Originally posted by argentus
From the OP's link:

This story is scary enough to make someone outside of China paranoid. If you're freaked out, just make sure you never buy condoms labeled as "Jisson, Durex. Rough Rider, Six Sense and Love Card.

Err, Durex are made here in Britain, I've been to the factory. Head office Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.

Although I suppose it's possible that the American market could be made in China, but I doubt it.

OK I got to ask were they black?

I suspect they were flying them in by means of stealth

Many years ago I aplied for that TM....."Stealth Condoms" Can't see-em coming...
I never followed up but I see now, that it had a purpose after all.
Laughter

All this tells me is that the Chinese have a crappy political ideology.
Remember stories like this when people tell you about "universal healthcare" here in America.

The problem is that when all decisions are coming from the Government, the beurocracy is too large to properly regulate things.
Sorta like the story of the Doctors in Miami swindling from medicare by enlisting average joes off the streets to come in once a week for HIV medication that they didn't need to take because the Doctor then bills the Government 200 bucks per pop. These people were taking monthly medication once a week and being paid to do it. And the Doctors were getting rich.

That went on for quite a while before they were found out and the cost to the Government? Millions.

Some douche down at the condom factory asked some other douche: "Hey, when was the last time the Gov. was down here to check on how things are ran at the Stealthy Condom factory?"

"Umm, never sir, the Government has more important things to worry about."

"Okay then, we are going to cut our cost by 80% by getting rid of that pesky spermicide stuff we have to buy and just start lubricating them with this vegetable oil. We'll be rich!"

Say no to Universal Healthcare!

This is a funny story, though.

[edit on 13-11-2009 by JayinAR]

Originally posted by nik1halo
Err, Durex are made here in Britain, I've been to the factory. Head office Knutsford, Cheshire, UK.

Do they give away samples? Can you have a test drive right there?

The worst part of all of this is that in a couple of years from now, the only products that are going to be available, that anybody can afford, will be coming directly out of China. The worse things get economically, the more "blind eyes" that will have to be turned.

Let's face it -- right now the governments of the world would rather people be spending money on unsafe, questionable products than not spending money at all.

profit now -- worry later.

This is just the start to the endless list of products that are going to be determined unsafe. The list so far includes toys, sheetrock, chicken, and now condoms.

I'm not sure though why anybody would be surprised by this for several reasons.

1. China's record for human rights.
2. Below wage, poverty-stricken, children working assembly lines.
3. Mass production of the cheapest products possible.
4. Lay-offs that generally start at the "quality control" departments.

If these are shipped within China this would cause serious issues with the one child policy.

Dontcha think?