Buy American !!

Dog Folks wrote:

Francesca Knowles wrote:
Shopping tip number one:

If a product uses any version of the word "America" in its name, it is very likely NOT made anywhere in the U.S.A.

I'm surprised that there's anyone out there that doesn't know this!

Got a source?

You mean besides the labels on such products? Yes. Me.

A few years back our shop burned to the ground, and we found ourselves in the position of replacing a lifetime's worth of tools which, since we take meticulous care of things, were mostly in perfect working order even if decades old. We had full replacement in kind insurance coverage, and went to great lengths to insure that "in kind" included Made in the U.S.A. if at all possible; and barring that, made elsewhere than in China. In many cases we were forced to abandon original brands like Craftsman, Black and Decker, and others for that reason.

Even then, we got snookered a couple of times- we still have the "American" brand floor jacks that my husband ordered through his job, having been assured by the distributor that they were domestically produced. Didn't even realize they were Chinese until the first time he had some difficulty using them. FINALLY looking at the made-in label we discovered- well, you know.

But that's the last time we got taken in!