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<p>[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 187078, member: 121"]By admission, much of the smaller, cheaper stuff sold in Firenze "in the style of Murano" IS Chinese imports -particularly the novelty stuff. I once watched the proprietor of a shop unpack and place in the window a whole case of little glass cats with gold fish in their bellies. The shipping box was clearly marked CHINA and when I asked, the proprietor explained that they were cheaper than those made on the Island and sold better to the tourists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Mansons2005, post: 187078, member: 121"]By admission, much of the smaller, cheaper stuff sold in Firenze "in the style of Murano" IS Chinese imports -particularly the novelty stuff. I once watched the proprietor of a shop unpack and place in the window a whole case of little glass cats with gold fish in their bellies. The shipping box was clearly marked CHINA and when I asked, the proprietor explained that they were cheaper than those made on the Island and sold better to the tourists.[/QUOTE]
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