{"id":998,"date":"2007-07-05T11:15:25","date_gmt":"2007-07-05T15:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shermandorn.com\/wordpress\/?p=998"},"modified":"2007-07-05T11:15:25","modified_gmt":"2007-07-05T15:15:25","slug":"free-trade-doesnt-cover-this-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shermandorn.com\/?p=998","title":{"rendered":"Free trade doesn’t cover this one"},"content":{"rendered":"

The general principle with travel is to leave footprints and take pictures (and memories), so I didn’t return with much physical stuff, other than two Anders F. Rönnblom albums, two postcards, one book on international historical perspectives on child labor, and a copy of the Daily Mail<\/em> to show my children what tabloid papers are really<\/em> about. <\/p>\n

What I regret not discovering until the last morning, and what no free-trade policies will cover, is that there is a flavor of sugarless gum that exists only in Europe: salty licorice. It’s wonderful. It also doesn’t exist in the U.S. (though some may remember Black Jack quite-sugary licorice gum). Here is the polite and useless e-mail I received back from a Wrigley’s representative:<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, Extra Salty Licorice is not available in the U.S. Frequently we tailor specific products to local consumer demands and desires and therefore not all of our brands are available globally.<\/p>\n

Currently, we do not sell any international brands directly to our U.S. consumers. The only suggestion we can offer is that perhaps you can make arrangements with your friends abroad to send you a box or two of Extra Gum.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Sigh. <\/p>\n

I know: I haven’t blogged in substance about the Supreme Court decisions last week. I’m still catching up on work…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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