My Verizon iPhone Dilemma

My NMIC campaign is back on track. But now I have a moral concern...just how far do I go? You see, I have stuck with Verizon Wireless for years. Like since I graduated from high school. (Which may have been a different century.) And finally, after what has felt like ages, they are getting the iPhone. And I want it. Bad.

But is the iPhone made in China? I kind of figured it would be, considering the iPod is made there. Turns out I was right. Kind of.

Apparently the iPhone was designed in California. Well, that's nice! The parts were made in Korea and Taiwan. So far, so good. But it turns out that all the pieces get sent to China for assembly. Does this count as being made in China? I am trying to give myself an excuse for breaking my resolution again. But this time, it's not desperate. There are other options, and I won't be in physical pain if I don't get an iPhone.

So I'm thinking, I'm out. And I'm sad. Because I really need a new smartphone, and the Blackberry Storm 3 still doesn't have a release date.

Any news on a good Android phone? Remember, though, it has to be NMIC!

Resolution Update: Not Made in China (NMIC)

Well, I lasted 26 days on my resolution to avoid buying anything made in China. A lot longer than I thought I would be able to go, considering at the onset I knew that I needed shoes and sneakers for work. And most shoes and sneakers are made in the PRC these days.

Still, I didn't give up easily. I went to six stores looking for shoes that would fit my two criteria: 1) I could stand in them for 12 hours at work without wanting to cry or cut off my right foot and 2) made anywhere but China. I finally conceded defeat in the last store, because at that point, my foot hurt so badly I actually was considering crying at the thought of working even one hour without a pair of comfortable shoes, and decided that I didn't want to make a scene in public. I paid in shame, hid the box, and considered lying to everyone that they were made somewhere else, anywhere else but China.

In the end, I couldn't lie. Because I think it illustrates the point that our nation is so dependent on another country that I can't even go a full 31 days without buying a foreign-made item. I am back on track again, though. I still haven't found a new pair of sneakers, but I'm not quite so desperate for those as I was for some work shoes. I can do Zumba and TurboFire in my old sneaks until I find some nice NMIC ones. And I've decided I am not going to feel guilty about my slip on this one. After all, I had a legitimate need. Really, my resolution was made only because I want to support my own country's economy and make a point about, well, pointless consumerism. Okay, and because I was buying a boatload of poorly made crap that no one on this planet really needs. Seriously, I bet the Chinese aren't wasting their money on knick-knacks and iPods!