China seizes 18,000 fake Viagra pills in raids

[LadyBug02]

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese police have seized more than a ton of fake drugs for impotence, bird flu and malaria, including at least 18,000 fake Viagra tablets, state media reported on Wednesday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070726/...2vyQ_UBkrrSLYF

I'm glad that China caught on to this.

[Newtolove]

I must say it is time WE stop buying from china and start producing our own stuff, as long as WE buy THEY will make and sell we have to say ok I'll buy something mande in my own country that costs 2 instead of 0.5 from china knowing it is better quality and will last 10 times as long

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Originally Posted by Newtolove

I must say it is time WE stop buying from china and start producing our own stuff, as long as WE buy THEY will make and sell we have to say ok I'll buy something mande in my own country that costs 2 instead of 0.5 from china knowing it is better quality and will last 10 times as long

Good idea... I wonder why we aren't doing it right now... hmmm...

Not everyone shares your ideals. 0.5 is a lot more appealing than 2 to a lot of people.

[Newtolove]

surely it is more appealing but have you ever bought one of those cheap cd players for a few bucks ? they breack down in 6-12 months that really great values for money isn't it ? funny my dads first cd player lasted all of 15 years ! this is just an example and infact I do not have a cd player they aren't worth it nowadays i'd set up an mp3 player with a pc speaker system lasts longer or use the computer.

of course if you want to renew most of your household items every 6-24 months buy fake medicines that are not really curing you or poisinous toothpaste be my guest.....

[alban lusitanae]

Anything can be counterfeited. If someone actually puts his life in danger by taking Viagra pills and, on top of that, buys them cheap somewhere, what did you expect?! Health assurance?!

It seems to me that this is the same thing as with the condoms being sold on the supermarket with strong hot lights that damaged them. Many pregnancies resulted. I bought mine from pharmacists and got some from the health centre.

Still here no casualties. I think people just have to start thinking for themselves and stop blaming others.

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Originally Posted by Newtolove

surely it is more appealing but have you ever bought one of those cheap cd players for a few bucks ? they breack down in 6-12 months that really great values for money isn't it ? funny my dads first cd player lasted all of 15 years ! this is just an example and infact I do not have a cd player they aren't worth it nowadays i'd set up an mp3 player with a pc speaker system lasts longer or use the computer.

of course if you want to renew most of your household items every 6-24 months buy fake medicines that are not really curing you or poisinous toothpaste be my guest.....

What can I say, we live in a throw-away society. Visit a local landfill for proof.
You can't just limit shoddy workmanship from imported goods. There are shoddy meds and products with a Canadian or American stamp on it.

Originally Posted by alban lusitanae

I think people just have to start thinking for themselves and stop blaming others.

*Applauds*
Very good.

[eminatic]

Originally Posted by Newtolove

surely it is more appealing but have you ever bought one of those cheap cd players for a few bucks ? they breack down in 6-12 months that really great values for money isn't it ? funny my dads first cd player lasted all of 15 years ! this is just an example and infact I do not have a cd player they aren't worth it nowadays i'd set up an mp3 player with a pc speaker system lasts longer or use the computer.

high quality CD players and mp3 players also come from foreign countries though.

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Originally Posted by eminatic

high quality CD players and mp3 players also come from foreign countries though.

Yeah, I remember this one documentary where people trained to put together computers and other techs had all the gear and equipment but were from third world countries and were paid less than 10 bucks an hour.

[Newtolove]

yes thats true most european companies have their stuff made in asia/china you can't buy computer parts that aren't, but if you go down to your local super market and see oh a nice cheap CD player with the brand name of the super market OBVIOUSLY it was made in china by some unknown company (that being unknown cares little for quality/rep) that sticks the name of the supermarket on it free of charge for orders over "x" thousands, now if you use your savvy step out of the supermarket and go get something thats made by a proper company unfortunately these are also becoming far and few between I bought a philips portable cd player that was packing up like a week later,

for example medi@com they make nothing and neither do skintech I have two identical mp3 players, one branded medi@com and one skintek and creative media players well I havn't seen one in a couple of years, luckily even a cheap mp3 player is adequate and having no moving parts does not break down so easily, my sister bought one with a built in rechargeable battery that was totally dud could have not been in there at all (medi@com).

but of course prime ministers still go off to china to big meetings to make agreements with them followed by all the economic bods in his parliament so what more do we want yes we have to think with our own heads start demanding good stuff example I WILL NOT buy a cd player because I know they breakdown in weeks ALL OF THEM made by any company, so they have lost my business until they make me a cd player that really works same for anything else.

of course it goes without saying that china's last priority is the environment and the most hazardeous energy forms (coal) are the cheapest and thats all they seem to care about

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Originally Posted by Newtolove

I WILL NOT buy a cd player because I know they breakdown in weeks ALL OF THEM made by any company, so they have lost my business until they make me a cd player that really works same for anything else.

Well, you can always just listen to consumer reports on goods to find out the durable, reliable ones.

Originally Posted by Newtolove

of course it goes without saying that china's last priority is the environment and the most hazardeous energy forms (coal) are the cheapest and thats all they seem to care about

Hahaha. Take a look around and you'll realize China isn't the only one to adopt those attitudes. Even the developed nations resort to using coal for power simply because there is too much demand. People in general need to realize there are consequences for actions and that the price of freedom is responsibility.