Subject: shopping
A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one
grasshoper 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 Lowes 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. (Can be true for any store.) 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 . . . . help our fellow Americans keep their
jobs and create more jobs here in the U . S . A .* |
