# Arrived in China a week ago

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrived-in-china-a-week-ago/633335>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 1, 2012, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrived-in-china-a-week-ago/633335 "2012-09-01T03:26:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrived-in-china-a-week-ago/633335/21 "2012-09-21T16:16:55Z")

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> [@hogarth](#):
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> From my experience: A Chinese Wal-Mart is similar to a Canadian Wal-Mart, but usually smaller. They sell the same kind of stuff (clothing, small appliances, household products).

Well yeah, clothes, appliances and all that I get. I was just wondering more like what kind of oddball Asian knick-knacks and bizarro products one might find on those shelves.

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**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\
**Post date:** [September 21, 2012, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/arrived-in-china-a-week-ago/633335/22 "2012-09-21T16:29:16Z")

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Best regards, Monty! I’m loving hearing about your adventures. Can you find duct tape and steel wool to stuff/tape in that vent gap?

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