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Without checking, how many items in your home do you know the country of origin for? (midwest.social)
submitted 23 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Inspired by @[email protected]'s post over here:

https://feddit.org/post/5821462

I was about to post about a BIFL item that I'm happy with, and then realized it was made in Germany. Then I realized that I don't know where most of the stuff in my house is manufactured.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I know a few of them off the top of my head. A few years ago I started paying a little more attention so I could be better at voting with my wallet

Gshock watch, Thailand

SD Card, Taiwan

Bic lighter, France

Can opener, US

Scissors, Finland

DnD dice, Germany

Guns, US Austria Russia

Socks, US

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

What guns do you have from Austria? I haven't heard of them being a major arms manufacturer

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah not many people have heard of them it's this little company called Glock /s

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Huh. Never knew where glocks were made. That makes sense now though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

They also make horse insemination devices

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Does your knowledge of this have anything to do with your username?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 hour ago

I'll never tell