ABC News: Made In America Challenge

[mtblujeans]

ABC News will begin a challenge to furnish a home with American made products the end of February. Should be interesting!

 

[schmitty]

Id say the hardest thing will be appliances and electronics. Everything else should be very easy.

 

[mtblujeans]

What brand of furniture is still made in the US?

 

[FINFAN]

If I was starting over and had the $ to go USA all the way, I would try to do this for my own home/family...but yikes! Does it count if they are using a computer not compeletely made in the USA to locate/order items that are? We try to do a lot of our current and future purchases from USA, but it is very , very difficult especiallyon a tight budget.
I just looked at my box of Puff tissue...even that says made in OH and Toronto ON...finding items purely in USA, I hope to learn a lot!

 

[FINFAN]

What brand of furniture is still made in the US?

North Carolina used to be a huge manufacturer, maybe still there?

 

[Toad_Passenger]

What brand of furniture is still made in the US?

Ethan Allen claims that 60%+ of their inventory is made domestically.

 

[AKL_Megs]

Do they have to buy brand name, or can they buy Amish and other handcrafted goods?

I bet that house won't have a TV!

 

[FINFAN]

Do they have to buy brand name, or can they buy Amish and other handcrafted goods?

I bet that house won't have a TV!

Oooooh, Amish, yeah, that should qualify! I was even wondering about something as basic as milk. I mean, what if some of the components of the milking machinery, or the vehicles used to transport it are not made in USA? I know that sounds nit-picky, but it is really that intertwined.

 

[perdidochas]

Id say the hardest thing will be appliances and electronics. Everything else should be very easy.

I agree. It might not be cheap, but it will be easy, except for appliances and electronics. The good thing is that they will still be able to buy a Keurig Coffee maker.

Furniture will be the easiest.

 

[cabanafrau]

I think kitchenware will be quite the challenge. I had my eyes opened to this when trying to find a teakettle I liked several years ago.

Dishes? Challenging, aside from independent-type potters from what I've been able to figure out.

Pots & Pans? Don't think so.

Flatware? Not aware of any.

Utensils? Doubtful.

If anybody is aware of any of these items being available from a US manufacturer, please share the info. I'd be very grateful & really happy to be wrong.

 

[mtblujeans]

First of all, I didn't realize anything was made in the US any more.

I wonder if they will be highlighting small manufacturing businesses across the country to help keep them going.

I agree: they may not be able to furnish any electrical entertainment appliances such as tv or stereo-type stuff. It will be interesting to see what they come up with.

 

[Planogirl]

Could they also make it affordable? I bet that a lot of these items will be very expensive.

 

[perdidochas]

I think kitchenware will be quite the challenge. I had my eyes opened to this when trying to find a teakettle I liked several years ago.

Dishes? Challenging, aside from independent-type potters from what I've been able to figure out.

Pots & Pans? Don't think so.

Flatware? Not aware of any.

Utensils? Doubtful.

If anybody is aware of any of these items being available from a US manufacturer, please share the info. I'd be very grateful & really happy to be wrong.

Some patterns of corelle ware are made in the U.S.

Fiestaware is made in the U.S.

Rada cutlery has utensils made in the U.S.

Nordicware is made in the U.S.

 

[perdidochas]

On the other hand, we produce most of the machinery that makes the foreign products. The U.S. is the biggest manufacturer in the world, but we don't produce much consumer products. We mainly produce industrial products.

 

[allieoop]

After we lost everything on the first floor of our home in the Tennessee flood last year, I did my best to buy American made products when I could. All of our furniture - Wesley Hall, Broyhill, Riverside, Craftmaster - was made either in North Carolina or Arkansas. You're right about the appliances and electronics. I didn't have luck finding any of that made in America. Some kitchen items are American, some aren't. Lodge cast iron is made here in Tennessee. I found good cakepans and cookie sheets at Bed Bath and Beyond but I don't remember the name. I think it's something simple like "American Cookware" or "USA Cookware" or something. I bought the same pattern Oneida flatware to replace some that was lost, but you can tell the quality difference from the ones I had from 30 years ago. Everything is lighter in weight and the knife handles are half the size of the old ones. Then I did research and found out the the Oneida, NY plant was sold and Oneida is now made in Sweden or somewhere.

There's a website called StillMadeinUSA.com that's helpful.

 

[Planogirl]

I've read that Oneida was made in Vietnam. Sweden would probably be too expensive for them.

 

[eliza61]

North Carolina used to be a huge manufacturer, maybe still there?

its a huge furniture retail site. tons and tons of furniture stores. not sure if it's american made.

 

[npmommie]

http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/

 

[Topper]

I think kitchenware will be quite the challenge. I had my eyes opened to this when trying to find a teakettle I liked several years ago.

Dishes? Challenging, aside from independent-type potters from what I've been able to figure out.

Pots & Pans? Don't think so.

Flatware? Not aware of any.

Utensils? Doubtful.

If anybody is aware of any of these items being available from a US manufacturer, please share the info. I'd be very grateful & really happy to be wrong.

http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/kitchen.html

 

[luvmy3]

I was just coming to post that site, I didn't see an electronics category though. You can get Sub-Zero and Viking appliances however they will cost a pretty penny. Stckley Furniture is made in the USA, and its beautiful heirloom quality. If I could afford to furnish my house with all Stickley I would.

I don't know much about the challenge but I would be interested in seeing what furnishing a home with all American made products will cost. Do they have a budget they have to stick to or is it just unlimited?