http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3827367Oh my.
tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:09 PM
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This week in cheap Chinese crap: Fly Swatters.
I needed a fly swatter for the first time in my life so I went the grocery store to get one. It only cost me $1.49, I could tell it was crap, but really how bad could it be?
Here's how bad. On the first swat it shattered into about a dozen pieces. And yes, I missed the fly. Call me crazy, but shouldn't a fly swatter last more than one swat?
Thank you China for living up to your reputation for making horrible products for the entire world to consume.
The thrice dim primitive should consult his little red book.
Criticism of a socialist paradises of the workers and peasants with free medical care for all isn't something a good leftist or liberal is supposed to do.
billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:15 PM
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1. Be sure to transport the broken pieces to the nearest superfund site.
And don't let them touch your skin, if possible.
tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:19 PM
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2. I'll probably take it back next time I go to the store.
Does anyone know where I can buy a real fly swatter?
We don't have a Fly-Swatters-R-Us here.
jeff30997 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:23 PM
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3. Fly Swatters are for sissies.
Do it the NRA way:Use a shotgun dammit!
YOY Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:27 PM
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4. Rolled up Newspaper?
fiziwig Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:34 PM
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6. I remember when flyswatters were made of screen and had the edges bound in a heavy sewn cloth binding. They lasted for decades, and, of course, they were made in the USA.
However, a flyswatter that last decades is clearly bad for the economy. Consumerism can only be supported by cheap plastic crap that falls apart quickly. Otherwise, millions of people would be out of a job and the economy would collapse. You don't want that, do you?
So buy that cheap plastic crap and be proud to do so. It's your patriotic duty.
I've seen those fly-swatters in antique stores.
Maybe the thrice dim primitive should check an antique store.
tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:40 PM
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11. My parents had a plastic fly swatter with a wire handle that lasted my entire childhood.
The thing is, I bet that was just as cheap to make as the new all-plastic version that breaks after one use.
I think I'm going to make my own since I really don't have a clue where to buy a good fly swatter.
Junkdrawer (1000+ posts) Wed Aug-20-08 03:38 PM
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9. My favorite way to round up flies: A cup of soapy water...
Move the cup UNDER the fly. Flies drop a few inches before they take off.
The soap wets their wings and they can't fly.
Flush the cup when your done. No muss - no fuss.
You know, I know what the problem is here.
One gets what one pays for, which obviously the thrice dim primitive doesn't understand.
When I first moved up here seven years ago--just days before 9-11--because I was a stranger and new and all that, I had to take some temporary short-term jobs, one of which was unloading freight at the Dollar General store in the "big city."
There were lots and lots of old affluent widows who used to go into Dollar General specifically to buy the 50-cent greetings cards.
They were a pain in the ass; I wouldn't deal with them.
They came to buy 50-cent greetings cards, and demanded Hallmark customer service.
Now, one gets what one pays for; one can have either cheap greetings-cards and lousy or non-existent customer service, or one can have professional, top-notch customer service.....but at Hallmark prices.
One gets what one pays for.
