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Do You Want Cheap Giveaways from China

Twins Mom — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:51:50 GMT

Tumblers, coffee mugs, key chains, and other freebies are given away by employers and others as incentives or rewards. Do you want more of this stuff? Do you trust drinking from these items? Even though marked BPA free I don't want loved ones using. My daughter's employer pays minimum wage but gives a new cup every 6 months or so. I think kids would rather have $2 to put towards something. What do you do with this stuff? I would rather not give $$ to Chinese.

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Puzzle Piece — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:58:41 GMT

I find the all plastic widgets and gazoos a complete insult. Who needs another shower cap or key chain?

Best incentive and morale/motivation booster is money/bonuses.

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software — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:03:07 GMT

I don't, we get them at work, so does my DD. I either refuse it or re-gift it.

@Twins Mom

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deepwaterdotter — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:12:28 GMT

When I don't want something being offered, I say, "No thank you.".

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blackhole99 — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:13:24 GMT

You wouldn't believe all the junk trinkets my husband got from administration when he was a highschool teacher. Can you imagine rewarding a math teacher with that junk, it's an insult. My husband would say he wished they would just make a donation to the faculty fund.

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Moonchilde — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:19:27 GMT

Do I want such things? No. Which is why when they were offered to me while I was working I said no thanks, and why I don't pick up freebies from booths at the fair, etc. But if I don't need or want something, it wouldn't matter to me where it came from; if it came from Belgium or Switzerland or France, I still wouldn't want it.

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chrystaltree — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:51:02 GMT

What's not to like? Businesses give those types of promotional and incentive items to customers and workers all the time. Why would anyone care where they are made? All those products are made in China anyway. I won't eat food make in China but I'll drink out of plastic cup. It's not like I trust American companies that make plastic stuff here. If people don't want those freebies, take them and throw them away when you get home.

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millieshops — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 18:51:53 GMT

No, I don't but I also don't want cheap giveaways made in the US. They aren't any better. They turn-off word for me is CHEAP, not China.

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DiAnne — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 19:26:14 GMT

If it is something I don't want I always graciously accept it and put it in my Goodwill box.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:00:12 GMT

One never has too many ballpoint pens and I've gotten some nice key chains. For things I don't want, it's a short trip to the garbage can. This is not a major problem in my life.

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Twins Mom — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:16:13 GMT

Good point, Moonchild. No matter where it's made if it's junk, we don't need to add to landfill. However, if it's something that we might use, I am less trusting of Chinese stuff than that from many other countries. I am concerned with how we let others do harm to us and we just stand by and let it happen. News today reports how our EPA allows this men's hair color containing lead acetate to be sold here but European countries have alternative. Why do we allow?

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Bri36 — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:17:25 GMT

I don't want any of that kind of junk.

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CelticCrafter — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:53:49 GMT

How many travel mugs can 1 person have!

I'm slowly starting to pitch what was given to my husband at various trade shows. He went to one a few weeks ago and I asked him to please not take another one.

There must be 4 or 5 more left in one of the cabinets.

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Moonchilde — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:07:33 GMT

@twins mom wrote:
Good point, Moonchild. No matter where it's made if it's junk, we don't need to add to landfill. However, if it's something that we might use, I am less trusting of Chinese stuff than that from many other countries. I am concerned with how we let others do harm to us and we just stand by and let it happen. News today reports how our EPA allows this men's hair color containing lead acetate to be sold here but European countries have alternative. Why do we allow?

Well, there are quite a few drugs, dyes and additives that are used in the US that are banned in European countries, and they think we're poisoning ourselves, so that goes both ways.

Why? Lobbyists, politics and $$$.

As for China, I wouldn't be eager to eat food grown or processed in China, would not knowingly feed a pet any ingredients that originated in China, and wouldn't give babies or toddlers any toys made in China because of the everything-goes-in-the-mouth bit. But other than something eaten, licked or swallowed, I wouldn't bother about much else.

About 30 years ago the FDA banned some substance in red hair dyes. To this day, no red hair dye made in the US since has had the great color, saturation or staying power (non-fading) the red hair dyes previously had. And younger people, who have nothing to compare, wouldn't even know it.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:27:20 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
One never has too many ballpoint pens and I've gotten some nice key chains. For things I don't want, it's a short trip to the garbage can. This is not a major problem in my life.

Exactly @Kachina624

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Mary Bailey — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:37:19 GMT

I hate the corporate junk from my employer. I was taking it and donating. I'm going to start saying "no thank you" Maybe they'll get the hint.

A decade ago, different employer they gave away cameras, jewelry, other nice things.

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Mominohio — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:43:22 GMT

My husband works for UPS and his supervisor is giving them UPS branded things every few months when they reach some goal or go so long without accidents or meet certain numbers.

I will say, we are generally glad to get what they are giving. He gets a lot of T shirts most of them are rather nice quality, and a couple of times, really nice jackets and hoodies.

We've received sets of drinking glasses with antique UPS vehicles etched on them (great for us, as we have a small collection of antique and vintage real cars), some thermal coffee mugs (really nice stainless steel ones), great quality tote bags (some big enough to pass as luggage)and other things similar.

If he gets things we aren't interested in, we simply add them to the most recent donation bag and move them on.

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JaneMarple — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:48:30 GMT

Cheap giveaways from ANYWHERE is a turnoff, it's not necessarily China!

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Kachina624 — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 21:52:18 GMT

@Moonchilde wrote:

About 30 years ago the FDA banned some substance in red hair dyes. To this day, no red hair dye made in the US since has had the great color, saturation or staying power (non-fading) the red hair dyes previously had. And younger people, who have nothing to compare, wouldn't even know it.

@Moonchilde Same with Lipstick. Remember when it used to stay bright all day and later? Then they took the good dye off the market.

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Nomorebirthdays — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 22:07:30 GMT

@Kachina624. Right. I have not bought a pen, pencil, calendar or a note pad since about 1985. I do pick them at horse shows, farm shows, fairs. Sometimes nice tote bags for groceries. Those rubber grippers to open jars. Tons of useful stuff.