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Imported Products
A resident of Novosibirsk Olga Sheremet has decided to put an interesting experiment: half a year not to buy any goods manufactured outside Russia. This act inspired by her article about the American, the whole year not to purchase goods for her family with the inscription «Made in China». She had to give up many of the necessary things, and all purchases have cost much more expensive. After reading the article, Olga Sheremet looked around and realized that her house is filled with things with the same inscription. I conducted an inventory and estimates that 9 out of 10 things in her house are made in China. And then she decided to check whether it is possible to live without the goods from abroad in the Russian city.
Example Olga none of her friends did not dare to follow. All readily admitted that their home is also almost entirely made in China. We agree that the need to support domestic producers. But immediately they said they were not ready to give up cheap Chinese slippers or Ecuadorian bananas. They insist that Olga hold more than a month will turn out. But she was determined. However, to hold the year as originally planned, could not. The experiment had to be stopped after six months, as the family finances do not stand the test of patriotism.
Rejection of imported products on the family budget can only say positive. Norwegian salmon is easily replaced Far chinook, "Mars" and "sneakers" - Russian candy factories noodles "Doshirak" - bystrozavarivaemye porridge, and cashew nuts - pine nuts. However, it had to abandon the olives and olive oil, capers, anchovies and other overseas delicacies, but it was not much of a problem. It was more difficult to abandon the fruits. Favorite tangerines and pears had to be replaced by environmentally friendly apples with bruises and wormholes. But freeing up money for blueberries, cranberries, and other forest products. The biggest loss is recognized Olga Sheremet, was the refusal of the beloved martini bottle which she used to buy at the weekend. But this problem was solved: Mariinsky tincture on prunes soon won a place on the table and in the heart of the hostess. As a result, the transition to domestic menu gave 27% savings.
of a non-food items it was much more difficult. A week after the start of the experiment, Olga was invited to note triennium goddaughter. Only after much consultation with the seller in the shop of children's toys failed to find a shabby kind of teddy bear, which weighed three times as much, and was about the same time more expensive Teddy bears. The next day, as luck, burned pot - left empty at the plate. Find domestic utensils made of stainless steel was not possible, I had to buy an enamel.
One of the biggest problems was the purchase of clothing. Children's jeans managed to find, however, had to close their eyes, that they are sewn from imported fabric and are 2, 5 times more expensive. But adult jeans Russian production was not in principle. Sneakers and shoes made in Russia were found after two weeks of searching, but cost three times more expensive. Trainers had to take a week back - torn. With makeup, as it turned out, the situation is even worse: it was necessary to revive the old cans mascara. On the smell of expensive domestic spirits colleagues reacted at all critical: "What has got a cat? Once accustomed to the potty! "Bought for 11 rubles shampoo" Daisy "to the hair could not - it was so liquid that flowed between his fingers. Familiarity with the domestic toothpaste also not pleased.
But how much pound Lehigh Novosibirsk family learned only when burned out light bulbs. Spotlights Russian production, as it turned out, do not exist. The apartment reigned twilight. Then he ended the cartridge into the printer. I had to print documents at work. Then over Noshpa. In addition, it became too small for money: patriotism proved to be beneficial only when purchasing products, the other items of expenditure rose by an average of 40-45%. When Olga Sheremet has once again failed to hold on to paycheck, she gave up. And more than repeat the feat of its own will never be solved.
Some experts say that Olga did not have enough knowledge. If she was able to recognize the Russian goods to Western names, it would be much easier to do without imports.
Interviewed experts believe that even with the ability to recognize the Russian goods in foreign package Olga failed to find a number of positions. Many products either under domestic or under the Western brands in Russia do not produce.
The only thing we can be virtually certain - that the example of Olga Sheremet is unlikely to find followers. Why conduct an experiment if its results are easy to predict?
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Example Olga none of her friends did not dare to follow. All readily admitted that their home is also almost entirely made in China. We agree that the need to support domestic producers. But immediately they said they were not ready to give up cheap Chinese slippers or Ecuadorian bananas. They insist that Olga hold more than a month will turn out. But she was determined. However, to hold the year as originally planned, could not. The experiment had to be stopped after six months, as the family finances do not stand the test of patriotism.
Rejection of imported products on the family budget can only say positive. Norwegian salmon is easily replaced Far chinook, "Mars" and "sneakers" - Russian candy factories noodles "Doshirak" - bystrozavarivaemye porridge, and cashew nuts - pine nuts. However, it had to abandon the olives and olive oil, capers, anchovies and other overseas delicacies, but it was not much of a problem. It was more difficult to abandon the fruits. Favorite tangerines and pears had to be replaced by environmentally friendly apples with bruises and wormholes. But freeing up money for blueberries, cranberries, and other forest products. The biggest loss is recognized Olga Sheremet, was the refusal of the beloved martini bottle which she used to buy at the weekend. But this problem was solved: Mariinsky tincture on prunes soon won a place on the table and in the heart of the hostess. As a result, the transition to domestic menu gave 27% savings.
of a non-food items it was much more difficult. A week after the start of the experiment, Olga was invited to note triennium goddaughter. Only after much consultation with the seller in the shop of children's toys failed to find a shabby kind of teddy bear, which weighed three times as much, and was about the same time more expensive Teddy bears. The next day, as luck, burned pot - left empty at the plate. Find domestic utensils made of stainless steel was not possible, I had to buy an enamel.
One of the biggest problems was the purchase of clothing. Children's jeans managed to find, however, had to close their eyes, that they are sewn from imported fabric and are 2, 5 times more expensive. But adult jeans Russian production was not in principle. Sneakers and shoes made in Russia were found after two weeks of searching, but cost three times more expensive. Trainers had to take a week back - torn. With makeup, as it turned out, the situation is even worse: it was necessary to revive the old cans mascara. On the smell of expensive domestic spirits colleagues reacted at all critical: "What has got a cat? Once accustomed to the potty! "Bought for 11 rubles shampoo" Daisy "to the hair could not - it was so liquid that flowed between his fingers. Familiarity with the domestic toothpaste also not pleased.
But how much pound Lehigh Novosibirsk family learned only when burned out light bulbs. Spotlights Russian production, as it turned out, do not exist. The apartment reigned twilight. Then he ended the cartridge into the printer. I had to print documents at work. Then over Noshpa. In addition, it became too small for money: patriotism proved to be beneficial only when purchasing products, the other items of expenditure rose by an average of 40-45%. When Olga Sheremet has once again failed to hold on to paycheck, she gave up. And more than repeat the feat of its own will never be solved.
Some experts say that Olga did not have enough knowledge. If she was able to recognize the Russian goods to Western names, it would be much easier to do without imports.
Interviewed experts believe that even with the ability to recognize the Russian goods in foreign package Olga failed to find a number of positions. Many products either under domestic or under the Western brands in Russia do not produce.
The only thing we can be virtually certain - that the example of Olga Sheremet is unlikely to find followers. Why conduct an experiment if its results are easy to predict?
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