OT- pissed about Chinese products

(Dear Lowes, Inc.)

I filed a complaint with Hinkle Chair Company about their "Garden Treasures" rocking chairs.

They (and I suspect you have required them to) hide any evidence that the chairs are made in China. Only a tiny (smaller than 1/2" square) label in an inconspicuous place on the product, says "Made in China". Your store personnel remove that label on any chairs they pre-assemble for customers; it's only there if the customer assembles the product. That's not fair or honest.

Many American consumers are now avoiding Chinese products when there are alternatives. DELIBERATELY hiding the origin of products is immoral, even if it's not illegal.

If you are requiring vendors to disguise the origin of their products, then please stop.

If vendors are hiding that fact voluntarily, please compel them to mark the products clearly on the OUTSIDE of the packaging.

I tend to be very vocal about being cheated. Although the chairs are of acceptable (not good) quality, the 'trick' you and/or Hinkle are playing on your customers is NOT acceptable; it is dishonest.

Yours truly, Lloyd E. Sponenburgh

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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh
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But did you take the chairs back? Did you check the external packaging for a notice (I'll bet it has to be there). Did you complain to your local BBB and attorney general?

Not that I don't sympathize -- I'm just making suggestions for bases to cover.

(and I think it's a good thing that they think they have to hide the tag

-- if they're embarrassed about stuff from China, maybe they'll take a US supplier seriously the next time).

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Tim Wescott

Tim Wescott fired this volley in news:tvSdnQuDGuV5s3fVnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@web-ster.com:

It's not illegal here, yet, so I didn't file a complaint with the gov. But I checked every square inch of packaging, including under the Lowes labels -- nothin'.

LLoyd

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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh

"Lloyd E. Sponenburgh" fired this volley in news:Xns9B2F82CE436DDlloydspmindspringcom@216.168.3.70:

and no... My wife has been looking for similar chairs for weeks. If we had known they were made in China, she'd probably have bought them anyway, even if it rankles.

The issue was their subterfuge.

LLoyd

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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh

It certainly tells you how much they care about, and respect, you.

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Tim Wescott

Lloyd has WAAY too much time on his hands. The Default Origin of Manufacture ***(((IS)))*** China on a huge array of merchandise. The anomaly is 'Made In USA', with attendant 4X price tag and shoddy union driven design/assembly. Being surprised that something you bought for what was clearly a cheap price was made overseas is disingenuous, at least. JR Dweller in the cellar

Lloyd E. Sp> (Dear Lowes, Inc.)

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JR North

JR North fired this volley in news:V_idnRXaiei0xHfVnZ2dnUVZ snipped-for-privacy@seanet.com:

BS. A) I wasn't surprised, Chinese packaging has a "look" you can't miss, and B) I wasn't expecting better, but they hid the origin. Their bad (Lowes or the importers), not mine.

Nothing disingenuous about being upset about being lied to.

LLoyd

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Lloyd E. Sponenburgh

Look at it this way: When someone lies to you in an obvious way, there's just a few possible interpretations.

One:

They think you're _really_ stupid. If they think you're that dumb, what else will they try to pull?

Two:

They are _really_ stupid. So how good is the rest of their stuff?

Three:

They just don't care. So how good is the rest of their stuff?

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Tim Wescott

-- snip --

Not everything made in the US comes from union shops. But most likely anything from anywhere big does (sigh).

I'd have a lot better attitude about unions if _they_ would kick out the slackers, incompetents and just plain bums in their ranks. Instead they're proud to have their employer bent over a barrel, and are quite proud when they protect complete slimeballs from righteous firing.

(The odd thing about my attitude is that I would think it a sad day indeed if the US outlawed unions, or otherwise made it impossible for collective bargaining to exist. I just wish the unions would get real about what they're doing to themselves and their neighbors.)

(And no union controlled elections, please!)

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Tim Wescott

Tim, You would have a much different attitude about unions & corporate America if you experienced first hand what goes on inside said relationships. I was a sponsored EE student at GMI by GM's Truck & Bus Group in Pontiac, MI. in 1982. All students went to a weekly meeting with the Plant 2 Superintendent to discuss plant operations. Many of my relatives are/ have been employed by GM. No doubt there are many loser employees that most outsiders would believe are "protected" by the union. I've had this impression up until then based on discussions with many people. Let me enlighten you a little. I would not believe this if I hadn't have asked it myself. I asked this Superintendent about these loser employees, drunks, drugees, etc. "Why don't you fire these people when you have the overwhelming evidence of their uselessness." "I know many hard working people that would jump at a chance to work at an auto plant." I'll paraphrase - He explained to me with a tone that kinda made me think he was trying to see a degree of disbelief on my face - "We use these people as a bargaining chip with the union." "When we get a large amount of grievances written up by the union for genuine issues that are expensive to correct, we have the union deem some issues "impractical". This allows a win/win situation - union gets a member back and less paperwork to process while GM saves big money! I did ask if he was serious. He said "Sure, GM is in business to make money, not friends." Don't get me wrong, I'm not a big fan of unions but I wish more people could see the reality of the auto companies.

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syoung

From my experience, if it's "Made in America", they'll mark it as such. If it's not marked, I assume it to be an import. Now, even if it's marked "Made in America", it may still have been assembled elsewhere.

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-Smitty

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Bill Smith

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