Made in the USA.............

OFF THE WIRE

HELLO ALL ! ! ! I think it’s time we all started REALLY supporting our
OWN country in whatever way we can, DON’T YOU ? ? ?
 I DIDN'T KNOW HALLMARK CARDS WERE MADE IN  CHINA ! That is also 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 or $1.00 each and
made in  USA !

 Yesterday I was in Wal Mart 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 theUSA -
what a concept! - and they were 3.00 cheaper .
 We are being brainwashed to  believe that everything that comes from 
China andMexico 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. I have been looking at the blenders available on the
Internet. Kitchen Aid is MADE IN the US . Top of my list already ...
 My grandson likes Hershey's 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 ... now 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!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address
book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a
time! 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 .

 I passed this on .. .. . will you?