Monday, September 19, 2011

Random Rumor: Used Condoms Recycled in China

Disgusting but true: some China-made headbands are nothing more than used condoms swathed in brightly-colored thread.

A sharp-eyed Chinese consumer made this startling discovery when one of her hairbands began to unravel.  Noticing an odd flesh color in the rubber underneath the threading, she unravelled the piece and found the base material looked remarkably like a condom.  Unfortunately for her, it was.

According to the manufacturing company, the condoms were unused and failed to meet government standards and so were resold to the hairband maker.  One wonders, however, if the tests performed on the condoms to discover their less-than-stellar properties resulted in used condoms being thrown into these batches as well.

What another wonderful reason to buy American!







*This story and its included photos courtesy of http://www.snopes.com

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