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Wal-Mud
Maybe some day every factory worker on the entire planet will be paid
a decent wage, so no reason to send production elsewhere! Then we'll get to decide based entirely on quality. Of course, it won't prevent the sale of cheap stuff, but maybe the price difference won't be so great. (Well, we can dream!) Roberta in D On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 05:55:53 -0700 (PDT), Sunny wrote: Our Wal-Mart has put in an entire aisle of pre-cut fabric. Most of it is cheap and feels rough to the touch. It's definitely cheap Chinese stuff. Just like most of the rest of what WM sells. In order to get American-made goods, we will have to pay more. Many of us save every penny we can because they are becoming harder to get and must stretch farther. It's a nasty circle in which we find ourselves. Maybe our grandchildren will find a way off the ugly carrousel. Sunny |
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After they removed the original fabric department, they put that pre-cut
stuff in our local store too! It was awful...rough and see-through!! Almost as soon as they'd display it in the crafts section, it would be moved to the Clearance section! I checked today, and there's a little fabric out....looks like the same stuff they had 3 or 4 years ago.....some cottons, some decorator, some fashion. But, at least they have interfacing, muslin, and other Pellon products. -- Alice in PA http://community.webshots.com/user/twosonsatpsu "Sunny" wrote in message ... Our Wal-Mart has put in an entire aisle of pre-cut fabric. Most of it is cheap and feels rough to the touch. It's definitely cheap Chinese stuff. Just like most of the rest of what WM sells. In order to get American-made goods, we will have to pay more. Many of us save every penny we can because they are becoming harder to get and must stretch farther. It's a nasty circle in which we find ourselves. Maybe our grandchildren will find a way off the ugly carrousel. Sunny |
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Wal-Mud
That will happen at the same time that teachers and professional athletes
are paid the same. -- Kay Ahr in Reno/Sparks Nevada USA "Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message ... Maybe some day every factory worker on the entire planet will be paid a decent wage, so no reason to send production elsewhere! Then we'll get to decide based entirely on quality. Of course, it won't prevent the sale of cheap stuff, but maybe the price difference won't be so great. (Well, we can dream!) Roberta in D On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 05:55:53 -0700 (PDT), Sunny wrote: Our Wal-Mart has put in an entire aisle of pre-cut fabric. Most of it is cheap and feels rough to the touch. It's definitely cheap Chinese stuff. Just like most of the rest of what WM sells. In order to get American-made goods, we will have to pay more. Many of us save every penny we can because they are becoming harder to get and must stretch farther. It's a nasty circle in which we find ourselves. Maybe our grandchildren will find a way off the ugly carrousel. Sunny |
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Wal-Mud
I'm with you, Kay. Well said. This evening I was matching HS triangles and
only listening to the evening tv news. There was quite a big deal and congressional hearing ( I think) about whether some athlete was taking some sort of growth(?) drug. Honestly. I don't give a happy hoot if he was taking drugs, rat poison or Maalox. Whatever happened to priorities? Polly "Kay Ahr" wrote in message ... That will happen at the same time that teachers and professional athletes are paid the same. -- Kay Ahr in Reno/Sparks Nevada USA "Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message ... Maybe some day every factory worker on the entire planet will be paid a decent wage, so no reason to send production elsewhere! Then we'll get to decide based entirely on quality. Of course, it won't prevent the sale of cheap stuff, but maybe the price difference won't be so great. (Well, we can dream!) Roberta in D On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 05:55:53 -0700 (PDT), Sunny wrote: Our Wal-Mart has put in an entire aisle of pre-cut fabric. Most of it is cheap and feels rough to the touch. It's definitely cheap Chinese stuff. Just like most of the rest of what WM sells. In order to get American-made goods, we will have to pay more. Many of us save every penny we can because they are becoming harder to get and must stretch farther. It's a nasty circle in which we find ourselves. Maybe our grandchildren will find a way off the ugly carrousel. Sunny |
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OT Wal-Mud
I am with both of you but I am waiting to see kids math and other academic
successes in the local paper instead of (or at least in addition to) the football and basketball scores. Taria "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... I'm with you, Kay. Well said. This evening I was matching HS triangles and only listening to the evening tv news. There was quite a big deal and congressional hearing ( I think) about whether some athlete was taking some sort of growth(?) drug. Honestly. I don't give a happy hoot if he was taking drugs, rat poison or Maalox. Whatever happened to priorities? Polly "Kay Ahr" wrote in message ... That will happen at the same time that teachers and professional athletes are paid the same. -- Kay Ahr in Reno/Sparks Nevada USA "Roberta" Roberta@Home wrote in message ... Maybe some day every factory worker on the entire planet will be paid a decent wage, so no reason to send production elsewhere! Then we'll get to decide based entirely on quality. Of course, it won't prevent the sale of cheap stuff, but maybe the price difference won't be so great. (Well, we can dream!) Roberta in D On Thu, 7 Jul 2011 05:55:53 -0700 (PDT), Sunny wrote: Our Wal-Mart has put in an entire aisle of pre-cut fabric. Most of it is cheap and feels rough to the touch. It's definitely cheap Chinese stuff. Just like most of the rest of what WM sells. In order to get American-made goods, we will have to pay more. Many of us save every penny we can because they are becoming harder to get and must stretch farther. It's a nasty circle in which we find ourselves. Maybe our grandchildren will find a way off the ugly carrousel. Sunny |
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OT Wal-Mud
"Taria" wrote in message ... I am with both of you but I am waiting to see kids math and other academic successes in the local paper instead of (or at least in addition to) the football and basketball scores. Taria When my nephew, who never got less than an "A" in twelve years of school, went to college, I was amazed to find out that he didn't get a dime of aid based on his grades. Compare that with athletes who get a full ride and barely go to class. Sad. Iris |
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OT Wal-Mud
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"IEZ" wrote: "Taria" wrote in message ... I am with both of you but I am waiting to see kids math and other academic successes in the local paper instead of (or at least in addition to) the football and basketball scores. Taria When my nephew, who never got less than an "A" in twelve years of school, went to college, I was amazed to find out that he didn't get a dime of aid based on his grades. Compare that with athletes who get a full ride and barely go to class. Sad. Iris When I was in college I had to take some stupid sports class (it was supposed to be on coaching, which I was interested in, but it wasn't) Basically the instructor and student whined about how mis-understood athletes are. When they got around to scholarships I asked why they felt they had to work for scholarship and students who received academic scholarships did not. I was told that intelligence comes naturally and athletiscism does not. I asked what about people who are naturally athletic. I was told that was a myth. Seriously, these people were insane and sadly theirs is a pretty prevalent attitude. I was pretty universally hated in that class for some of my questions :-) marcella |
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