Made in the USA

ONE AT A TIME

                     A physics teacher in high school, once told the students  that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very  much, a billion of them would.   With that thought in mind, read the  following, obviously written by a good American . . .

        This probably sounds crazy, but just 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 and they were $3.00 cheaper.  We are being brain washed that everything that comes from China and Mexico is  cheaper. Not so. That is also why I don't buy cards at  Hallmark anymore. They are made in China and are expensive. I buy them at Dollar Tree....50 cents each and made in USA .

             Check this out.  I can verify this because I was in Lowe's the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking 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 . Start looking ...

                In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy  or do affects someone else - even their job.

            My grandson likes Hershey's candy.  I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now.    I do not buy it any more.        My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico ... Now I have  switched to Crest. Aquafresh Advanced is made in Moon TWP , PA.

              (Another  Good idea . . ..Change one light bulb at a time) . 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 the stats they were the same except For the price. .  The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and  the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA in a company  in Cleveland , Ohio.

                So throw out the myth that you cannot  find products you use every day that are made right here...

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

              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!

            (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 .