Made By Yankees

First let us assume that we are a group of individuals interested in buying American Made products. We would like to buy american made products for several different reasons. Maybe, we are concerned with safety for our families, children, and pets. Maybe, we know Union workers who we would like to support. Maybe, we believe it will help keep the USA strong. Maybe, we have political agendas. Maybe, we just want to be loyal. At this point it doesn’t really matter. What matters is we are stuck with an incorrect perception.
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Now we know the FTC guidelines. The majority of the the parts that are put into a product must be obtained from US sources. But what about these situations?

What do you think Made in the USA means….
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OK, I’m starting to understand why everyone thinks that “Nothing is Made in USA”. If you physically go to the retail store and check the labels, it really is hard to find something not labeled “Made in China”. I was shopping last evening and decided to pull a few boxes and see if I can find something Made in the USA. I’ve been researching, so I know a few brand names that should have had the label on it, guess what, I failed. If this is what happens everytime a consumer shops for any kind of product, then I certainly see why the perception “Nothing is Made in USA” is reality.

I’m doing a lot of research to find items made in the USA because as I said before… We make it, we just don’t know what it is or where to find it. I knew when I started looking that there would be a few struggles in finding made in the USA. But, the struggles aren’t exactly what I thought they would be. I’m having no problems finding made in usa items. Yesterday, I found hand tools made in usa and leather products made in the usa. (more…)

The title of this post seems to be the sentiment of most people I talk to. Just last week I heard the comment “nothing is made in america anymore”. Only yesterday a family member was shopping for a gift. She wanted to buy a toy for a two year old and insisted that it be made in America. She was extremely frustrated because she couldn’t find a toy made in USA at Walmart. (more…)