Many women in poorer countries are trying to find new ways of supporting their families, or supplementing their income. There's one group that will provide a goat to a poor family with the hope that they will start a cottage industry by making/selling the milk and cheese. I applaud these efforts but the outfits making these cheap quilts is by no means a cottage industry! If anything, it's probably a sweat shop situation (as mentioned by some of you) where children are exploited.
What are the old adages? "Buyer beware!" and "Buy American" although, in the case of the Amish hucksters, we might use the advice of "Know your seller!" Guess I've lived long enough to have heard it all, or most of it. The Amish cheating people. My my my!
On a happier, less cynical, note... Welcome, Palomino! This thread's topic is on the serious side but there are some funny, funny topics that come up and, lots of great advice. Question, if you're currently not in Alaska, where are you?