Economics

Check  this out. Someone was in Lowes the other day and just for the heck of it she was looking at the hose attachments.   They were all  made in China . The next day she  was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it she 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 60 W 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, 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.