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Search the QUICK QUERY DATABASE.

This is the only database on the internet attempting to be all inclusive. It is a service to the consumer and will tell you quickly where you can buy the product that you are looking for. All products located and verified as Made in the USA are added to the database. We call the Database “Quick Query”.

The Quick Query Database allows you to enter your item description. It then returns brand information and retail information. Please don’t hesitate to tell us if what you are looking for isn’t there. We will do the research for you, then we will add it to our database!

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Speaking of research. If we research something that we may not consider “Made in USA” we post the findings on this blog. Use the categories to the left to browse or use the search function (on the left) if you are looking for information on a specific item.

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This listing will help you identify what categories are used in the Quick Query data base.

Accessories Appliances Art Athletic Apparel Baby Feeding
Baby Gear Baby/Toddler Bath & Body Bathing/Grooming
Bedding Beverage Books Boots Building Business
Car Seats Clothing Computers Consumables Craft
Cycling Diapering Dining & Bar Dishes Drills Educational
Electronics Entertainment Equipment Fitness Food
Footwear Fragrances Furnishings Furniture Games
Garden Gardening Golf Hair Care Hand Tools Health & Beauty
Health & Safety Health Care Heating, Cooling Home
Home Décor Home Security Housekeeping Hunting/Fishing
Imagination Instruments Jacket Keepsakes Kitchen
Lightings Makeup Miscellaneous Model RR, Trains
Musical Instruments Nail Nursery Décor Nutrition
Oral Care Outdoor Pants Personal Pet Pet Supplies
Plumbing/Fixtures Pools & Spas Pottery/Glassware
Power Equipment Recreational Ride on Toy Rugs & Carpets
Shirt Shoes Skin Care Slippers Sporting Goods
Storage Tools Toys Trains Vehicle Window Treatments
Youth

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Shoes/Boots Made in USA - Brands Found in Quick Query

The Quick Query data base is a searchable database where you can find a specific item and find a retailer to buy it from. The following brands are listed in the database. This means you can also find a retailer and review product descriptions. Note: When visiting the actual site, remember that not all brands are made in the USA. I.e. Not all Thorogood Brand are Made in USA.

May 28, 2008

Chippewa (Spirit of the Nations line is not Made in USA)
Corcoran
Carolina Shoe
Danner
Double H
Filson
HH Brand
Irish Setter Shadow Trek
Justin
Kenetrek Grizzly
Leather Texas
Matterhorn
Onesole
Red Head
Rocky
SAS
Super Casuals
Wolverine (search for assembled in USA)
WorkOne
West Coast Shoe
YakTrax Pro

Thorogood boots have been added to the database. Not all boots on their site are made in the USA. But, their website is clearly marked.

Red Wing Boots have not been added to the database; These product numbers are Made in the USA.
Soft Toe Styles; Shoes 107
6 inch; 2156, 875, 595, 952, 202, 606, 607, 676, 996, 963, 953, 453,
1425,1907, 8173, 8138, 9011, 9014, 2917, 2916. 9003, 9004
8 inch; 402, 998, 931, 608, 678, 914, 964, 877, 699, 1412, 815, 1229,
1210
Pull on; 866, 1132, 1155, 1114, 1105, 1159, 1124, 1125, 1126, 2970, 2971
Steel Toe Styles;
6 inch styles; 2245, 4206, 2263, 2406, 3507, 4425, 4206
8 inch styles; 2233, 4208, 4473, 4451, 2408, 3508, 2264, 2412, 2414,
2426, 2218, 2292, 4418, 4410, 4425
Pull on styles; 2231, 2253, 2259, 2254, 2256, 4208, 4210, 4470, 4471,
2214, 2230, 2405, 3505, 4441

BATES
Thank you for your interest in Bates footwear. Please note the boots
below that are US assembled. All of our chukkas and oxfords, with the
exception of the women’s E22741 (men’s #E022141) and E22733 (men’s
#E22233), are US assembled as well.

Men’s Boots:

E01621
E01523
E00918
E00922
E00910
E01129
E01130
E01223
E40501
E30501
E80801
E50501
E25501

Women’s Boots:

E01788
E01766
E00718
E00724
E00710
E01728
E01723
E47501
E57501

The following brands have certain lines of products that are made in USA. For product description and retailer information go to the Quick Query Database to search.

3M
Alps
American Furniture
American Plastic Toys, Inc
Armstrong Industrial Hand tools
Arrowcopter
Atlas
Attwood
Baby Magic
Back to Basics
Badger
Bass Pro Shops
Bates
Battle Lake
Bayfield Collection
Beanbagchair
Beartooth
Beka Inc
Bell & Carlson
Berg Furniture
Bert’s Bees
Best Home
Bianchi Leather
Biederlack
Binaca
Binney & Smith
Blackemore
Bluewater
Bob Timberlake
Booyah
Braid
Breathxchange
Brinkmann
Broil King
Browning
Buck
Bushnell
Butler Creek
Camber
Cannondale
Carhartt
Carolina Shoe
Challenge and Fun
Channel Craft
Channellock
Child Craft
Clam Corporation
Collectibleshopping
ColumbiaKnit
Corelle
Covercraft
Craftsman Outdoorlighting
Crayola
Cutco
Dad’s Dog Food
Danner
Delta 3-D
Dogobie
Eureka
Extrasport Eagle
Factor X
Falcon
Fat Brain
Fender
Filson
Fine Round Crib
Fingerless Ragg
Fire Fyter
Fiskars
Flambeau
Flat Rock
FootJoy
FOXPRO
Fred Bear
Froebel Gifts
Gerber
Glass Factory
Grandpa’s
Grannie’s
Green 3 Apparel
Green3 Apparel
Greenbabies
Grizzly Mountain
Gunnison
Hallmark Greeting Card
Halo
Hasbro
Heat Factory
Heddon Spit’n Image
Heirloom wooden toys
Holdup Suspender
Holdup Suspenders
Holgate Toys
Holloway Team Wear
HotHands
Hunter’s Specialities
HVS Cordura
Incense-stick
Invicta
Irish Setter Shadow Treck
Jakes
Jiffy Model
Jiffy Steamer
Justin
Kash Ten
Kenetrek Grizzly
King Louie
Kitchen Aide
Kmart
K’nex
Knives of Alaska
Lamiglas
Lander
LauriToys
Lazlight
Leather Texas
Leatherman
Legacy
Leupold
Lindy
Lititz
Little Capers
Little Tikes
Lodge
Lodge Logic
Longaberger
Louisville Slugger
Maglite
Maple Landmark
Marble King
Martin Guitars
Master Lock
Merle Norman
Mike Gnatek Artwork
Military Spec
Milliken
Milton Bradley
Moldcraft
Montana
Morrell
Mr. Bubble
MSR Hubba
MTM Dual Guage
Nascar
Natural Reflections
Neese Industries
Neet
Nemesis
New Balance
Nike (socks)
Nite III’s
No Kidding
Nordic Ware
Oasis Fly Factory
Offshore Angler
Ogilvie
Onesole
Orvis
Outers Varminter
Paper Pantry
PaperCards
Paragon Water
Parker Bros
Pelican
Penn
Plano
Play Clay
Play Things Past
Play-Doh
Pointer Brand
Powell Peralta Construction
Princeton Tec
ProMag Rifle
Pyrex
Quake Claw
Rave Sport
Ray Allen K-9 Equipment
Real Rods
RedHead
Reef Runner
Remington
RioBrands
River Marine Supply
Rocky
Rod Saver Pro
Roy Toy
Sage Fly Fish
Sampo
Scale Model Toys
Scholastic
Scott Archery
SealLine
SealSkinz
Shannon Big Leaf
Sheappell
Shop Vac
Simms G3
Sims Freestone
SlingKing Cannon
Snafu Designs
Snow & Nealley
Sospenders
Spando Flage
Spring Creek
St Croix
Stack & Stick
Staplex
Star Rods
Stearns
Stetson
Stoney Point
Summit Appliances
Super Casuals
T.R.U. Ball
Texas Jeans
Therm-A-Rest
Tibor Gulfstream Fly
Tippmann
Tough Traveler
Tri-Tronics
Tru-Fire Bulldog
Tussy
Unclegoose Toys
Under Armour
UnionBuiltPC
Unknown
USA Coffe Company
Vermont Teddy Bears
Vista
Vulcan
W. Schuster Signs
Weber Smokey Joe
WeeBoos
Welch
White River Fly Shop
Whittle Shortline
Wiffle
Wiffle Ball
Wigwam
Wilton Armetale
Yaktrax Pro
Yankee Candle
Zippo
Zome Products

These retailers have been known to sell made in USA products. Many of them are in the Quick Query database . That does not mean that everything they sell is made in USA. Nor does it mean they will stock every item listed.

Etailers selling products EXCLUSIVLEY USA made are linked. Additional Etailers will be linked as we confirmed that they only sell “Made in USA” goods.

99 Cent only Stores
A.P. Hendriks Company, Inc.
Aaoutfitters.com
Accentfurniture.com
Ace Hardware
Air-n-water.com
Aldi
Allseasonsuniforms.com
Amazon.com
Ambassador Toys
Arrowcopter.com
Art Barn
Athleticappeal.com
Babies & Beds
Babies R Us
Baby Cakes, CA
Baby Land
Backtobasicstoys.com
Bananajunctiontoys.com
Barnes and Noble
Bass Pro Shop
Beanbagchair.com
Bed Bath & Beyond
Bekainc.com
Bestbudsgarden.com
Bestdressedkids.com
Bibens Home Center
Big Lots
Biggs
Blair
Blair.com
Blanket Warehouse
Bliss, TX
Bon Ton
Boscov’s
Brainwaves
Buggybeacon.com
Builderdepot.com
Burlington Coat Factory
Buy American
BuyDirectUSA
Buyzippolighters.com
Cabela’s
Capital City Mall
Carlisle Crossing
Carolinashoe.com
Channellock.com/sales/domestic.htm
Charkbait.com
Collectible Shopping
ColubiaKnit Factory Store
Conner Sales Inc.
Contractors Clothing
Cook by design.com
Cook Wares
Cook Works
Corduroy Kids, NY
Corningwarestores.com
Cornucopia
Costco US
Craftsmanoutdoorlighting.com
Crayola.com
Creative Kidstuff
Creative Play Resource
Cspoutdoors.stores.yahoo.net
Cumberlandgeneral.com
Cutco.com
CVS
Daff
Dan & Whits General Store
Dave’s Saw Shop
Davidmorgan.com
Dealer Locator
Dealer Search
Dick’s Sporting Goods
Dillard’s
Discovery Science Center
Doherty Hardware Co.
Dollar Tree
Dungarees
Dunhams
E & W James
Eckerd Drugs
Eighth Street Music Sales
Emig’s Bicycle shop
Erie Sports Store
Family Dollar
Fastenal.com
Fatbraintoys.com
Faucette Photography
Filtersusa.com
Find Associate
Find Bass Pro Shop
Find Cabela Store
Find Retailer
Fineroundcribs.com
Fingerhut
Firesafestore.com
Fred’s Inc
Frontier Bike Shop
Frost River
Gado Gado
Gander Mountain
Gardenscapetools.com
Gobros.com
Great News
Green3apparel.com
Greenpeople.org
Guitar Center
Hallmark Gold Crown Store
Hallmark.com
Hannaford
Hanover Direct
Hardistys Homewares
Harley Davidson
Heartland Creations
Hecht’s
Heirloomwoodentoys.com
Hexsign.com
Holegate Online
Hollywood Music
Home Depot
Home Shopping Network
Human Zoom Bikes and Boards
Huntfish.net
Hush Puppies & Family
Ikitchen.com
Imagination Toys
Incense-stick.com
Industrialsavings.com
J. J. Brown Company
Jackrabbit Toys, NJ
JC Penney
Jfisheronline.com
Jiffysteamer.com
Kaufmann’s
KB Toys
Keep It American
Kidding Around NYC
Kids & Kribs
King Soopers
Kingfisherflyshop.com
Kitchen Kapers
Kitchen Outfitters
Kitchen Shop
Kline’s True Value Hardware
Kmart
Kramer Equipment Company
Kroger
La Ideal
Laila Rowe
Lazlight.com/order.html
Learning Depot
Leathertexas.com
Lehman’s
Levelution.com
Lightingforum.com
Linen World
Linens-N-Things
Lititzwatch.com
Littlecapers.com
LL Bean
Logan Valley Mall
Longaberger.com
Lowes
LTD Commodities
Macy’s
Made in USA Forever
Maglite Sales
Maplelandmark.com
Marblekingusa.com
Maststoreonline.com
May
MC Sports
McCun & Son
Meijer
Menards
Michaels
Mike’s Bikes of San Francisco
Millcreek Mall
Mission Viejo
Missionallergy.com
Monstertool.com
Montanabrandtools.com
MVP Sports
National Wildlife Federation Catalog
Nbwebexpress
Nordicware.com/where-to-buy
Norway Company
Office Depot
Office Max
Officezone.com
Oldhouse.web
Onesole.com
Onesole.com/retailORG.htm
Outfitters Connection
Papercards.com
Paperpantry.com
Paragonwater.com
Park City Center
Patriot Made
Peachy Green
Peebles
Peek A Bootique, CA
Peek A Boutique, AZ
Peppermill
Petfooddirect.com
Pianos ‘n stuff
Playthingspast.com
Pointerbrand.com
Prime Outlets
Publix
QVC
Ramsey True Value Hardware
Rayallen.com
Realrods.com
Red Wagon, MA
Reed’s Pharmacy
Restoration Hardware
Retailer Search
Rite Aide
Rivermarinessupply.com
Rockin’ Kid Shop, CA
Rocking Chair Studio
Safemart.com
Sageflyfish.com
Santa Clara
Saucon Valley Center
Scalemodeltoys.com
Schmidtoutfitters.com
Scrapbooksupercenter.com
Sears
Sierra Valley Trading Company
Sherwin Williams
Sherwoods
Shop For America
Shop n Save
Shop Rite
Shopkitchenaid.com
Shopko
Shopmaine.com
Skate One
Smarter.com
Smiths Food and Drug Centers
Snafucards.com
Solutions.3m.com
South Hills Village
Spencer’s Gifts
Splendidlife.com
Sports Authority
Stackandstick.com
Stage Stores
Stapleheadquarter.com
Staples
Staplex.com
Staten Island Mall
Store Locator
Storkland Baby & Juvenile
Stringbeanmusic.com/
Summitappliance.com
Supercasuals.com
Suspenders.com
Yvonne’s Totes
Target
Texasjean.com
The Baby’s Room
The Boot Box
The Galleria Mills
The Wonder Place, AR
The Workwear Store
Theconnecticutstore.com
Theglassfactory.com
Tookie’s Toys, NC
Totally Toys
ToughTraveler
Toy Cottage
Toys on the Square
Toys-R-Us
Track ‘n Trail
Tractor Supply
True Value
TSC Industries
Turnertoys.com
Union Built PC
University of Pittsburgh
USA Baby
Usacoffeecopany.com
Uscav.com
US Made Toys
Vanilla Bean
Vermont Country Store
Vermontteddybear.com
Walgreens
Walmart
Wee-boos.com
Wegmans
Weis Markets
Westernsportshop.com
Wheels in Motion
Wood Craft Supply
Woodentrain.com
Workingperson.com
Yonkers
Zebulon USA

Under the guidelines of the Federal Trade Commission only automobiles and textiles such as wool and fur products must have the content disclosed. There is no law that requires other products sold in the US to be labeled or disclose the amount of U.S. content.

However, if a company does whish to make claims about the origin of their product, they must comply with the Made in USA policy. This policy applies to all products advertised or sold in the U.S. with few exceptions. General policy guidelines are below. See the FTC website for more detailed information.

- The claim or advertisement of Made in USA must be “all or virtually all” made in the U.S.
- The claim of Made in USA can be expressed or implied. U.S. flags, outlines of U.S. maps, or references to U.S. locations of headquarter or factories may convey a claim of U.S. origin either by themselves, or in conjunction with other phrases.
- “all or virtually all” is defined as “the product’s final assembly or processing must take place in the U.S.” Then consideration is given to “other factors, including how much of the products total manufacturing costs can be assigned to U.S. parts and processing, and how far removed any foreign content is from the finished product.”
- A company may not use a brand name or trademark by itself as a claim of U.S. origin.
- A company may not indicate that an entire product line is of U.S. origin.

This post was paraphrased and quoted from the FTC webiste. You can see the complete policy here

The following toy brands are listed in the Quick Query data base.

The Quick Query data base is a searchable database where you can find a specific item and find a retailer to buy it from. The following brands are listed in the database. This means you can also find a retailer and review product descriptions.
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

American Plastic Toys, Inc
Arrowcopter
Back to Basics
Beka Inc
Binney & Smith
Challenge and Fun
Channel Craft
Crayola
Fat Brain
Froebel Gifts
Hasbro
Heirloom wooden toys
Holgate Toys
K’nex
LauriToys
Little Tikes
Maple Landmark
Marble King
Milton Bradley
Parker Bros
Play Clay
Play Things Past
Play-Doh
Roy Toy
Scale Model Toys
Scholastic
Stack & Stick
Unclegoose Toys
Vermont Teddy Bears
WeeBoos
Whittle Shortline
Wiffle Ball
Zome Products

The Quick Query data base is a searchable database where you can find a specific item and find a retailer to buy it from. These brands are listed in the database. This means you can also find a retailer and review product descriptions.

The Quick Query database is a searchable database where you can search for a specific item and find a retailer to buy it from.

The following “Made in USA” clothing brands are listed in the Quick Query database. This means you can also find a retailer and review the variety of products available.Brands in the Quick Query database

At the bottom of this page, you will find a list of clothing brands that have not yet been added into the Quick Query database, but they have been confirmed as Made in USA products. Until the products are listed in the database, you will have to do the research for the actual products made by each company and where to purchase the items.Brands identified as “Made in USA”

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Brands listed in the Quick Query database. Search now to find products and retailers. Quick Query database.

Athletic Appeal
Allen Edmonds
Best Dressed
David Morgan
Camber
Carhartt
ColumbiaKnit Factory
Filson
Green 3 Apparel
Greenbabies
Holdup Suspenders
Holloway Team Wear
Kash Ten
King Louie
Leather Texas
Little Capers
Nemesis
New Balance
Pointer Brand Jeans
Texas Jeans
Welch
Wigwam Mills
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Brands identified as “Made in USA”
May 28th, 2008
All Seasons Uniforms
American Apparel
Dickies
Helly Hansen
Organic wear USA
Ozark Mountain
Pine Island
Round House
Scintillate
Snap & Wear
Sportsmaster
Topps
United Pioneers
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Simply having your items in the Madebyyankees.net Quick Query database is a good form of advertising. However, if you would like to go a step further. We do have banner space and ad space on the side of our Madebyyankees.net website.

Check it out, there is no advertising there now. You could be the first and get a very long span of advertising time!

Cost? Well, that is negotiable. We are willing to exchange services or sell the space for a reasonable fee. Contact us!

How to get your products in the MadebyYankees.net Quick Query database.

Free - We put your products on for you. Drawback, you are in line. The products are entered in the order they come to our attention. The wait could be weeks or longer.Contact Us

Spreadsheet - This is a do-it-yourself method. We send you the Excel spreadsheet, you populate the data and return the spreadsheet. Get the Spreadsheet

We do it for you, FAST! - With this method we will take your products from your website, database, or catalog and convert them into our database. Since this is a fairly intensive process the fee is $1 per item. Turn around time is one week. If you want a faster turn around time, talk to us. We’ve been known to pull all-nighters. Contact Us

Perceptions versus reality
The reality of the general public is that “nothing is made in America anymore”. After several weeks of research I am finding that there are many things still made in the USA. I was mystified as to why everyone else still has this perception; after all there are thousands of manufacturers listed in the manufacturers association. Then it dawned on me, consumers who have Internet access, familiarity with technology, and time for research have access to information about Made in USA products. If a consumer has limited access to the Internet, it is reasonable to believe that the retail shopping experience creates the perception. These shoppers are limited to the products on the shelves. Which means they almost never see a product labeled Made in USA. In this case, the perception is the reality.

FAQ
About Made By Yankees
About the Blog/Website
About the Data

About Made By Yankees
Does Made by Yankees have future plans? Made by Yankees plans to offer data entry services and research services. If you can’t find what you are looking for, the website offers services to find whatever domestically made products you want, no charge! Just email us! Yankee617@gmail.com or call 1.888-816-Easy (3279). To be most effective, blog here on this sight and get help from the whole WWW!

Will Made by Yankees sell advertising space? Yes, advertising space will be available. Advertising will be limited to specific products that meet the FTC Made in USA label criteria, companies who sell American made products exclusively, and companies who offer services provided by American companies. For a limited time Made by Yankees will offer exchange of service opportunities.

Disappointed? Yes? So are we. There are SO MANY Made in USA products that there is not enough time to research every item and get them posted on the database. We are committed to adding new items on a weekly basis. Please be patient while we grow! Blog your thoughts, ideas, and information. Any constructive criticism is welcome!
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About the Blog/Website
How is Made by Yankee website different from “Usstuff.com” and “MadeinUSA.com” ?
Made by Yankees, has one sole purpose; provide data to the consumer regarding what products are made in the US and where they can be purchased, fast and easy. This is a no non-sense exclusive database providing consumers the names of American made products and retailers with out spending a lot of time surfing the web or looking at boxes on store shelves. Currently, Made by Yankees is the only website that will provide a list of Made in USA products by Brand and/or by Retailer.

Each of the Consumer Resource websites mentioned are useful and valid tools.
www.usstuff.com has a significant list of products as well as company information available through and alphabetical listing.
www.madeinusa.org/ contains links to companies that sell American made products.

How is Made by Yankee website different from the on-line stores featuring only American made products?
Made by Yankees is a resource; It is not a store. Though some on-line stores feature only Made in USA products, their product selection is limited. Some on-line stores provide links to companies that sell Made in USA items. Links send the consumer to different websites that soon become time consuming and confusing. The on-line stores remain useful and can be quick and easy, if they have the product you are looking for. On-line stores may provide a listing of Made in USA by Brand via the search engine. However, a listing of Made in USA by retailer is not available on these websites.
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About the Data
Is Made by Yankees an all-inclusive database?
No, only 1400 items have been researched and verified to date. We expect that dedicated consumers and interested business will help build the data base until it nears the all-inclusive status.

If a retailer is on your list, can I assume that all the products carried by that retailer are Made in the USA?
No. Only the items on the list were specifically researched and verified. The retailer may sell items with different origins.

If one product in a brand line is made in the USA can I assume that all products with that Brand name are made in the USA? No. Large companies may produce brand name items in multiple countries using the same brand name.

If a retailer is listed does that mean they have the product I want? At the time the information was collected, there were indications that the product was sold at that noted retailer. However, retailers often dropped items and/or substitute with other brands.

When a particular product is listed, does that mean that it is the only product of it’s kind made in the USA?
No, generally there are other products of the same type made in the USA. However, time and resources have limited what we could accumulate initially. Again, we expect that dedicated consumers and interested business will help build the database until it demonstrates a variety of each product.

Have any of these items been recalled? At the time the information was collected, none of the items had been recalled.
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Consider your values when buying Made in USA
Why we buy “Made in USA”
Personal Values
Quality
A word on Loyalty
Loyalty Day

Why we buy “Made in USA”
We search for American made products for many reasons. Perhaps, we are concerned with the safety of our families, children, and pets. Perhaps, we know Union workers who we would like to support. Maybe, we believe purchasing USA will help keep the economy strong. Perhaps, there are political agendas. The motivation for some may be to save the ozone by reducing shipping. Maybe, one just wants to be loyal to their country. The reason why is really not important. What is important is that we have the correct information to make informed decisions. The correct information is that there are a lot of American made products. But, purchasing will become a more selective process which will ultimately need to be made through different sources such as on-line, mail orders, and phone orders.
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Personal Values
Personal values and factors need to be concerned as buying a Made in USA product is not a clear black and white decision. Aside from the FTC definition of Made in the USA, will you buy only products where the raw materials are domestic? Can a certain percent of the material or parts be imported? Is it considered American made if the parts are imported and assembly occurs in the USA? Does distribution count? After all, distribution companies employ Americans. Will you purchase the products of foreign owned companies as long as they are assembled in USA?
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Quality
The last consideration is value. If value is defined as affordability and quality, yes the products are available. Do you want to buy the cheap retail store sandals that will only last the summer or pay double or even triple to get sandals that will last ten years? It’s pretty simple, you get what you pay for. Shop wisely.
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A Word on Loyalty
Social and cultural loyalties evolved as devotion for one’s family and friends. It comes most naturally amongst small groups where the prospect of being caste out seems like the ultimate, unthinkable rejection. (Retrieved from Wikipedia on 9/9/07).

Loyalty became a tool for governents when the concept was used to foster allegiance by states and later nations. (Retrieved from Wikipedia on 9/9/07).

Loyalty in business has also been used for years. The newest trend is “Branding” which is essentially a packaged marketing tool. Branding allows consumers to identify with companies, designs, values, quality, cost and other important purchasing considerations to create customer recognition and loyalty. (Retrieved from Wikipedia on 9/9/07).
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Loyalty Day
Did you know Loyalty Day is an official holiday observed on May 1st in the United States? The purpose is reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States. It was first observed in 1921. Batavia, Illinois still celebrates with parades and ceramonies. Each year the President must issue a Loyalty Day proclomation.. (Retrieved from Wikipedia on 9/9/07).
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This blog has been prepared out of a sense of loyalty. For good or for bad my upbringing has taught me to be loyal to all I know and love. My loyalty covers a lot of ground, a few obvious loyalties include, loyalty to my Country, loyalty to my community, loyalty to my family, and loyalty to my employer. There are other loyalties as well, however, more fluid. Loyalties such as stores, brands, sports teams etc, come and go based on a variety of issues. Many times the level of loyalty is stipulated on the amount of knowledge that I have on a particular subject, perhaps the quality, cost or availability of an item. Sometimes the loyalty is based on values or change in values in myself and in others. My loyalty to buying Made in USA products is fluid as well. I’ve always valued buying domestic products but never really followed through or committed to that value. The number of dollars in my pocket dramatically influenced the loyalty of buying Made in USA. Regardless, the dormant value of buying Made in USA must be resurrected and acted upon. I began by looking for a consolidated listing of Made in USA products. My expectations were to find a database where I typed in the product that I wanted to buy and I would get a product number, product description, retailer information and contact information. I was greatly disappointed. Along the journey I found that there are things that need to be considered. Things I never thought about and things that you may want to know too! The results of my actions are this booklet and the complimenting websites mentioned earlier.

The following tips and hints for web businesses should improve traffic to your site and provide a quick shopping experience for the consumer who is looking specifically for “Made in USA” products. Consider these points as the “Made in USA” consumer niche grows..

- Be up front, if all the products you make or manufacture are made in the USA, just say so. Put it on the front page. You want to do this for two reasons. First, it needs to be in plain site for the consumer. Secondly, the search engines won’t pickup your website for American made products when “Made in USA” is used in the search engine.

- The Headquarter information is nice, but that doesn’t necessesarily mean “Made in USA”. Make note of the actual manufacturing locations. Make note of all of them. The communites are likely proud of their work and a little recognition makes for good public relations. Again, it also tells the consumer it is “Made in USA”.

- When describing your products, state that it is “Made in USA”. Consumers aren’t always looking specifically for “made in USA” products when they are shopping but if it comes down to choosing between two different items. It is quite possible they will pick yours over the other if it specifically states “Made in USA”.

- If your website isn’t searchable, put a search feature on. Everyone is busy these days, no one has time to search an entire website. Plus, if you describe your products as noted above, then your customers can type in “Made in USA” and find exactly what they are looking for.

- Better yet, add a button to your website that will bring up all “Made in USA” products without the customer searching.

For those who currently use all five of these tips, Great Job! Your products were these easiest for me to verify the “Made in USA” status and will be the easiest for other consumers as well!

If your intent is to purchase “Made in USA” products, you may wish to consider these issues. If you have any other things we consumers should be concerned with, please blog!

- The definition of “Made in USA” can vary by the following categories; All raw materials from USA, All parts manufactured in USA, Assembled in USA, Packaged and/or Distributed in USA, Owned by Americans.
Thought provoking examples: Honda Accord, assembled in USA, owned by foreign company. Lititz Watches, made in USA of Swiss parts. Lititz, an American owned company, refurbishes originally foriegn manufactured watches.

- Companies often have some portions of the brand made in USA and other portions imported. Check the labels even on the brands you are familiar with.

- Careful when shopping on-line stores. Unless you are purchasing an item specifically listed on the MadebyYankees.net database or unless the product description specifically states “Made in USA”, you will have to do your own verification. The exception to this is the On-line stores listed on this website as selling “Made in USA” exclusively. Nope, no kickbacks for stating this or putting their names on this blog.

- I’m human too, though I’ve attempted to thoroughly research every brand and product, it is entirely possible that there is an error in my data. Please don’t hold me responsible for being human, I can’t help it. But, I don’t mind being told I’ve made a mistake, so be sure to let me know!

-Let’s not forget my research is only as accurate as the manufacturing websites that I researched. I don’t like inaccurate information either. If you find discrepant information, please let me know!

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I didn’t really come into this project thinking it would be easy. I just didn’t think it would be difficult. Searching online for USA made products has proven to be fairly painless. However, expanding the information by brand or retailer quickly becomes a challenge.

Challenges with Manufacturers
Challenges with Retailers
Manutailers do Share
Doing it my way; the hard way

Manufacturers
I contacted several manufacturers asking which of their products where made in the USA. In some cases, the response I got back was vague. Here is an example:

“Many of our products are still made in the United States, and the majority are assembled in the United States. We have manufacturing plants in Blytheville, Arkansas and Jackson, Greenwood and Kosciusko, Mississippi. Because of the global marketplace, some items are sourced overseas, as are parts in just about every item you purchase today, from automobiles to consumer electronics.”

The last word, “If you have a specific Model number that you are interested in, I will be happy to tell you where that specific item is manufactured.” Now I’m thinking, do they not know where their items are made? Do they not want to tell me where the items are made? Or, do they simply have so many products that they can’t provide that bulk of information? At this point, I’m still mystified. Their products are not included in this website simply because I couldn’t verify which products are made in the U.S. or which are “sourced overseas.”
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Retailers
My success with retailers was nil. For the most part large retailers do not know which products they sell are actually made in the USA. I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt, they are in the business to sell goods and make profits. They do not want to alienate any of their selections by blatantly pointing out what is American made. In many cases, searching a major on-line retail store for the “Made in USA” label resulted in zero findings. That is not to say the retailer didn’t have any Made in USA products, only that their product descriptions lacked the information or the search engine wasn’t working properly.
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Manutailers
On the other hand, manutailers (companies who are a combination manufacturer and retailer) have been more than willing to provide information. Perhaps, this is the exact Made in USA product niche the consumer, not to mention the large retailers, are missing.
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Doing it my way; the hard way
The awareness of American made products came primarily from on-line news sources or the company website. Occasionally, I would follow a lead from a book such as A Year Without “Made in China”, written by Sara Bongiorni or How Americans Can Buy American by Roger Simmermaker. Now and then I would reference one of the Consumer Resource web sites, an on-line store, or other related websites.

Mostly I researched products and companies mentioned in news articles, things in my home and anything I happened to find in the store while I was shopping. Verification that products were actually made in USA, came easily in some cases and extremely difficult in others. Again, when a product could not be verified, it was not included in the data.

The process started with trying to find the website of the company whose product was allegedly made in the USA. Once the company website was located, I would then search the website for some indication of the manufacturing location or Made in USA claim. Since companies are obligated by law to ensure that their products are “all or virtually all” made in the USA before they make the claim, any indication on their website of the manufacturing location would have to be accurate, otherwise they would be violating the FTC Regulations. If the claim was made or the website indicated the city and state where the manufacturing plants were physically located, verification was complete.

Another technique for finding products made in USA was to surf an on-line store and use the search feature if one was available. This was not always a reliable way to obtain definitive information. However, when available, the feature was useful, particularly when the web site included the product origin as part of the product description. The search results proved to be very accurate for Amazon.com but were deceiving in other cases. Much of this had to do with the search engines’ abilities. For example, if the phrase Made in USA were typed into the search field, some search engines would search for each word but not necessary find the words in order. That particular search engine might require “Made in USA” in quotes to find all the words in order. In other cases, the search engine would find all occurrences of the letters, which would produce results such as - rocking.

Each day as additional news reports would come in, new products type or brands would be mentioned and the process would start again.
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What is Made By Yankees?
Reference Website - “Your Resource to Support, Our Workforce”
Database - Quick Query
Multiple Site Search
Blog - “Community of Consumers”

What is Made by Yankees? Made By Yankees is a series of resources designed to support domestically made products by researching the products you want and sharing information in a quick and convenient manner. At the same time we are providing manufacturers and retailers of the USA access to a very specific group of consumers who want to purchase American made products.
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Made By Yankees Resource
The MadebyYankees.net website is the database of American made products. The database is featured on a website that is easy to use with information relevant to consumers. Each product that appears in the database will provide the consumer with a retail website or real world retailer where they can buy the products that they are looking for.
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What is a Quick Query?
Quick Query is the name we have given to our database that is found on the www.madebyyankees.NET website. It is the essential component to helping you find what you want and where to buy it. Try it out! Quick Query Database
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Multiple Site Search
The Multiple site search is a unique tool designed for someone who has a bit of time to do their own search. BUT, the search engine only searches sites who specifically sell Made in USA products or one of five resource websites. Try it now!

We also offer a Multiple Blog Search for someone who wants to keep up with all the chit chat about the Made in USA products! Try it Here!

Made By Yankees Blog
The purpose of this blog is to create a community of consumers who would like to know more about the products that are available AND made in America. It is designed to allow consumers to share shopping experiences and help one another find the products they want and need. It features related links, blogs, and news articles.

What this blog is..
- A beginners guide to buying Made in USA products
- An educational tool to enlighten you
- A reference tool to guide you in your quest to purchase American made products
- A link to resources that will help you find the American made products that you can not find yourself
- Complimenting documentation to the www.MadebyYankees.net online database.
- An outlet to demonstrate my loyalty to hardworking Americans.

What this blog is not…
- It is not a political forum
- It is not a religious forum
- It is not a method to persuade you to change you philosophies, values or loyalties.
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