Just wanted to share this info with everyone...It's a clean forward from my ex.
This is a very sad commentary on the way things are getting, but unfortunately,
it's true. "Buy Savings Bonds" was a slogan during WWII to help bolster the
economy, and I think "Buy American" should seriously be the slogan now. I know
it's a small hassle to read on everything we buy to see where it's really from, but
it's also a real eye opener. Brands we've loved for years are now cutting corners
and using foreign labor, and it's actually NOT always cheaper for us, either, really.
Thanks for coming.
*MADE IN AMERICA *
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! I buy them at Dollar Tree -50 cents each and made in USA
I have been looking at the blenders available on the Internet. Kitchen
Aid* is MADE IN the USA.
Yesterday I was in WalMart 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
We are mistaken to believe that everything that comes from
China and Mexico is cheaper. Not so
One Light Bulb at a Time...
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 .
Start looking, people. ...In our current economic situation,
every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - most often,
their job.
My grandson likes Hershey* candy . I noticed, though, that it
is now marked "made in Mexico" . I don't buy it anymore .
My favorite toothpaste, Colgate* is made in Mexico ... I have
switched to Crest* .
You have to read the labels on everything.
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.
It's Way past time to start finding and buying products you use every
day that are made right here.
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 .
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!
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
This is me again. I have used the Everyday Value brand of several products
and it's just great, like the cleaning wipes and other cleaning products, and
they all work just as well as the brands manufactured elsewhere, and MUCH cheaper.
Everyday Value brand can be found at all Kroger grocery stores.
I will not DARE anyone to
pass this on like the forward did. What I will do is ASK that you consider
it because we seriously don't need to lose any more jobs for people here.
Even tech support jobs are rare here now. It seems that only the banks use
people here. I needed help with my Verizon DSL the other night and called,
and the girl was in the Philippines!! Same with so many other places. We
can't afford to ship any more jobs away, can we, really??
That's all, and thanks for reading again, if you checked this a second time.
Just hoping and sayin'
Dragonfly
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