A reader in Redding, California was shopping at the local Winco and saw this ultra-patriotic bag of frozen tilapia—if it were any prouder to be an American it would have to start singing country music. But when glugory turned the bag over, the phrase "Product of China" was stamped across the bottom. "So now these bastards are lulling you into a false sense of patriotism in order to sell their commie fish," writes glugory. That might be overstating it a bit, but we're fans of overstating things here at Consumerist, so... yeah! Damned commie fish! Remember: never trust packaging. It's just marketing you can hold.
(Thanks to glugory!)
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