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26. IMO, very few American companies EVER stayed on top of their Chinese suppliers

Fri Mar 8, 2013, 02:35 PM

Mar 2013

It costs money to do so. You have to send trustworthy and knowledgeable Americans to do the job -- they have to be able to speak and read Chinese, and they have to understand the ethos there. This costs money and takes time, something our greedheads are not interested in investing so far away.

Color me absolutely disgusted with American companies that do business with China, and never care about how the product came to be.

Postscript: Years ago there were cute little toys that looked like kitties, and they were made of real fur. Nobody asked what kind of fur until American consumers who were allergic to cats started sneezing and wheezing. Yep. They were made of real catskins.

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Marc Jacobs' 'faux fur' garments actually use the coats of Chinese canines [View all] onehandle Mar 2013 OP

Sounds like JC Penney's again. n/t jtuck004 Mar 2013 #1

"Cue someone to defend Chinese 'culture' for its 'different values.'" ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #2

It's simple capitalistic greed booley Mar 2013 #6

I'm not anti-Chinese. I'm against skinning animals alive. ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #9

as am I booley Mar 2013 #18

I was just making a joke from the OP. nt ZombieHorde Mar 2013 #21

Then you never had a dinner of live monkey brains. aquart Mar 2013 #45

I bet the same shit happens worldwide. alp227 Mar 2013 #46

most Chinese suppliers will slap any label on anything if they think they can get away with it bettyellen Mar 2013 #13

IMO, very few American companies EVER stayed on top of their Chinese suppliers Hekate Mar 2013 #26

before China was involved, clothing and home goods companies had serious QA and testing in place bettyellen Mar 2013 #27

booley, have you spent time in China? Duppers Mar 2013 #44

Well it's a waste to throw away the fur ...after they eat a dog or cat. n/t L0oniX Mar 2013 #3

... (caution) panzerfaust Mar 2013 #49

Marc Jacobs is a Chinese name? Bluenorthwest Mar 2013 #4

No Funny Ever demwing Mar 2013 #5

Hey PETA! SCVDem Mar 2013 #7

Message auto-removed adammoda Mar 2013 #8

soul terror? that kid is a deluded stalker for fucks sake. bettyellen Mar 2013 #10

someone gave me a marc jacobs jacket noiretextatique Mar 2013 #11

Yikes. But how do they know the dog is "skinned alive"? Blandocyte Mar 2013 #12

I saw a video of that RILib Mar 2013 #16

I too, accidentally, watched the skinning alive video.... TinkerTot55 Mar 2013 #36

Gonna stay away from that video. n/t Agschmid Mar 2013 #42

I saw a video of it, too. Quantess Mar 2013 #48

How do you skin an animal alive? AlbertCat Mar 2013 #14

I've seen a video of animals being skinned alive AndyA Mar 2013 #17

It was very disturbing, AlbertCat Mar 2013 #22

Some people think animals are shaved. No, they need the skin to hold the fur. onehandle Mar 2013 #20

No, they need the skin to hold the fur. AlbertCat Mar 2013 #24

Yeah, and the fake fur that's attached to the knitted base has the luxury of artificial length. onehandle Mar 2013 #25

Fucking monsters -- all concerned. whathehell Mar 2013 #15

Message auto-removed adammoda Mar 2013 #19

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmvGdr7RWKw ilvxnk Mar 2013 #23

welcome to DU azurnoir Mar 2013 #29

Welcome to DU! That is a truly horrifying (and gruesome video) - maybe add a little text petronius Mar 2013 #35

GRAPHIC video. Would you please add that to your post? Thanks. uppityperson Mar 2013 #43

The 'trim' like the stuff around a hood/cuffs is not covered by any 'truth in the tag' regulations Sunlei Mar 2013 #28

china dog fur all rage Evasporque Mar 2013 #30

Please tell us how to publicly hate them. tblue Mar 2013 #31

You mean like avoiding racist tags like Yellow Peril? Here's my method: Hekate Mar 2013 #33

American demand is the problem Politicub Mar 2013 #40

Why would this be less expensive? surrealAmerican Mar 2013 #32

faux takes a factory to produce, the other you pay a peon a dime for enough to trim 5 coats. Sunlei Mar 2013 #34

Many people like to jump on America Trascoli Mar 2013 #37

So it's cheaper to skin dogs alive than make plastic faux fur Politicub Mar 2013 #38

Well yeah. Plastic is a non-renewable resource, and dogs... Hekate Mar 2013 #39

How does "Cruella De Ville" translate into Mandarin? Ken Burch Mar 2013 #41

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