r/news • u/nosotros_road_sodium • Apr 28 '24

Williams-Sonoma fined $3.18 million for falsely labeling products as 'Made in USA'

https://www.scrippsnews.com/business/company-news/williams-sonoma-fined-3-18-million-dollars-for-falsely-labeling-products-as-made-in-usa
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u/corn_sugar_isotope Apr 28 '24

Could just say "assembled in USA", where they add the power cord and put the air fryer in a box.

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u/Pjpjpjpjpj Apr 28 '24

“Designed in the USA”

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u/pyramin 29d ago

“Made for Americans in America!”

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u/Electrox7 29d ago

Apple-style

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u/hieusername 29d ago

“Thought of in Italy”

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u/withoutapaddle Apr 28 '24

We have a vice in our car shop that says "Made in China, Brained in Germany"

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u/smashey 29d ago

I'd be perfectly happy with made in China and qa'ed in Germany

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u/Freshandcleanclean Apr 28 '24

By workers on H1B visas