Clipping for brevity here but shall address all.
Tinfoil hat and Lysol wipes? hahaha I did see that post, did not remember if it was the same poster. I'd still consider that udder wash for the usual 'bugs' and I'll certainly research in the meantime.

I was already aware of 'Chinese fakes' with some of the food products but I hadn't considered household cleaners as well since I don't buy them locally very often. I usually buy the 'organic environmentally-friendly' versions of dish detergent and basic cleaners for surfaces (because of the kitties) that I can't get at Dollar stores: 'trees,' 'generals' or 'family' varieties. We get some items that are sold in Mexico, with Spanish-language labels and who knows, they may have a Chinese source too. I'll definitely take your warning seriously, considering how many problems we've had with them already. We cannot always trust their labels or the fine print on them. One day they had a kind of flavored water I had wanted to try - some expensive national brand that I'd only found in large packs. Just wanted to taste one to see if worthwhile. Found a bottle. Asked the clerk if this really was that brand, or was it made in China? She looked at another clerk who looked back at her, so it was very clear, as they soon admitted, they did not know the source, and could easily be China. Another time, thought I usually mop floors with bleach water, I wanted to mop with something else, so I picked up a bottle of lemon-scented brand name floor mopping and cleaning "stuff". Brought it home, opened - no scent of lemon and nothing like the bigger bottles I used to purchase years ago, so another knock-off. Just be careful and thoughtful, and NEVER EVER buy anything edible for pets from a dollar store. NEVER!! Also do not purchase flea collars there - you are likely to kill the pet and perhaps make yourself very ill!/color]

Remember the Chinese poison toothpaste that killed some people in Panama, more than a decade ago? A big scandal, but it didn't stay in the headlines. Then the Heparin scandal, Chinese-sourced blood-thinner given to dialysis patients, killed almost 100 Americans, that we know of. Media couldn't drop that one so fast, since the House of Representatives flatly accused China of trying to poison us. Chinese government was so annoyed about that getting out, they promptly executed the CEO and some upper management of their largest poison-providing company. Too bad we didn't have similar punishments here. I do not recall the toothpaste issue and the others, but I was quite involved when our brand name pet foods were actually made in China, killing thousands of dogs and cats and making others very ill with kidney disease. Bad, bad stuff. I don't want anything made in China for myself, my dogs, my home.

(Some people may be new here and though we did have discussion here of those stories, they got displaced by bo-r-i-n-g political and religious mania soon after, till nobody can keep track of real conspiracies anymore without knowing how to search for them.)

Temperature differential in the Southwest mountains, night and day, and general unpredictability make any brand of ground coffee a bad bargain for me, unless it's just a small can to carry me over in a pinch, because of fast degradation of quality. For the last year, I've been getting a good buy on the old American brand: Eight O'clock, whole beans, from Amazon. I get the '100% Colombian Peaks.' But they sell direct too:
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For the bug-out bag: Folger's makes those coffee teabags (I know I'm not saying it right, lol) that run a bit pricey but are delicious when you really need a fresh-tasting cuppa. For instant coffee, the Nescafé brand sold in Latin America, and Mexico, that shows up in our Dollar stores with Spanish labels, is the best-tasting of all. Not even kidding here. Economical too. This is terrific information, at least for me personally! Thank you! So Nescafe - I have been wondering and concerned about what brand instant to put away in the preparations, and don't want to open one and lose the freshness, just for a test. Great to know! Also, regarding the "teabag" coffee - you can make your own with the round coffee filters, put in enough coffee for a cup, or two, or however you prefer, then tie the filter shut with dental floss. [could even use mint dental floss if you like mint coffee] then pour water over in the cup. I have purchased the floss and that type filter, and intend to try it soon.

Whispering Leaves, is Eight O'Clock always Colombian, even in the cans? I have not tried it in many years, not wanting to waste money, since only Folger's Colommbian has seemed "right" or "delicious" to me in many years. I'd be willing to try one can. Also, people, the Walmart brand "Colombian coffee isn't. Or at least it isn't to me. A couple months ago I bought a can intending to use it mixed to stretch the Folger's. Big waste.

Thank you again, WhisperingLeaves

Does ultraviolet light treatment on keyboards and mice help any, as people say it does, as a fast germicide?