tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post4769764099623365141..comments2024-02-02T19:30:12.868-06:00Comments on Fear Not Little Flock: Why NOT buy Christmas lights made in China?priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd http://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-53126336698695328102015-11-23T10:56:43.831-06:002015-11-23T10:56:43.831-06:00I am wondering about making origami lights with gl...I am wondering about making origami lights with glow-in-the-dark spray paint? It's worth looking into and experimenting. I love paper crafting. :)<br />-Nadine Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-80734570672640743792012-11-26T09:20:06.202-06:002012-11-26T09:20:06.202-06:00www.vine.com%2Fp%2Fmr-light-25-count-led-indoor-ou...www.vine.com%2Fp%2Fmr-light-25-count-led-indoor-outdoor-10-foot-plug-in-c7-christmas-string-lights-white-562448&h=kAQFwKp7N<br /><br />Hi,<br /><br />I started to ask about this question. A friend found the link above - it may be a better alternative. <br /> I saw a young woman from China speak of this issue on the program The Suffering Church on EWTN a few years ago. She spoke of where the lights were made, and quietly said that she would "not buy these lights". Her witness was quiet but more powerful than an expensive TV ad. <br />I find it difficult to completely not but cheap stuff from dollar stores, but the whole problem is kind of put into a context you can't ignore when you think of Christmas tree lights, a symbol of peace and hope, made by political prisoners working long hours in labor camps half way around the world.<br />I also came across this book:Coping With A Bad Global Image:Human Rights in the People's Republic of China 1993-1994 John F. Cooper and Ta Ling-Lee. You can google it. It speaks of this issue on page 113.Lisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-22679280292259907202011-12-13T03:34:22.514-06:002011-12-13T03:34:22.514-06:00I found this page when looking for Fairtrade Chris...I found this page when looking for Fairtrade Christmas lights. Is there still nothing? I don't care what nationality they are or where they're made, but want Fairtrade ones if possible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-53062945061377314062010-11-07T09:05:15.685-06:002010-11-07T09:05:15.685-06:00In the past I have purchased Italian-made lights. ...In the past I have purchased Italian-made lights. I forget the name of the company, but it has some Renaissance angels on the box. We live in northeastern Massachusetts and got them at a few local garden centers. Looking again for them. It is probably possible to purchase non-Chinese lights. Will pass on the info if I do find it. BeckieBeckienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-64407492907952847842010-11-02T18:29:40.292-05:002010-11-02T18:29:40.292-05:00Patrick- you have created a monster- I LOVE lucuma...Patrick- you have created a monster- I LOVE lucuma.com!!! I collect fair trade nativity sets....and I love the cute people ornaments...<br /><br />of course the solution to not buying lights from China is to use candles- CAREFULLYpriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-78899036127695673832010-11-02T18:22:52.394-05:002010-11-02T18:22:52.394-05:00I LOVE 10,000 Villages! Thanks for mentioning it- ...I LOVE 10,000 Villages! Thanks for mentioning it- I'll have to check out lucuma.compriest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-36024901286176955652010-11-02T17:42:50.941-05:002010-11-02T17:42:50.941-05:00Priest's Wife: It's too bad that there are...Priest's Wife: It's too bad that there are no fair trade Christmas lights. There are many fair trade tree ornaments however. <br /><br />http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/ornaments--accessories<br /><br />http://www.lucuma.com/art_gifts/ornaments.asp<br /><br />God Bless!Patrick Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014672329453331576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-44545760356110167092010-11-01T22:39:35.142-05:002010-11-01T22:39:35.142-05:00Patrick- Thanks for commenting! What you say is tr...Patrick- Thanks for commenting! What you say is true and probably I have convinced 10 people to not buy lights this year- not a serious boycott.<br /><br />All politics aside- isn't it shocking that the entire industry is purely Chinese? Usually, if one is willing to pay 50 to 100% more, a fair trade option is available,<br /><br />I personally cannot enjoy my decorations if they are made with labor such as this. So I buy almost nothing or at least thrift or exchange with another family to change things up.priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-4741938005718501292010-11-01T19:05:23.004-05:002010-11-01T19:05:23.004-05:00Abuse of workers is a terrible thing. However, I ...Abuse of workers is a terrible thing. However, I don't think that the lot of Chinese workers would be improved if Americans refused to buy Chinese products. Americans boycotted Nike products because Nike used child labor in Pakistan. When Nike stopped using child labor, the children found other occupations out of necessity, many much worse than their previous jobs. I'm not endorsing the exploitation of workers, I'm just saying that there could be unintended consequences of well intentioned boycotts.Patrick Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014672329453331576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-7247564506138998482010-10-28T22:01:48.840-05:002010-10-28T22:01:48.840-05:00Megan- First of all- thanks for visiting my tiny c...Megan- First of all- thanks for visiting my tiny corner of cyberspace<br /><br />I was shocked with my research- I could find nothing for sale that isn't made in China. And again- politics and human rights aside, I believe it is bad for any country to have a monopoly on an industry.<br /><br />I might have my big girls (10 and 11)write letters to Walmart and Target :) Walmart is big enough that it could have a factory for lights- and charge 3 times as much and give consumers a choice!priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-15737392479655779962010-10-28T21:34:52.253-05:002010-10-28T21:34:52.253-05:00Thanks Kassie for the kind words!
Especially afte...Thanks Kassie for the kind words!<br /><br />Especially after I heard of the woman with an 8 month forced abortion (my last baby was born very healthy but small at 7 months)- this issue has been on my heart.<br /><br />As I keep saying- we have to start somewhere!priest's wife - S.T./ Anne Boyd https://www.blogger.com/profile/03792937108732259684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-7067184209959265142010-10-28T21:15:15.024-05:002010-10-28T21:15:15.024-05:00This is so discouraging and frustrating. ALL Chri...This is so discouraging and frustrating. ALL Christmas lights? I had no idea. <br /><br />Again, thanks for raising the topic. I look forward to what you'll share in the way of alternatives!Megan@SortaCrunchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17202909752129884370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-902102460517670809.post-71283260186489949402010-10-28T19:07:29.860-05:002010-10-28T19:07:29.860-05:00Oh, dear Priest's Wife, how I have loved these...Oh, dear Priest's Wife, how I have loved these posts. They break my heart, but it's so important that people become aware of these issues!! You go, girl! Move to OK so we can go get coffee. And I can babysit your precious babies. :DKassiehttp://secretvaticanspy.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com