From The Daily Reckoning The Chinese have had a hard time with goods theyâve been exporting to the United States lately...tainted pet food, âfilthyâ fish, lead toys...and now â faulty condoms? Yikes... The Washington Post reports that âtens of thousands of condoms provided free by the District to curb HIV-AIDS have been returned to the health department because of complaints that their paper package is easily damaged and could render the condoms ineffective.â Organizations that give prophylactics out for free reported an 80% decrease after introducing the Chinese condoms. Added to the complaint that the wrappers were easily torn is that the expiration dates were often illegible and âas a result, recipients said they had little confidence that the condoms would offer protection.â Whoops...
Penny wise and pound foolish, folks. Remember when Wal-Mart's schtick was "Made in the U.S.A?" What is it today? What will it be tomorrow? How much is your kid's cancer diagnosis going to cost you?