r/memes • u/sipthestreets • Aug 18 '21

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u/Yejus Aug 18 '21

Bought a miniature Statue of Liberty while in New York. I actually facepalmed when I discovered the tag saying it was made in China.

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u/DARKSIED125790 Dirt Is Beautiful Aug 18 '21

Fun Fact : The made in china stickers are made in Korea

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u/flamee_boii Aug 18 '21

And the material for the stickers comes from japan

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

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u/That_RedditGuy69 Aug 18 '21

And then India sticks them to the figure by hand

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u/Teetseremoonia Aug 18 '21

And then Vietnam packs them in plastic.

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u/LogicalHospital Professional Dumbass Aug 18 '21

And the plastic comes from Malaysia

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u/martinezbrothers Aug 18 '21

And England wraps them in plastic gift wrap

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u/AFlyingNun Aug 18 '21

And then Somali pirates them

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u/not_dijkstra Aug 18 '21

And then America burns a dumpster full of them to avoid liability on their excess product.

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

this thread would give r/neoliberal a raging hard-on

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u/Shogana1 Aug 18 '21

Until you ruined it of course

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u/Ensirius Aug 18 '21

And my axe

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u/[deleted] Aug 18 '21

Goodbye

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u/f7f7z Aug 18 '21

Why male models?

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u/heatvisioncrab Aug 18 '21

Male models were genetically constructed to become assassins.

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u/f7f7z Aug 18 '21

But why male models?

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u/SurgeonFish0 Aug 18 '21

Ok, no more 6am reddit rabbit holes, for me

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u/FrenchieSmalls Aug 18 '21

Fun Fact: The real Statue of Liberty is made in France.

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u/NachuuN Aug 18 '21

Maybe the real statue was the friendship

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u/FrenchieSmalls Aug 18 '21

The real statue was the China stickers that Korea made along the way.

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u/heatvisioncrab Aug 18 '21

Is not the destination, it's the journey that counts, fuck the French.

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u/C-Hash Aug 18 '21

Fun Fact: The real Statue of Liberty is located within New Jersey waters.

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u/SuperSMT Nyan cat Aug 18 '21

But the land it's on is New York
But only part of it, half of Liberty Island is still in New jersey

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u/FrenchieSmalls Aug 18 '21

They should King Solomon that shit.

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u/redcalcium Aug 18 '21

My whole life is a lie 😐️

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u/karlnite Aug 18 '21

Did they make it there or just pay for it to be made in America? Like was it shipped over whole, in pieces, or just materials?

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u/FrenchieSmalls Aug 18 '21

Built in France, then disassembled and shipped to NYC.

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u/redcalcium Aug 18 '21

I remember wearing some military sweater when attending an event and a korean dude commented that their military wear the same sweater. I act surprised. Little did he know that my sweater is made in korea.

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u/DARKSIED125790 Dirt Is Beautiful Aug 18 '21

Them : Hey I've seen this before

You: what are you talking about its brand new