AIBU to not buy from Soak and Sleep?

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Really fancied one of their duvet covers until I saw it was "manufactured in China". Looked at another one...and another one....same thing.

Why would a company do that? So many people (including me) are boycotting anything made in PRC.

I'm not saying it's wrong but what's the boycott for? If it's for the revolting animal cruelty and the wet markets I totally agree.

Well, lots of things are made in China. Is this news to you?

Because many people are not like you and don’t boycott Chinese made products. Not sure what the purpose of your post is unless you want some sort of award for being (in your mind) virtuous. If you can’t work out why a company would produce goods in China I can only assume you are a bit dim

Most things are made in China. Are you going to boycott every store that sells goods made there?

I don’t like buying straight from China because it takes so damn long to get here

I have no qualms with purchasing things from the U.K. that are made in China.

If you boycotted every single thing ever made in China you would be screwed really. Imagine all the little parts in your tv that could have been made in China, but because it was put together in the U.K. it doesn’t count

Hope you're not typing on a phone, tablet or computer OP, because if you are I've got some bad news for you.

Yanbu to buy whatever you want from wherever you want.

But I don't get the point of the thread. Are you going to post threads about every shop that sells things made in China? What's your beef with this shop in particular?

@Gavellar I've personally boycotted China for years due to their human rights issues involving Tibet and of course their own citizens.

The shortages we have experienced during the pandemic made me think that the world would realise we must not depend on China. It is far too powerful.

Just disappointed that Soak and Sleep have decided to use a country with such bad human rights and cheap labour. Soak and Sleep are selling their goods expensively so it's all about money isn't it.

There are definitely many good reasons to avoid. Not least the pleasure of buying locally sourced and made products. Nobody can change the world but at least we bother to care

Don't buy them then??

Why is this company bothering you particularly?

You buy whatever you want to buy

but good luck to boycott China, it's possible but really hard to avoid anything coming from there one way or another.

Especially now that Brexit has put off many smaller european companies to export to the UK for the time being.

What phone have you got OP? What make hoover do you have? Does anyone in your family wear Nike? Or converse? Do you have a laptop, a tablet, do your electrical devices have chargers?

Do you ever shop at Superdrug? Eat Pizza Express pizzas? Hope you don't bank with Barclays...

Moving forward, the biggest logistical problem with your boycott is going to be warming and powering your house. You know China is investing heavily in our energy markets, right? And water too.

I've never heard of this company but as a general rule in life you can choose who you buy from for whatever reason you like, no need for validation from the internet

I don't know this particular company but we too are trying our best to boycott Chinese made goods. Their concentration camps, harvesting human organs, propaganda are just a few of our reasons. It is so well hidden too but thankfully governments are beginning to wake up and look at these issues rather than ignore due to the chance of making money with China.

We should all be trying to boycott goods made in China. Firstly because of their lack of human rights which is evil and secondly because it has far too much power and this is really going to bite us on the ass one day.

Soak and sleep are naff anyway. Bought pricey pillows and 6 months later I’m replacing them as they’ve basically fallen apart internally

@hairypaws

I don't know this particular company but we too are trying our best to boycott Chinese made goods. Their concentration camps, harvesting human organs, propaganda are just a few of our reasons. It is so well hidden too but thankfully governments are beginning to wake up and look at these issues rather than ignore due to the chance of making money with China.

Now that would make a much more interesting thread than 'should I boycott this one specific shop'.

Still wondering why op is picking on that specific one.

Most things from M&S are made in China.

Ah, okay, I see you started boycott a few years ago.

That must be quite research intensive. How do you stay on top of the detail?

Now that would make a much more interesting thread than 'should I boycott this one specific shop'

I was thinking the same, the obession with framing every thread as an AIBU means that there's little serious discussion of important issues

It's small changes over time though isn't it?

Yes, lots of stuff is made in China, and yes China is invested heavily in banking and ultilies.

But its not ok that people get herded into camps, or that Hong Kong has just lost its free press.

As a consumer, I would rather buy products where I can be confident that the people making them have been fairly treated. If I buy a very cheap product then the economies of scale might mean that it was made in the cheapest place.

If I buy a premium priced product, its not unreasonable to pay more attention to how it was created

I "picked" this specific company because I found it via Mumsnet. It was recommended to me here. I've previously bought from them...bedding manufactured in Portugal mainly but certainly not China.

I thought other like-minded people might just like to know where their duvet covers are being made.

YANBU I try to avoid buying from China and other countries with terrible working conditions, lack of human rights etc. But it’s very difficult. However I really think all the little decisions add up - I hope so anyway.

Agree that it's weird to single out one particular company over this when half the world's manufactured goods are made in China.

Anyway, seeing as Chinese manufacturers operate sweatshops in Italy and probably other places, using exploited workers in conditions that are illegal in the EU, so they can hide behind a 'Made in Italy' label that is only true from a geographical perspective, just avoiding the label 'Made in China' isn't a guarantee that you're avoiding such atrocities.

www.dw.com/en/tough-times-in-italys-little-china/a-18837330