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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

If you want to avoid goods made in a particular country and buy elsewhere, surely the country that manufactures the product could have bought the raw materials from the country you want to avoid? I got into an argument with my brother yesterday lol

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By *allySlinkyWoman
over a year ago

Leeds

To be sure, just don't buy anything.

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By *agneto.Man
over a year ago

Bham

Was it China by any chance?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I try to buy British made where ever I can but it's so hard

The TV I bought last week was built in Antenna.

I don't even now where that is

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I try to buy British made where ever I can but it's so hard

The TV I bought last week was built in Antenna.

I don't even now where that is"

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

It's difficult to buy anything that's 100% guaranteed to be from one country.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Of course and it happens alot on ebay/amazon.

I search for UK based products, and they are identical to china based

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Of course and it happens alot on ebay/amazon.

I search for UK based products, and they are identical to china based "

I try to avoid Amazon if i can. My bug with them is they don't pay full taxes in the UK

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Was it China by any chance? "

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham

Most products can be traced fairly easily if you are interested in ethical sourcing it’s not hard, email them for a sourcing map.

Made in.... can be misleading

New Balance in Flimby import running shoe uppers and soles in separate boxes, press them together in a machine with glue already on the parts and simply add a made in England label. Then they go back into the original box for sale. The labels are also imported.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Of course and it happens alot on ebay/amazon.

I search for UK based products, and they are identical to china based "

Not much is produced in the UK now.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"Most products can be traced fairly easily if you are interested in ethical sourcing it’s not hard, email them for a sourcing map.

Made in.... can be misleading

New Balance in Flimby import running shoe uppers and soles in separate boxes, press them together in a machine with glue already on the parts and simply add a made in England label. Then they go back into the original box for sale. The labels are also imported.

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Thanks. It's going to be tricky buying ethically sourced products these days,

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If you want to avoid goods made in a particular country and buy elsewhere, surely the country that manufactures the product could have bought the raw materials from the country you want to avoid? I got into an argument with my brother yesterday lol"
its all made in china

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By *rHotNottsMan
over a year ago

Dubai & Nottingham


"Most products can be traced fairly easily if you are interested in ethical sourcing it’s not hard, email them for a sourcing map.

Made in.... can be misleading

New Balance in Flimby import running shoe uppers and soles in separate boxes, press them together in a machine with glue already on the parts and simply add a made in England label. Then they go back into the original box for sale. The labels are also imported.

Thanks. It's going to be tricky buying ethically sourced products these days, "

It can be but you can research it, any listed company will provide info. Another to watch out for is big cheapish brands that claim ethical offshore sourcing like M&S , Next, Tesco Cherokee - those 3 are the worst but many others are similar. They set standards and monitor production standards and workers pay and conditions periodically but also have aggressive call-off contracts that make suppliers hold stock at their own cost. When they place an order for say 10,000 items at €1 per item, the supplier cannot possibly deliver on those terms but needs the order so they will accept and then secretly subcontract to smaller factories with much worse conditions

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I like stuff built by ppl called Derrek with two R's, I feel I can trust Derrek....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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