The Onion peels consumerism

FENGHUA, China — Chen Hsien, an employee of Fenghua Ningbo Plastic Works Ltd., a plastics factory that manufactures lightweight household items for Western markets, expressed his disbelief Monday over the “sheer amount of shit Americans will buy.  Often, when we’re assigned a new order for, say, ‘salad shooters,’ I will say to myself, ‘There’s no way that anyone will ever buy these.’ … One month later, we will receive an order for the same product, but three times the quantity.  How can anyone have a need for such useless shit I hear that Americans can buy anything they want, and I believe it, judging from the things I’ve made for them,” Chen said.  “And I also hear that, when they no longer want an item, they simply throw it away.  So wasteful and contemptible.” from the ONION