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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:31 PM Original message |
Anyone notice quality control problems in Chinese made linens? |
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Savannah_H (123 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
1. reply |
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babylonsister (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
2. I hear the checkers are good. nt |
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physioex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
3. No....Pretty much everything is "Made in China"... |
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Tyo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Bed in a bag? |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:32 AM Response to Reply #4 |
12. So, $160 is the right price for coming apart at the seams? |
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Tyo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 04:37 PM Response to Reply #12 |
40. Sooo |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:33 AM Response to Reply #4 |
13. Kind of like bathing suits |
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tabasco (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:22 AM Response to Reply #13 |
29. (which I gave up a LONG time ago anyhow) |
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Eurobabe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:08 PM Response to Reply #29 |
34. yeah |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
5. I found a great set of sheets of Egyptian Cotton made in Turkey |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:39 AM Response to Reply #5 |
15. I do like Egyptian cotton. But... |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 01:20 AM Response to Reply #15 |
21. The Company store has quality items made in Wisconsin. |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:19 AM Response to Reply #21 |
28. Checked them out last night. Great stuff. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:24 AM Response to Reply #5 |
30. We still have some Wamsutta & Fieldcrest sheets from our wedding gifts |
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phillysuse (683 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:41 PM Response to Original message |
6. Pay more and buy American! Don't buy Chinese made products |
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billyoc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. Of course not, why would I buy such things? |
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WorseBeforeBetter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
8. I've had good luck with... |
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143tbone (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
9. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING made in China |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:46 AM Response to Reply #9 |
17. All businesses are incorporated. |
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DaveJ (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:49 PM Response to Reply #17 |
38. People usually mean publicly traded corporations |
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143tbone (468 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 05:14 PM Response to Reply #38 |
41. Right, I should have said |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-30-07 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
10. Ross Dress for Less |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:20 AM Response to Reply #10 |
11. Unfortunately I purchased some sheets from Ross and had a bad experience |
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piesRsquare (960 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:36 AM Response to Reply #11 |
14. That's why they were at Ross |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:57 AM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Mostly they're close-outs |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:59 AM Response to Reply #11 |
19. That's unfortunate |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:07 AM Response to Reply #19 |
22. Another problem I have with most of my sheets is fur from my cats |
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sandnsea (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:21 AM Response to Reply #22 |
24. It's very frustrating these days |
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MagickMuffin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:56 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Well I only bought that one set at Ross, can't remember the brand name |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:54 PM Response to Reply #25 |
43. sounds like my throw rugs tht turn into velcro once they're washed |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:27 AM Response to Reply #22 |
31. Garage sales are great for finding older (good quality) sheets |
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Stephanie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:39 AM Response to Original message |
16. Anyone had kitchen matches from India EXPLODE on you? |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 01:12 AM Response to Reply #16 |
20. I had one light up , break, and go right over my hairsprayed hair, |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:13 AM Response to Reply #20 |
26. In the last three years the last of American Makers of bedding have shut down |
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OzarkDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:32 PM Response to Reply #26 |
36. Try Country Curtains |
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KoKo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #36 |
42. OMG...I still get their catalog and had my whole house decorated with them |
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aquart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:17 AM Response to Reply #16 |
27. Got a brand name to avoid? |
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murielm99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
23. Yes. |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
32. Organic cotton sheets from Target |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
33. No not at all, they work perfectly will in my radiology lab.nt |
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elehhhhna (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:19 PM Response to Original message |
35. indentured labor shore ain't what it used to be. |
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Contrary1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
37. I've purchased linens and other items from Overstock.com |
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OnceUponTimeOnTheNet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-31-07 03:59 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Picked up a 2 inch memory foam king bed pad there. Made in USA. |
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