[chambernews] Fwd: Fw: MADE IN THE USA

[Karen Amundson (Chamber)]

Received from Laurie Anderson. Happy to pass along to you!
k.

Made in the USA – Very Encouraging

Greeting Cards ---- I didn’t know Hallmark cards were made in China!  
That is why I don't buy cards at Hallmark anymore, they are made in 
China and are more expensive!  Now I buy them at Dollar Tree - 50 cents 
each and made in USA

Blender ---- I have been looking at the blenders available on the 
Internet.  Kitchen Aid is MADE IN the US.  Top of my list already...


Wastebasket and Rug ---- Yesterday I was in Wal Mart looking for a 
wastebasket.  I found some made in China for $6.99.  I didn't want to 
pay that much so I asked the lady if they had any others.  She took me 
to another department and they had some at $2.50 made in USA.  They are 
just as good.  Same as a kitchen rug I needed. I had to look, but I 
found some made in the USA - what a concept! -  and they were $3.00 
cheaper.

Hose attachment ---- I was in Lowe's the other day and just out of 
curiosity, I looked at the hose attachments.  They were all made in 
China.  The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I 
checked the hose attachments there.  They were made in USA.

  Chocolate Candy ---- My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, 
though, that it is now marked "made in Mexico."  I don't buy it anymore.

Toothpaste ---- My favorite Colgate is made in Mexico...now I have 
switched to Crest.

Light Bulbs and Bounce Dryer Sheets ---- This past weekend I was at 
Kroger . . . I needed 60W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets.  I was in 
the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy -- 
was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value."  I picked up both types of 
bulbs and compared them: they were the same except for the price . . 
.the GE bulbs cost more than the Everyday Value brand, but the thing 
that surprised me the most was that that GE was made in Mexico and the 
Everyday Value brand was made in - you guessed it - the USA at a company 
in Cleveland, Ohio.

So, on to the next aisle:  Bounce Dryer Sheets... yep, you guessed it, 
Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada. The Everyday Value brand 
cost less, and was made in the USA!  I did laundry yesterday and the 
dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for 
years, at almost half the price.


We are being brainwashed to believe that everything that comes from 
China and Mexico is cheaper.  Not so.  Start looking, in our current 
economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else 
- most often, their job.  You have to read the labels on everything.  
It's Way past time to start finding and buying products you use every 
day that are made right here.  My challenge to you is to start reading 
the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find 
that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your 
neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book 
so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time!  Stop 
buying from overseas companies - you're sending the jobs there.  (We 
should have awakened a decade ago....)  Let's get with the program and 
help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in 
the USA.


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