Made in America

Lately when shopping I have made a pact with myself not to buy 'Made In China' products. Well so far I have been unable to buy shoes, cordless phones, ceiling fan light fixtures and many other products. Is everything made in China these days? Where can an anxious consumer find these items made somewhere other than China?

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Submitted by bladderq on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 9:05pm.

Somehow the Republican former Chairman of the FED, says this shift in the manufacturing economy is a good thing. I saw it on 60 MIN & it must be in his new book.
I think it was Queen Victoria that told new brides to look at the ceiling and think of England.
I would really like to hear from Paul Volcker. We may need him to clean up Scrub Bush's mess.

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Submitted by Denise Conner on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 4:24pm.

IF you want a smile (or it might make you suicidal, on second thought, according to your political persuasion)

BIG BOX-MART -- WARNING: Some objectionable language that probably won't be offensive to most, or even noticed Sad


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Submitted by maximus on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 11:38am.

Always look for the “Union Made” label when making your purchases. That way the union workers can buy more, cheaper “Made in China” stuff.

Maximus


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Submitted by Locke on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 11:15am.

If you're really interested in products made in America, check out these sites:

http://buyamerican.com/

and

http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/

You'll like 'em.


Submitted by intheknow on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 4:28pm.

Think about it, consumer demand for the lowest price has fueled the manufacturing sector to move to other countries, to meet these demands. If you have a manufacturing operation in the U.S., you also have living wages to pay, high insurance costs, etc... Now, consumers shop by price on most goods, and stores compete with each other for consumer dollars, requiring they lower their prices. If you don't find a way to beat your competitors, your out of business. One example is the furniture industry, where virtually no one in business now is manufacturing stateside. Plants have closed, thousands of manufacturing jobs have been lost, the equipment has been sold off to operations in foreign countries, and the vast majority of furniture today is imported.
Stores that once sold furniture made in the High Point, NC or Tupelo, MS area's, now receive furniture shipped into these area's in containers and warehoused in former factory's. Just drive through these area's and you'll probably see container "farms", where these shipping containers are stacked, as not much is going back anywhere in them.
Places like Rooms to Go, and others, whom made their niche with nothing but lower prices on inferior imported product, along with the corresponding consumer demands for the absolute lowest prices have dictated the "Made in _______, China, Mexico, Thailand, etc... labels now found everywhere.

Submitted by intheknow on Tue, 09/18/2007 - 4:28pm.

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