Every once in a while I get one of those emails that you are supposed to pass on to all your friends. Most of the time I don't do that. This week, I got one that made me think. I thought I'd post it here on the blog. I can't trace the author of the email to give credit to the author:
This probably sounds crazy, but just 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 the USA and they were 3.00
cheaper. We are being brain washed that everything that comes from China
And Mexico is cheaper. Not so. That is also why I don't buy cards at
Hallmark anymore. They are made in China and are expensive. I buy them at
Dollar Tree....50 cents each and made in USA .
One Light Bulb at a Time
A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that
while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very
much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the
following, obviously written by a good American . . ..
Good idea . . .. one light bulb at a time . . ..
Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowe's the
other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking 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 . . ..
In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do
affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think
this lady is on the right track.. Let's get behind her!
My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is
marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more.
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 the stats � they were the same
except for the price . . ..The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday
Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE
was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for
this - the USA in a company in Cleveland , Ohio .
So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every
day that are made right here...
So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets... yep, you guessed
it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada ... The Everyday Value
brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the
dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years
and 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!
(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 .
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So what do you think about this issue?
Do you think there is merit in restricting your purchases to "Made in USA" products?
Are you willing to take more time to read the labels to find out where items are made?
In my HBWO it's a good thing that you don't summarily forward the emails without reading and thinking about them first. If you forward it, then you also take responsibility for it's content, just as if you wrote it yourself...There still exists the naive belief that if something is found on the internet or is displayed by a computer, it must be true...
Does the posted email have merit...maybe...depends on how far you're willing to take the issue. I presume this author has completely given up on anything chocolate, as cocoa beans are not grown in this country!
Just because an item is assembled in the USA, it does not follow that all the parts are made here. Did the author consider that her self imposed restriction might injure a US company and put more jobs here at risk.....
Did the author take the time to consider the bigger picture, and ask why some items are not made here. I would challenge this person to never drive on the new Oakland Bay bridge, because the bridge sections were made in China and shipped here....at a savings of over $400,000,000. Union labor costs and manufacturing ability were cited as the major reasons...
I think this author appears unwilling to address the underlying issues, so a knee jerk reaction just felt good....
What do I think about this issue. The blog post does not allow for that many characters...as for the email, I would have let it pass into cyberspace...
Steve/Pam said...
September 29, 2011 9:00 AM
....I forgot to add the two gold stars and one atta girl for posting this kind of email for discussion and consideration of its merits....for thinking about it...
Steve/Pam said...
September 29, 2011 9:05 AM