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To: GraceZ who wrote (179188)7/11/2002 2:30:25 PM
From: Greg Jung  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258
 
Made in China

You may end up buying 4x as many umbrellas over the years, though. Not to say the products are inferior but ...
hell I guess to say that.

Now I'll put on my (expensive, german constuction) flame suit.

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Stuff has become ridiculously cheap in the last five years



To: GraceZ who wrote (179188)7/11/2002 2:30:59 PM
From: SouthFloridaGuy  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
It's called imported deflationary pressures. Don't worry about it anymore, the dollar is making sure you only have 1 pair of running shoes in the future.

But don't worry, your housing costs will fall.



To: GraceZ who wrote (179188)7/11/2002 2:31:12 PM
From: ild  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 436258
 
Grace, what you've described is the result of China's cheap work force. It has helped to contain inflation here. USA was a prime beneficiary. The problem now is that the world has run out of warehouse space to store greenbacks. -G-