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BEWARE hair ties from china
Nov 13^th, 2007 at 6:14pm

Hi everyone,
I haven't posted in a while - so sorry! Life's been crazy. But I had to post this because it's important!

I got this article from here, but I'm also pasting it in case the URL becomes defunct.
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,22751899-23109,00.html

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Used condoms winding up in people's hairFrom correspondents in Beijing
November 13, 2007 03:14pm

USED condoms are being recycled into hair bands in southern China and selling well in local markets and beauty salons.

But they could spread the sexually transmittable diseases the condoms were originally meant to prevent, state media said today.

Rubber hair bands had been found in local markets and beauty salons in Dongguan and Guangzhou cities in southern Guangdong province, China Daily newspaper said.

"These cheap and colourful rubber bands and hair ties sell well ... threatening the health of local people," it said.

Despite being recycled, the hair bands could still contain bacteria and viruses, it said.

"People could be infected with AIDS, warts or other diseases if they hold the rubber bands or strings in their mouths while weaving their hair into plaits or buns," the paper quoted a local dermatologist as saying.

A bag of ten of the recycled bands sold much cheaper than others on the market, accounting for their popularity, the paper said.

China's manufacturing industry has been repeatedly tarnished this year by a string of scandals involving shoddy or dangerous goods made for both domestic and foreign markets.
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And here is a site that shows the hair ties:
http://www.bloganything.net/67/scary-recycled-hair-band-made-of-condom

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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #1 - Nov 13^th, 2007 at 6:40pm EWWWWWWW!!! WTF is going on over there?!
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bikerbraid Shooting Star Offline Life is short, Break the rules Posts: 6569 Bike Paths of the Midwest Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #2 - Nov 13^th, 2007 at 7:18pm I second that EWWWWWWWWWW!
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Sakina Stardust Offline August 2O1O @ the Louvre Posts: 3399 Arizona Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #3 - Nov 13^th, 2007 at 7:51pm Khrome!! I've been thinking about you-I hope you're well. Thanks for the warning. Hubby's been to two of those cities on business-thank goodness I don't let him buy me hair accessories anymore. He bought a few metal ones for me in China once and they were all far from hair friendly. EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW, too!
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Curlgirl64 Stardust Offline Practice Yoga,give and receive Reiki Posts: 2974 Brooklyn,N.Y. Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #4 - Nov 13^th, 2007 at 8:01pm EEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!! WTF is going on over there is absolutely the right sentiment!!!
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juri Stardust Offline Posts: 1341 USA Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #5 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 3:36am eeeewwwwwwwwwwwww. Gez, they have some interesting business practices there in China. Tainted pet food, drug laced toys, and now this? But thanks for stopping by, Khrome! I've been wondering how you've been doing. Hope to see you again soon.
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Lisabelle Stardust Offline Kami wa onna no inochi - A womens hair is her life Posts: 2797 Southern Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #6 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 6:40am Hi Khrome, I hope your doing well. EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW! That is f@#$%* up!
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Trisha Stardust Offline Posts: 2318 Missouri Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #7 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 10:30am My turn ahem EWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!
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Angel Spun Ex Member	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #8 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 12:27pm Quote: Gez, they have some interesting business practices there in China. Tainted pet food, drug laced toys, and now this? And the fish, Juri chan! We mustn't forget the fish...
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Re: BEWARE hair ties from china
Reply #9 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 2:46pm

Thanks everyone - it's good to see you guys too! I started off writing a small summary of what has been going on, and it turned out to be rather long. So I'm going to post it in my journal since it's off topic here.

But yeah, I was disgusted with these hair ties!!! And I've pretty much sworn off of anything that says Made in China. I went on vacation and got free mugs - they were pretty, but they went straight in the trash. It said Made in China and probably had lead in it. lol

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Re: BEWARE hair ties from china
Reply #10 - Nov 14^th, 2007 at 11:02pm

Not everything chinese is bad. Just... a lot of it. they make things cheaply, to sell to stupid foreigners(or other chinese, for that matter) who don't know any better. If you're going to get stuff for 1/4 the price of the next best competitor... you're going to get sh!t goods. *shrugs* still... condom hairties... I MUST AGREE.... EEEEWWW. YICK. *GACK* that's crossing the line.

it is a very good thing I only buy goody's brand ouchless p'tail holders... otherwise I'd be hacking at them to see what they're made of.

As an aside, about the beads that when swallowed, the coating metabolizes into ghb.. WHY ARE THEY ALLOWING THE KIDS TO EAT THE BLOODY BEADS IN THE FIRST PLACE? One of the reported cases was a 10 year old girl who freaking ate several beads. I mean, seriously? a ten year old that is still eating parts off toys... probably shouldn't be allowed anywhere NEAR small toys, much less without parental supervision.
I mean, to get the massive reaction, you have to eat dozens of the damn things. *stalks off muttering about stupid bloody kids trying to stupid themselves out of existance*

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callisto Sapphire Offline Curly hair is crazy and utterly beautiful Posts: 178	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #11 - Jun 8^th, 2008 at 5:54pm Eugh. Nasty. Do you know if any of these were ever sold to the US? I hope not... I don't use hairties much, but I do use them sometimes.... EWWWWWW. I DON'T want to think about that....
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roomtogrow Emerald Offline Posts: 379 Gender:	Re: BEWARE hair ties from china Reply #12 - Jun 9^th, 2008 at 3:13pm hmm that is bizarre and gross. thanks for the heads up, khrome.
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