Comments on: Putting Cheap Labor Into Perspective http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/ Fri, 09 Jan 2009 01:58:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Herschel http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-23311 Herschel Mon, 31 Dec 2007 06:37:36 +0000 http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-23311 Are you sure the styrofoam was made in Thailand? Did it have a stamp or something. Who knows, with globalization, the styro was most like made in China or Mexico where the eco-laws are non-existent. Are you sure the styrofoam was made in Thailand? Did it have a stamp or something. Who knows, with globalization, the styro was most like made in China or Mexico where the eco-laws are non-existent.

]]> By: Ei-Nyung http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-9033 Ei-Nyung Fri, 17 Aug 2007 23:01:56 +0000 http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-9033 Oops! I dropped a "2" (and shifted my decimal point one to the right) in my comment, so now I look like an idiot! :D Oh well. Oops! I dropped a “2″ (and shifted my decimal point one to the right) in my comment, so now I look like an idiot! :D Oh well.

]]> By: mike http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-9031 mike Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:06:48 +0000 http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-9031 BTW - one more comment about this for the eco-freaks. There was so much styrofoam in this that I was unable to fit it into my trash cans even after several weeks. It had to be hauled to the dump in a special trip. Regardless of how it got to there - this made-in-Thailand styrofoam is now at the dump. I hope they recycle it, but fear its just heading for the landfill. BTW - one more comment about this for the eco-freaks.

There was so much styrofoam in this that I was unable to fit it into my trash cans even after several weeks. It had to be hauled to the dump in a special trip.

Regardless of how it got to there - this made-in-Thailand styrofoam is now at the dump. I hope they recycle it, but fear its just heading for the landfill.

]]> By: mike http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-9030 mike Fri, 17 Aug 2007 22:01:31 +0000 http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-9030 Indeed - I am an idiot. I knew a lb was about 2kg, but multiplied instead of divided. I've updated the entry so future readers don't know how dumb I really am. Indeed - I am an idiot. I knew a lb was about 2kg, but multiplied instead of divided. I’ve updated the entry so future readers don’t know how dumb I really am.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-8018 Jeff Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:49:22 +0000 http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-8018 http://www.google.com/search?q=500+lbs+in+kg&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a (answer: 227 kg) A quick check at sevenseasworldwide suggests that ~$1400 might do it as a one-off civilian shipment. Of course, you have to cut it into 30 kg boxes in order to do that :). http://www.google.com/search?q=500+lbs+in+kg&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

(answer: 227 kg)

A quick check at sevenseasworldwide suggests that ~$1400 might do it as a one-off civilian shipment. Of course, you have to cut it into 30 kg boxes in order to do that :).

]]> By: Ei-Nyung http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-7992 Ei-Nyung Tue, 31 Jul 2007 06:23:05 +0000 http://www.belshe.com/2007/07/31/putting-cheap-labor-into-perspective/#comment-7992 Wait, am I missing something? 500lbs should be about ~267kgs. Oh, and hi. :D Wait, am I missing something? 500lbs should be about ~267kgs.

Oh, and hi. :D

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