We all want to help our fellow Americans. If you’ve ever seen those towns in middle America or the rust belt that are drying up, you know what I mean. It’s well and good to protest but a more useful, positive venture is to help people keep their jobs. So I am going to try to buy American whenever I can (and with some items it’s going to be difficult).
And I am not buying as much these days since I am trying to downsize.
Let’s start a thread of good products made entirely in the USA.
Yesterday I bought Darn Tough Socks made in Vermont. They are made for hiking. They are tighter woven than other socks and are supposed to last longer.
^That’s better than fully imported. I just got a pea coat for my D made in USA with imported wool from Italy. I was on the fence after seeing the price tag. When I saw the made in america label, I got off the fence.
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Second on the weather tec floor mats!
Also Anchor Hocking glassware. Just ordered some Montana Jars for my kitchen
Oh and my Subaru was built in Indiana -but I don’t know if the parts are built in the USA
Profeet insoles are made in the USA. Dr. Scholl’s are made in China.
I’m trying to notice this more. If a product is made in the USA the flag and that designation seems to be prominent on the label. If I have to search for it, then it’s probably made somewhere else.
With some things it’s really easy to buy Made in America. Food and drink, for example. California grown fruit and vegetables. California wine. Food that is shipped from all over the world is not energy efficient either. All that fuel shipping fruit from Chile or wine from France. Not necessary.
Like the local food movement, it seems a locally made movement for other things is a good way to help.
A few years ago, Mr. and I decided to run a little experiment (I talked about it here in the Cafe) and not buy anything that was made in China for a year - unless it was an emergency, alternatives were not available, or we needed something quickly. It can be done! We spent more but got higher quality (Euro clothes and shoes are usually well made) and bought less crap.
The best thing I could do to help with American jobs would be to engage more in the commercial service economy, such as pay someone to mow my lawn, get more massages, go out for more meals, etc., but I’m too damn cheap.
The last time I bought furniture I made sure it was made in North Carolina and not China (but I don’t buy much furniture so I’m not helping the NC economy much).
