China boycott update

[nonsuijuris]

My boycott of chinese goods is driving me to do things that I would have considered ridiculous in the past. I end up repairing a lot of stuff that I otherwise would have thrown away. This morning, a button fractured on my shirt. Not too long ago, I would have just thrown it away and ironed a new one. Instead, I sewed a new button on

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A Growing Trend, Really

[forecaster]

It seems within my lifetime, I've seen a lot of repair shops (for various items, really) decline as people get used to replacement versus refurbishing. I think your skills in mending things will not only save you a bit of cash down the road, but reinforces the idea that we really should get the most out of what we are consuming. About the only repair shops you see a lot of these days are computer repair and automotive repair. Meh.