> > I am left to wonder if Ireland or France are outsourcing to Far
> > Eastern Countries.
> > I prefer to buy Italian (made) cookware or electrical appliances, but
> > that's not easy to find.
>
My sister recently bought a couple of Bodum double wall glass cups,
and
> commented to me that though the cups were made in China, the picture on the
> box is clearly of European glassblowers. She asked if shouldn't the
> glassblowers pictured be Chinese? Bodum is a Swiss company.


Next thing you know (if it isn't already?) Murano glass blown in Italy
will be outsourced to be blown cheaper elsewhere under the supervision
of Murano's experts, or maybe even not under their supervision, who
knows. I'm very sceptical about all of this because we cannot seem to
keep up with the shenanigans.
I am thinking of this because I was there many years ago; Costco
stores this month will have some jewelry made of Murano glass being
for sale at some stores at various weekends.


>
> I've been called a racist before in newsgroups for pointing out these
> differences in where a manufacturer likes to pretend their products are
> made, vs. where they really are. I believe in truth in advertising.

Half the people are 'under average IQ'. :-))

Dee