[USMA:27917] RE: Plastic bags from china

[Bill Potts]

I just checked the box of 180 kitchen garbage bags we bought at Target (their own brand). They were made in the USA and have both FFY and metric. The metric even has the thickness, expressed in micrometers (�m), using the correct prefix (Greek letter mu).   Possibly I'd have to go to Wal-Mart to get garbage bags made in China. However, I wouldn't be seen dead in a Wal-Mart store.   I think it's possible that garbage bags cost no more to manufacture here than overseas, given that both the manufacturing and packing processes are probably 100% automated. Bill Potts, CMS Roseville, CA http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]     -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of john mercer Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 23:10 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:27915] Plastic bags from china Does anybody know if house hold plastic bags such as garbage bags that are made in China and imported in to the U S or Canada or Austrailiathe box they come in does it have the size of the bag in metric or both metric and FFU units?  John Mercer.