to my knowledge. The only two brands I have found still made in the use for kids are

1)Sensodyne for kids
2)Burt’s Bees natural toothpaste (which out of all places you can find at Walmart :))

Dental floss/picks from oral-b aren’t sourced here anymore.

Unfortunately, looking at bar codes (as some emails have suggested) isn’t going to work…And processed foods are not required for source of origin labeling.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/barcodes.htm

[Coronita]

[quote=Aecetia]Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.[/quote]

FYI: Taiwan/Japan/Korea all have bans on seafood from China, I believe…It really is no joke….

Also, add toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss to the list of things to watch out for…

1)If you haven’t noticed, toothpaste from the major companies (Crest/Colgate/etc) come in two price tiers now. The more expensive ones $3/4 are still made here. Anything below that, it’s made overseas. You can spot the ones made here because they are appropriately labeled made in usa…Interestingly, the ones that aren’t made here usually don’t have a label indicating so…. Most of the time these toothpastes are made in mexico and parts of asia.

For kids/todlers, neither colgate or crest kids are made in the U.S to my knowledge. The only two brands I have found still made in the use for kids are

1)Sensodyne for kids
2)Burt’s Bees natural toothpaste (which out of all places you can find at Walmart :))

Dental floss/picks from oral-b aren’t sourced here anymore.

Unfortunately, looking at bar codes (as some emails have suggested) isn’t going to work…And processed foods are not required for source of origin labeling.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/barcodes.htm

[Coronita]

[quote=Aecetia]Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.[/quote]

FYI: Taiwan/Japan/Korea all have bans on seafood from China, I believe…It really is no joke….

Also, add toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss to the list of things to watch out for…

1)If you haven’t noticed, toothpaste from the major companies (Crest/Colgate/etc) come in two price tiers now. The more expensive ones $3/4 are still made here. Anything below that, it’s made overseas. You can spot the ones made here because they are appropriately labeled made in usa…Interestingly, the ones that aren’t made here usually don’t have a label indicating so…. Most of the time these toothpastes are made in mexico and parts of asia.

For kids/todlers, neither colgate or crest kids are made in the U.S to my knowledge. The only two brands I have found still made in the use for kids are

1)Sensodyne for kids
2)Burt’s Bees natural toothpaste (which out of all places you can find at Walmart :))

Dental floss/picks from oral-b aren’t sourced here anymore.

Unfortunately, looking at bar codes (as some emails have suggested) isn’t going to work…And processed foods are not required for source of origin labeling.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/barcodes.htm

[Coronita]

[quote=Aecetia]Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.[/quote]

FYI: Taiwan/Japan/Korea all have bans on seafood from China, I believe…It really is no joke….

Also, add toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss to the list of things to watch out for…

1)If you haven’t noticed, toothpaste from the major companies (Crest/Colgate/etc) come in two price tiers now. The more expensive ones $3/4 are still made here. Anything below that, it’s made overseas. You can spot the ones made here because they are appropriately labeled made in usa…Interestingly, the ones that aren’t made here usually don’t have a label indicating so…. Most of the time these toothpastes are made in mexico and parts of asia.

For kids/todlers, neither colgate or crest kids are made in the U.S to my knowledge. The only two brands I have found still made in the use for kids are

1)Sensodyne for kids
2)Burt’s Bees natural toothpaste (which out of all places you can find at Walmart :))

Dental floss/picks from oral-b aren’t sourced here anymore.

Unfortunately, looking at bar codes (as some emails have suggested) isn’t going to work…And processed foods are not required for source of origin labeling.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/barcodes.htm

[Coronita]

[quote=Aecetia]Thanks flu. That is what I thought and I am not getting sf from the GOM now. Even if the oil is not there, what about all the dispersant that was sprayed on the oil? Not good.[/quote]

FYI: Taiwan/Japan/Korea all have bans on seafood from China, I believe…It really is no joke….

Also, add toothpaste, toothbrush, dental floss to the list of things to watch out for…

1)If you haven’t noticed, toothpaste from the major companies (Crest/Colgate/etc) come in two price tiers now. The more expensive ones $3/4 are still made here. Anything below that, it’s made overseas. You can spot the ones made here because they are appropriately labeled made in usa…Interestingly, the ones that aren’t made here usually don’t have a label indicating so…. Most of the time these toothpastes are made in mexico and parts of asia.

For kids/todlers, neither colgate or crest kids are made in the U.S to my knowledge. The only two brands I have found still made in the use for kids are

1)Sensodyne for kids
2)Burt’s Bees natural toothpaste (which out of all places you can find at Walmart :))

Dental floss/picks from oral-b aren’t sourced here anymore.

Unfortunately, looking at bar codes (as some emails have suggested) isn’t going to work…And processed foods are not required for source of origin labeling.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/od/fooddrink/a/barcodes.htm

[jpinpb]

flu – Tom’s of Maine toothpaste. Wouldn’t that be made in the USA – Maine?

I heard Burt’s Bees had been bought by Clorox Link. They used to sell them only at health food stores like Jimbo’s and Henry’s. But I guess since Clorox took over, you can buy it just about anywhere. Target, Rite-Aid, etc.

Thanks for the tip on the toothpaste at Walmart. I liked it and couldn’t find it anymore b/c I understood they discontinued it.

[jpinpb]

flu – Tom’s of Maine toothpaste. Wouldn’t that be made in the USA – Maine?

I heard Burt’s Bees had been bought by Clorox Link. They used to sell them only at health food stores like Jimbo’s and Henry’s. But I guess since Clorox took over, you can buy it just about anywhere. Target, Rite-Aid, etc.

Thanks for the tip on the toothpaste at Walmart. I liked it and couldn’t find it anymore b/c I understood they discontinued it.

[jpinpb]

flu – Tom’s of Maine toothpaste. Wouldn’t that be made in the USA – Maine?

I heard Burt’s Bees had been bought by Clorox Link. They used to sell them only at health food stores like Jimbo’s and Henry’s. But I guess since Clorox took over, you can buy it just about anywhere. Target, Rite-Aid, etc.

Thanks for the tip on the toothpaste at Walmart. I liked it and couldn’t find it anymore b/c I understood they discontinued it.

[jpinpb]

flu – Tom’s of Maine toothpaste. Wouldn’t that be made in the USA – Maine?

I heard Burt’s Bees had been bought by Clorox Link. They used to sell them only at health food stores like Jimbo’s and Henry’s. But I guess since Clorox took over, you can buy it just about anywhere. Target, Rite-Aid, etc.

Thanks for the tip on the toothpaste at Walmart. I liked it and couldn’t find it anymore b/c I understood they discontinued it.

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