There is a ton I left out of this post and I just had to stop. I started it Sunday morning and couldn't go to sleep until I at least finished it. This is not my typical posting topic but gee, it's another one of those things that drive me nuts.

My brain went in so many directions – including the China sweatshops – crummy materials full of lead – consumer protection that kills future home based business – I mean really, it could so easily be a book but my final thoughts led me back to my latest fit of the dumbing down of America so that might just be my next post should I get my facts checked.

Thanks for reading and offering your thoughts. I always appreciate and value them!

CHINA, lets face it most if not all big box stores are nothing more than a pipeline of Chinese made products sold to us. What does that mean? Cheap borderline slave labor sub standard products for us to purchase at an “affordable” price.

On the flip side this poses a dilemma for gifted designers who want to sell products to as many people as possible. For them they need to think about creating mass produced items in a cradle to cradle way, is that even possible in the big box business model?

Again thanks for the great post, that is all.