Appeal to our Business Owners - Please Give Consumers a Choice to Buy NON-CHINA Made!

[MeMing]

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Ok, so I have been preaching (and trying to practice what I preach) to not buy CHINA made goods.

However...

Just tonight, and yet again...

I was looking to buy a product for myself and my son. So I searched for a bike helmet that's hopefully not made in China and to my demise, it's harder than I thought (yet again). We were at Park Mall.

I texted a "reliable" source to ask for guidance just in case other malls should have better alternatives. Sadly, he said it'll still be hard to find one.

A year ago, I tried looking for a new pair of running shoes for my wify that's not made in CHINA. The result? She still has no new running shoes to date.

So there you have it. I'm sure many of you can relate.

How can the consumers "try" to boycott CHINA-made products when we seem to have no choice?

So I would like to make a plea to our business owners in Cebu (or in this country while we're at it). PLEASE oh PLEASE give us a choice to not buy CHINA-made!


PS: I just bought my son a Kokonut helmet made in China and I feel like I'm adding to China's ego. But what can I do? Let my son bike without a safety helmet?

Also, the time of China made goods are cheaper is long gone. Bought my son's head gear for PHP 1,850. I'm sure if I look at ebay, I'll be able to find a cheaper one made from a more reliable manufacturer. Of course, their are also others putting a "Germany" price tag on them China made goods but that's when "buyer beware" comes in right?

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List of products that have non-china made/produced alternatives:

Consumable:

* fruits
* dried mango
* lucky me
* hormel
* holiday
* vege
* junk foods like chippy & cheese curls
* poso
* bodbod
* buwad nokos
* buwad isda
* letchon


non-consumable
* staedler
* rotring
* dr. martens (made in UK)
* Oa̶k̶l̶e̶y̶,̶ ̶R̶a̶y̶-̶b̶a̶n̶ Daghan ani nila made in china na labaw ng Rx frames. Bought 1 Oakley Rx Frame for wify and the bronze color faded within DAYS! Bought Rayban Wayfarer Rx Frames and it broke in less than 6 months! CHEAPER and better quality alternative, Rudy Projects (made in italy mine lasted for 8 years)
* habagat bag (anybody can confirm habagats aren't made in China? I know Ramon (owner of T.W.O. and he used to hand make his products locally I just can't verify now).

Clothes/Apparel:
1. iZod
2. Terranova
3. Marks & Spencer
4. Forever 21
5. Guess (the last time I checked, made in the Philippines ni siya pero materials from US)
6. Converse, Adidas (they have some non-china made that's cheaper than china-made)

0. Software (IMPORTANT especially for businesses and government)
Made in China: Advance System Care Utility Suit (IOBit China)
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Auslogics (Australia), Piriform (United States), Spybot (Europe?)

Made in China: Easeus Disk and Data Recovery (CHENGDU Yiwo China)
Friendly Countries Alternatives: MiniTool (Canada)

1. Coffee
Made in China: Great Taste
Philppine Alternatives: Café Puro, Nescafe, San Mig Coffee
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Kopiko (Indonesia)

2. Fastfood
Condiments Made in China: Mc Donald's Philippines
Philippine Alternatives: Jollibee, Tropical Hut, 7-11

3. Peanut Butter
Made in China: Ladies' Choice, Best Foods
Philippine Alternatives: Lily's Peanut Butter or SM Bonus (better tasting IMO)
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Peter Pan (United States)

4. Personal Care - Toothpaste
Made in China: Maxam, and others
Philippine Alternatives: Hapee Toothpaste, Gumtech, Beam, Kutitap, Unique

5. Personal Care - Whitening
Made in the Philipines: Skin White

6. Chocolates
Made in China: M&M, Mars, Snickers (I can't believe it)
Philippine Alternatives: Goya Product Line, Chocquick Product Line, Ricoa Flat Tops/Curly Tops
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Lindt (Swiss), Villars (Swiss), Meji (Japan)

7. Detergent (Dishwashing, Handwashing, Cleansers)
Made in China: Lins
Philippine Alternatives: Pride, Joy
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Wings (Indonesia), Lulu (Singapore)

8. Vehicles
Made in China: Chery, Chana, Great Wall Motors, Zongshen, Jianshe, Motorstar (sorry Manny Pacman), Loncin
Philippine Alternatives (assembly or manufacturing): Sarao (powered by Isuzu Powertrain Philippines), Honda, Kawasaki, Ford (Focus)
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Toyota (Indonesia, Japan), Honda (Thailand, Japan), Kia (South Korea)

This temporary listing was sourced from - | TopGear.com.ph.
You can practically compare, contrast, and substitute the other Chinese cars with those shown above.

9. Cellphones
Made in China: Firefly, Torque, Cherry Mobile
Philippine Alternatives (assembly or design or manufacturing): MyPhone
Friendly Countries Alternatives: Nokia(Finland)

10. Laptop
Made in China: Lenovo (with Communist Party top management and shareholders)
Philippine Alternatives: Neo

11. Eyewear
Made-in-China: Oakleys, RayBan, anything made or owned by Luxottica should be carefully checked as most are made-in-china and they are hiding it so we can pay them MADE-in-USA/ITALY labor/manufacturing costs!
Alternative: Rudy Project is made in Italy and it lasts and could be cheaper than made-in-china oakleys!

12. Household Appliances
Made-in-China: 3D
Philippine Alternatives: Asahi (I personally can attest that this brand is much durable than 3D! I still have an Asahi electric fan that's been working since 2006! 3D electric stoves at our office last 3 months average whil Asahi electric stoves last a year average!)


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2. more information
3. tourism destinations

[street_of_no_return]

hapitanan tanang palitunon made in China. Lixoda e.likay ani oe

[NapoleonBlownapart]

lisod kaayo na oi.. bisan unsa nalang gikan sa China.. samot na kon electornic items.. mga parts ana naa jud gikan China.. Tshirts, Jeans, Belts, Wallets, Bags gikan sa China..

[estuans]

mag lisod ta daghan kaha di ka afford then wa silay choice kay nag labi ang poverty sa atong nasud.

[UnleashRO.com]

this is next to impossible, more than 50% goods are made in china with US trademarks or non-US trademarks

[perkytech]

if not made in China mahal man... Ayala/Rustans - SM / S&R, etc... gyud ka palit...

[Crimson_Viper]

materials = US
made in = china

[tarantado07]

Lisud kaau oi halus tanan China.

[simoko]

If its not made by GOD...its made in China...

[bot_yok]

lisod jud ni pero if kinahanglan nato buhaton mu sakripisyo jud tah.