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From google list that I belong to: (not sure how accurate this information is, esp around the bar code info.)

Very good info! I'm not buying anything else Made in China. We had 2 foreign exchange students from China living with us & they always checked bar codes. They would put some things down and say 'no good - not same as in China' When we asked them about that later, they said China sends the inferior things to the U.S.A., for what its worth. Bar Codes Identify Country of Origin - Be Sure to Check Them. The whole world is scared of China-made 'black hearted goods'. Can you differentiate which one is made in the USA , Philippines , Taiwan or China ?

For example, the first 3 digits of the bar code reflect the country code where the product was made. All bar codes that start with 690, 691, 692, thru 695 are MADE IN CHINA.

Bar code items starting with 471 are Made in Taiwan like this one.

Chinese businessmen know that American consumers don't prefer products 'Made in China ', so they don't show from which country it originates any longer.

However, you may now refer to the barcode. Remember if the first 3 digits are in the range 690-695, then it is Made in China .

00 ~ 13 USA & CANADA

30 ~ 37 FRANCE
40 ~ 44 GERMANY
49 ~ JAPAN
50 ~ UK
57 ~ Denmark
64 ~ Finland
76 ~ Switzerland & Liechtenstein
471 ~ Taiwan
480 ~ Philippines
628 ~ Saudi Arabia
629 ~ UAE (United Arab Emirates)
740-745 ~ Central America

Please inform your family and friends. It is our human right to know, but its not the government's job to educate the public, just to rake in the taxes. Therefore, we have to protect ourselves & make everyone aware.



Just an FYI........
I wanted to give everyone a heads up that if you tend to give gift cards around the holidays, you need to be careful that the cards will be honored after the holidays. Stores that are planning to close after Chris tmas are still selling the cards through the holidays even though the cards will be worthless Jan uary 1. There is no law preventing them from doing this. On the contrary, it is referred to as 'Bankrupcy Planning). Below is a partial list of stores that you need to be cautious about.
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> Circuit City filed Chapter 11
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> Ann Taylor 117 stores nationwide closing
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> Lane Bryant, Fashion Bug ,and Catherine's to close 150 stores nationwide
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> Eddie Bauer to close stores 27 stores and more after January
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> Cache will close all stores
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> Talbots closing down specialty stores
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> J. Jill closing all stores (owned by Talbots)
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> Pacific Sunwear closing all stores (also owned by Talbots)
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> GAP closing 85 stores
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> Footlocker closing 140 stores more to close after January
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> Wickes Furniture closing down
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> Levitz closing down remaining stores
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> Bombay closing remaining stores
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> Zales closing down 82 stores and 105 after January
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> Whitehall closing all stores
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> Piercing Pagoda closing all stores
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> Disney closing 98 stores and will close more after January.
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> Ho me Depot closing 15 stores 1 in NJ ( New Brunswick )
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> Macys to close 9 stores after January
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> Linens and Things closing all stores
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> Movie Galley closing all stores
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> Pep Boys closing 33 stores
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> Sprint/Nextel closing 133 stores
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> JC Penney closing a number of stores after January
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> Ethan Allen closing down 12 stores.
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> Wilson Leather closing down all stores
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> Sharper Image closing down all stores
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> K B Toys closing 356 stores
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> Lowes to close down so me stores
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> Dillard's to close so me stores