In need of a travel mug, I was sucked in by the new fad of mugs that look like paper cups but are actually quite reusable. I had been waiting for a store down the street to replenish their stock before I splurged. Finally, after weeks of waiting, the new stock arrived… but with a twist. These new fancy mugs were now adorned with a “I <3 LOCAL” stamp. At the time I didn’t think much of it, and purchased it anyway. The mug was great, the problem came about when I tried to wash it. As I flipped the mug over, I was disgusted to see “MADE IN CHINA”. Now I am so ashamed to tote around my branded “local” mug… but at least its not paper right? —Would Rather Buy from China than Be a Liar
This article appears in Dec 2-8, 2010.
I know, eh? I bought one recently too, just because my bf thought they were funny. Soooo hipster “ironic”, right?
Didn’t you hear OP. Dexter sold us off to the PRC for $10,000.00 and a big plate of Mu Shu pork, so technically your mug is “local”. Also, we are now to be referred to as Phu Kyu Province.
I heard they were going to call us Phuket !
I wonder if Dex had the salty hoi son sauce…or did he go with the sweet, cum sum yung guy sauce on that pork ?!?
What does “I <3 LOCAL" mean?
I wouldn’t have waited. I would have ordered the mug online….likely cheaper than buying local. Local retailers often jack the prices to offset their shipping costs to get the items.
>: ) All I know is, not only did he negotiate free delivery, they also paid his bar tab, I mean lawyer fees.
More evidence that any good idea will eventually be co-opted by some corporation looking to make a buck.
If the ‘buying local’ initiative follows the pattern of ‘organic produce’ and indeed the corporate food industry’s entire ‘made in Canada’ shell game, we will soon have an industry body, penetrated and dominated by corporate shills, whose sole aim will be to redefine ‘buying local’ to mean purchasing anything with a locally made ‘buy local’ sticker attached to it.
Nobody excels at ‘newspeak’ like corporate marketing divisions, and the masses willingly follow, conditioned as they are by lifelong immersion in a consumerist culture which places accumulation of material goods ahead of almost any other consideration.
Ivan, your continued habit of wedging references to imaginary left wing cabals into your posts marks you as a man obsessed.
Do you really think the communists are ‘crawling up your wife’s leg’ as the old Monty Python skit would have it?
“They’re peeping out of me wife’s blouse. Why doesn’t Mr. Maudling do something about it!”
>; )
yeah o.p., that really bites nuts don’t it. buy something for a local place, only to find it is made in some far off child labor worked country.
if you really want local, then i suggest you go to china, or other place, but i bet if you get something there, it will say,”made in u.s.”
Is that bike a BSA ?
It’s a Triumph TR6 Trophy with some cosmetic modifications to make it resemble a wartime Zundapp. Triumphs were Steve McQueen’s favorite bikes at the time and his friend Bud Elkins, who performed the 60 foot jump over the barbed wire in the film, was a Triumph dealer. According to Wiki, that is, so judge accordingly. >; )
Nope, apparently it’s a Triumph TR6 Trophy. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0057115/trivia…
Well IMDB seems to corroborate that info.
Where do you think I got it from Hugo. Sorry, wiki is my generic term for anything I get off the interweb that isn’t pictures of nekkid ladies.
And ,by Hugo, I of course meant you Brendon. Forgive me, it’s been a long day.
>: (
It’s ok, Ivan. I understand.
these last few days i keep thinking i’m burning cookies. thanks for random info nerd bitches…bleep bloop
Hey, it was ‘local’ to the buyer who visited the plant/distributor in China!
This post reminds me of that movie with that awesome quotes about American and Russian parts.
What’s hilarious is that the paper cups that you get from any vendor is more likely to be made in Canada, or at the very least, made from materials that are sourced in Canada. Meanwhile, that cup that was made in China probably had a larger carbon footprint than a whole stack of those paper cups.
Isn’t green-washing lovely?
Try Just Us, I have a feeling that they stock travel mugs that are at least made by accountable companies. Baring that, and if you don’t mind online ordering/delivery, try Timolino brand. I know they’re available from Brideghead Coffee house online ordering. Excellent mugs, keeps shit hot for hours, and are made under people friendly guidelines.
I’ve had one for months, love it.
http://www.bridgehead.ca/en/ProductType.as…
What’s wrong with buying “Made in China” stuff? Chinese are generally very industrious people and it is part of their culture to work hard and offer good prices. Us Canadians are quite lazy and whiny by comparison. These items are also made / shipped in bulk so are therefore more efficiently produced / distributed and therefore more environmentally friendly in some regards. Therefore, I have no issue with buying things “Made in China.” A few of my buddies have “Made in China” girlfriends, too, and they’re great!
And how far is this “Buy Local” shit going to go anyway? Are we soon going to be coerced into “marrying local” too, meaning all the poor, lonely guys like myself won’t be able to ship in mail-order brides from Thailand anymore, and will have to settle for some fat flabby “local” girl with as many rolls as children from different fathers?
Nothing wrong with “Made in China” as long as you don’t mind high lead content, usually administered in the form of a copper-jacketed 9MM in the base of the skull – Woot Woot – *Red Menace Alert*
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=298Cw3_qGwE
i really like you 195. you find cool stuff to watch^^
He is like Virgil, leading us Luddite Dantes through the descending circles of Interweb Hell.
that makes perfect sense now. i took a test on the net and apparently i am bound for the 6th level…yeehaw
It’s the only part of “The Divine Comedy” that I actually read in FYP (all the fun parts). Purgatory and Paradise were a snooze and no laughs at all. Neither Divine nor a Comedy.
You’re very welcome. 🙂
Morning Virgil – which circle of Hell do we visit today ? *troz*
I’m a fan of Lust (the Second Circle) personally. 😉
envy and greed not so much but i’m big on wrath^^
Wrath would make for an entertaining day. 🙂
We are LTWWB Maniacs.
We are twice as addictive as crack.
We give Annie 40 whacks,
While Bill Clinton plays the sax.
We’re Bitchin Man-ey
Totally Insan-ey
We worship our Pain-ey
LTWWB MAN-I-ACS
Bahaha that’s great, Ivan. I have fond memories of Animaniacs. @PG: “I’m a fan of all seven, but right now I’m gonna have to go with Wrath.”
thanks ivan, much appreciated after cleaning up doggie poop. poor guy i think he may have gotten into some cookies…rooooo. that movie “seven” sticks in my brain. *sloth* *shudder*
You’ll be relieved to note that they had no such effect upon SOBova or I. >: )
We put up the tree yesterday and the last of them made a nice accompaniment to eggnog and scented candles.
I wonder if anybody ever went to the restaurant of that name when it was open and ordered the “Gwyneth Paltrow , with a side of fries.”
he may have eaten something in the backyard when we were raking leaves. the crows hide stuff in our yard…i prefer this kind of seven
http://www.moviewallpapers.net/images/wall…
Christmas cookies! I just got approved for 2 weeks over the holidays so I’ll be baking up a storm, can’t wait, can’t wait, can’t wait!!
kudos to you missy, baking is fun^^
Roger that, Painey. Cue that awesome Elmer Bernstein score and mount up.
Ah, yes “The Magnificent Seven”. A Western (both genre and otherwise) adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai”. I’ve seen neither movie to be perfectly honest. Though I did see the steampunk-ish anime adaptation “Samurai 7”. ‘Twas rather good.
Both are vicious good flicks. Well worth the look. Kurosawa’s “Ran” and Peckinpah’s “The Wild Bunch” are also terrific examples of where the genre can be taken in the hands of a genius/madman.
Also “Ernest Goes to Camp” – *Narf* (had to throw that in lest I be accused of trying to rise above my Redneck Strutter Underclass Roots)
I saw the opening few minutes of “The Wild Bunch” once in Film class in high school. Seemed rather interesting.
The set piece at the beginning is great; the apocalyptic shootout at the end is amazing. Often imitated; never been bettered.
There are many classic pieces of entertainment I’d like to consume, however, time is not exactly on my side when it comes to these things. On another note, does the bookstore where you work have anything on Japanese history, Ivan? Just out of curiosity mostly.
I hears ya my Brother. Big stack of books on my night table and the only way I’m going to get to read them is 6 months in a body cast. *poit* Yup – 2nd floor, 3rd aisle, first section on the right. Anything specific you are looking for?
Not really. I’ve just always had somewhat of a fascination with Japan.
And I figured that if any place besides wikipedia had anything about Japanese history, it would be that bookstore.