<p>Sarha:</p>
<p>Those bags are really nice, but a bit pricey. I guess that’s what we have to do to buy American? Pay more because it probably cost more to manufacture it?? If anyone knows other American luggage companies, please post it here. I want to buy a rather inexpensive bag for my college age S but don’t want to spend several hundred $$! But I suppose you get what you buy…hopefully there is American, durable and affordable all in the same bag! :)</p>
<p>Well, there is our 13 year old Chevrolet Prizm, made at the now-closed NUMMI plant in the Bay Area. The car is showing wear and tear but runs fine.</p>
<p>I also have a Leatherman, think it’s great. </p>
<p>Pretty short list, we all have!</p>
<p>^Red Oxx bags are made in MT. There are others listed on this page (which is a pretty nice little directory of American consumer goods by category):</p>
<p>[Still</a> Made in USA.com - American-Made Sporting Goods, Backpacks, and Camping Gear](<a href=“http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/sportinggoods.html]Still”>Still Made in USA.com - American-Made Sporting Goods, Backpacks and Camping Gear)</p>
<p>Bunsen and DMD – thank you for the fantastic tips on gorgeous American made furniture. Having relocated recently, of course we’re finding our old furniture in many rooms just doesn’t quite work. We’ve been very saddened to discover many of our old favorite furniture makers like Link-Taylor are based in North Carolina but actually made in China now. Those are just gorgeous pieces. Not cheap but obviously tremendous quality.</p>
<p>Someone mentioned Maker’s Mark. I guess you can put me down for California, Oregon and Washington state pinot noir.</p>
<p>We have a camry built in the US . . . not sure that counts.</p>
<p>Agree this is not quite the avalanche of products I hoped for.</p>
<p>What about produce (fruits, etc) that we’re buying that has been flown in from elsewhere???</p>
<p>chocchipcookie, the Tom bihn bags are expensive, but I think it’s because it’s a relatively small shop and Tom pays his employees a living wage.
I was hesitant to spend so much on a bag, but they are very well made and , mainly, I was willing to spend more to support an American company.</p>
<p>If feels like America has become just a market and not a producer any more.</p>
<p>Thanks very much sk8rmom! :)</p>
<p>Yeah, buying American isn’t so easy! 
Interesting thread…</p>
<p>You are right, Sarha. That’s why America is in the predicament they are in…because all manufaturing went away over several decades and now buying American is not only more “unusual”, but also more expensive. Heard there is a small revolution going on to bring manufacturing back. Big mistake for it to all go overseas to begin with, imo. It’ll take decades to bring it back.</p>
<p>Since this thread is supposed to feature “favorite” products, I did not list my bathroom rugs, kitchen rug, Tramonina pans, knives, t-shirts etc. I was not sure whether I liked my granite top table or treadmill best. Or the Cramer-ed mirror. 
So I mentioned all. </p>
<p>WA white wines are excellent, reds - not so much. OR pinot noir is the best, and CA Carneros produced cabs are fantastic.</p>
<p>Buick LaCrosse, Wagner Cast Iron Skillet.</p>
<p>Bunsen, the US still leads the world in pharma, doesn’t it? But I have a sense many drugs are actually manufactured elsewhere. Also, lots and lots of clinical trials go on in Eastern Europe and Asia now, according to my friends still working in the industry. I know there’s been downsizing but my sense is that US still leads at least there.</p>
<p>And don’t we make most of the commercial jets?</p>
<p>Hey…aren’t our military weapons and such American made for the most part?</p>
<p>…I would have a much longer list if you wanted us to give you EVERY American made product. Well, I shop weekly at a farmers market that sells only produce grown within 150 miles. Apples, honey, tamales, okra, tomatoes, beans, corn, ARUGALA!, Romaine lettuce,cheese, peanuts, almonds, avocados, swiss chard, eggs, eggplant, zucchini, butternut squash, acorn squash, peaches, locally made sausage, pears, olives (too many kinds to list) olive oil, wine vinegar…and so much more were all bought in the last few weeks. AND IT WAS ALL VERY VERY CHEAP</p>
<p>edit…I grow my own tomatoes, should not have included those</p>
<p>oh yah…my cast iron skillets were all made in the US as well</p>
<p>Yes, sewhappy, a lot of chemical and drug API manufacturing has been shifted abroad, especially to China. But we still find that for custom synthesis, the small US companies cannot be beat when it comes to quality, speed and confidentiality. I can tell horror stories about one company’s search for a cheaper API manufacturer. Turned out, the cheapest bid was not always the cheapest in the long run… I know several local companies that are very hesitant to outsource any of their sophisticated chemical intermediates because of the trade secrets and other IP related issues.</p>
<p>When it comes to clinical trials, a lot of the outsourcing has to do with the limited patient availability for the trials, and not neccessarily costs. For instance, part of one of our trials was done in a European country due to the fact that we could nit find too many naive patients who have not been exposed to a certain drug combo in the US. But as the companies running those trials find out, genetics could play a huge role in the trials outcomes.</p>
<p>oh and pumpkins…big big pumpkins 2$ ea</p>
<p>One of my favorite American made products is the lightening in my home by Quoizel. My husband and I did an exhaustive search for the perfect lighting for our new home three years ago and the Quoizel products we chose were much higher quality than many of the other things we looked at in the same or higher price range. It is more expensive than the stuff you will see in Home Depot or Lowes, but I look at it as an investment. My husband says lighting is like jewelry for your home!</p>
<p>I almost to mention Oberon Design.<br>
This is another very small company, based in California, and they produce really lovely hand tooled leather products.
I have one of their leather covers on my kindle and I love it:</p>
<p>[Leather</a> cases and covers for the Kindle, iPad, Nook, iPhone and our famous leather journals](<a href=“http://www.oberondesign.com/]Leather”>http://www.oberondesign.com/)</p>
<p>Rats. My cheaply made abroad iPhone would not let me correct the typos in my previous post. :)</p>
<p>Here is a sad story I saw on the news last night. A local mill will be closing its doors because most of the logs harvested around there are being scooped up by the Chinese, and they do not want lumber products, because China imposes steep tariffs on imported lumber. Ditto for pretty much anything not belonging in the category of raw materials.</p>
<p>Novartis and other big drug makers are building research and manufacturing facilities in Russia, because apparently the companies get huge tax breaks from the Russians if they manufacture the product in the country. Some products cannot be sold in Russia if they do not have locally made components, per my friend.</p>
<p>Food and gift items are definitely easy to find…I buy as much “made in NY” as I can and often assemble gift baskets for OOS family/friends. Cheeses, beers, Chobani yogurt, pastas/sauces, syrup, jams, smoked meats, soaps, candles, beauty products, etc. all made within a 20 mile radius of my home and all easy to find in grocery stores or the local Mennonite market. I buy locally grown meats from an independent butcher, eggs and produce come from the local farm market. The quality and taste is so much better that it would be worth paying more for…but buying in bulk and freezing usually lowers the costs to the big supermarket prices.</p>
<p>I use this site for gift ideas:</p>
<p>[madeinnys.com</a> - your gateway to things made in new york state](<a href=“http://www.madeinnys.com%5Dmadeinnys.com”>http://www.madeinnys.com)</p>