Hard to find "Made in America".

[OceanAnnie]

I bought a shirt for DH that had "USA" on it. I checked the label. It was made in Mexico, I think it was Haynes brand. No, it was another brand, Delta Pro Weight. Another USA shirt, Sonoma, was made in El Salvador. Incredibly sad that a shirt with USA on it is made in another country.

Then I looked at other articles of clothing. I found some of the places the kids clothes were made were in Bangladesh -OP, The Children's Place- Cambodia, Izod- China, Abercrombie- Vietnam. What companies make clothes here in the US? I couldn't find any in the clothing I have at home.

Have you looked at the labels to see where your clothes come from? Share what you find here.

 

[npmommie]

I buy some kids clothes from CWD Kids online. a lot of their stuff is made in america.
I found it several years ago by using this website to find made in america items
http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/kids.html

 

[OceanAnnie]

Thank you! That's exactly what I'm looking for.

 

[marmalade]

I buy some kids clothes from CWD Kids online. a lot of their stuff is made in america.
I found it several years ago by using this website to find made in america items
http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/kids.html

Thansk for posting this, I will have to check it out. I too am getting frustrated with everything being made in another country. And we wonder why our economy is failing?

 

[dawson5]

It's not "made in America" but there was a great article in our newspaper about Notre Dame and the stance they have made against "made in China" and a few other countries.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-...to-made-in-china-on-fighting-irish-goods.html

 

[ilovemk76]

I bought a cap sweater yesterday and it was made in the US.

 

[KathyTX]

Generally, anything that's made in big quantities (i.e., things you'd find in a big national chain) will be sourced from a poor country where labor costs are very low.

For "made in america" stuff, you'll need to find little boutique-sized shops and expect to pay boutique type prices.

This is the world we live in today. Consumers are shopping for the lowest prices, and made overseas is how retailers are delivering that.

 

[RockAndRollBallerina]

Since I just washed 4 of my dance leotards I will use those...

3 are made in the USA

1 in Columbia

 

[Acklander]

the hat i bought to support the VFW was made in Korea. <sigh> thanks for posting the made in america link!!!!

 

[TanyaS]

I read a book a few years ago, "A Year Without Made in China," in which the author describes attempting to buy only products not made in China. It was pretty interesting.

Two of the odder "Made in China" items I've seen lately - my son's Boy Scouts of America uniform clothing (my daughter's Girls Scouts uniform was made in USA) and an American flag (really?!?!?).

 

[tvguy]

ABC World News did a week of reports on this, furniture and more expensive items you can often find USA made items for similar prices are imported items.

A co-worker has vowed to not buy anything not made in the USA. Bad news, she is running out of clothes, the good news, all the money she has saved by not buying anything has really added up in her savings account.

 

[eliza61]

I bought a shirt for DH that had "USA" on it. I checked the label. It was made in Mexico, I think it was Haynes brand. No, it was another brand, Delta Pro Weight. Another USA shirt, Sonoma, was made in El Salvador. Incredibly sad that a shirt with USA on it is made in another country.

Then I looked at other articles of clothing. I found some of the places the kids clothes were made were in Bangladesh -OP, The Children's Place- Cambodia, Izod- China, Abercrombie- Vietnam. What companies make clothes here in the US? I couldn't find any in the clothing I have at home.

Have you looked at the labels to see where your clothes come from? Share what you find here.

If you google "made in America" you'll get a lot of websites that offer products made here.

I found an on line company that makes tshirts and undershirts. Prices are very good and the quality is excellent.

 

[scrapquitler]

I bought a shirt for DH that had "USA" on it. I checked the label. It was made in Mexico, I think it was Haynes brand. No, it was another brand, Delta Pro Weight. Another USA shirt, Sonoma, was made in El Salvador. Incredibly sad that a shirt with USA on it is made in another country.

Then I looked at other articles of clothing. I found some of the places the kids clothes were made were in Bangladesh -OP, The Children's Place- Cambodia, Izod- China, Abercrombie- Vietnam. What companies make clothes here in the US? I couldn't find any in the clothing I have at home.

Have you looked at the labels to see where your clothes come from? Share what you find here.

Honestly, I don't care where stuff is made as long as the quality is okay.

We live in a world economy and people in those other countries need jobs and a better living, too. I've lived in a South American country, and even those we classify those as 'sweatshop' jobs, the people in that country were happy to have those jobs.

 

[Acklander]

Honestly, I don't care where stuff is made as long as the quality is okay.

We live in a world economy and people in those other countries need jobs and a better living, too. I've lived in a South American country, and even those we classify those as 'sweatshop' jobs, the people in that country were happy to have those jobs.

but with unemployment so high, I'd prefer to buy made in the USA. It's important.

 

[C.Ann]

We used to visit the southern coast of Maine quite frequently every May and I'll never forget a sign I saw outside of a shop that employed handicapped people to make honest-to-goodness Maine sounveniers.. It read:

"Why visit Maine and bring home souveniers from Taiwan?"

Really made me stop and think - and yes, I did go in and purchase a few things..

 

[Michelle67]

Thansk for posting this, I will have to check it out. I too am getting frustrated with everything being made in another country. And we wonder why our economy is failing?

Exactly!

 

[bumbershoot]

the hat i bought to support the VFW was made in Korea. <sigh> thanks for posting the made in america link!!!!

Well, it was probably made for WAY less than it would have been, and therefore more of themoney you paid went to the VFW than it would have if it had been made here.

We live in a world economy and people in those other countries need jobs and a better living, too. I've lived in a South American country, and even those we classify those as 'sweatshop' jobs, the people in that country were happy to have those jobs.

Totally.

Since my husband is half Korean, and most of his family still lives there, it is *impossible* for me to be US-centric and ignore the rest of the world.

 

[palavra]

but with unemployment so high, I'd prefer to buy made in the USA. It's important.

Unemployment is a whole lot higher in many foreign countries. It's important to me that people have a chance to have a job, whether American or not.

 

[Michelle67]

Well...I doubt that anybody posting here really just wants to ignore the rest of the world or thinks people in other countries don't deserve jobs. I think the point (one of the points being made) is that if you export too many jobs you wind up with too few jobs here at home. My husband is a highly qualified technician and has been out of work for nearly a year. The work just isn't out there. His resume is also interesting, since three of the last four companies he has worked for are now out of business (this has nothing to do with him, btw...in case ya wondered ). When he talks with HR people about this, he is told that it is not at all uncommon these days. Half of people's "references" are useless right now because the companies no longer exist.

As for the companies sending those jobs overseas, how many do you suppose are doing that out of a deep desire to put deserving people in other countries to work, and how many do you suppose are doing it out of a deep desire to reap greater profits?

I'm not trying to be rude or pick a fight, but I feel that sometimes people who want to see Americans able to work for a decent living are portrayed as bigoted, racist, backward, etc., when that is really not the issue or the point. I do care about people in other countries. I also care about my own family, and the families of my fellow Americans who are losing their jobs, their homes, etc. right and left in this economy. If we don't support our own economy, who will do it for us?

 

[OceanAnnie]

Well...I doubt that anybody posting here really just wants to ignore the rest of the world or thinks people in other countries don't deserve jobs. I think the point (one of the points being made) is that if you export too many jobs you wind up with too few jobs here at home. My husband is a highly qualified technician and has been out of work for nearly a year. The work just isn't out there. His resume is also interesting, since three of the last four companies he has worked for are now out of business (this has nothing to do with him, btw...in case ya wondered ). When he talks with HR people about this, he is told that it is not at all uncommon these days. Half of people's "references" are useless right now because the companies no longer exist.

As for the companies sending those jobs overseas, how many do you suppose are doing that out of a deep desire to put deserving people in other countries to work, and how many do you suppose are doing it out of a deep desire to reap greater profits?

I'm not trying to be rude or pick a fight, but I feel that sometimes people who want to see Americans able to work for a decent living are portrayed as bigoted, racist, backward, etc., when that is really not the issue or the point. I do care about people in other countries. I also care about my own family, and the families of my fellow Americans who are losing their jobs, their homes, etc. right and left in this economy. If we don't support our own economy, who will do it for us?

Exactly. I agree with your entire post.