It¹s not just stores - a friend of mine owns the franchises for a popular diner chain in some of the Eastern US states and sources all of his eggs from China.
Mike On 30/12/08 18:39, "[email protected]" <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi Ed, > Excellent question. > > I've been paying more attention lately and it seems to have become difficult > to find items made in the USA. I wonder how many people even look to see > where things are made before or after purchase. > > Based on what little I've seen Sears seems to do a little better than some > however; that's really not a definitive answer to the question you asked. > > I'd be very interested to hear if anyone knows of retailers that make a > special effort to carry US made items, as opposedc to the lowest cost items. > It is probably a small subset to begin with, and in the current economy that > subset is probably also shrinking. > > I assume that the retailers will follow consumer buying patterns and adjust > accordingly, so ultimately the US consumer is responsible. > > BTW - an for an interesting and eye opening read, try the book; > "The History of Money" by Jack Weatherford > > http://www.amazon.com/History-Money-Jack-Weatherford/dp/0609801724 > > I found it to be a relatively easy read, and quite good. > > Next up; "The Creature From Jekyll Iskand", by Edward Griffin. Although > somehwhat difficult to find, this ntakes a good close look at our Federal > Reserve (it's not what we think). > > Best regards, > Dan Hall > N3968H > > ---- Ed Burkhead <[email protected] <mailto:edburkhead%40comcast.net> > > wrote: >> > >> > >> > I haven't paid all that much attention to Wal-Mart. My memory seems to >> tell >> > me that 15+ years ago, their policy was to stock American made goods >> > whenever they could get them. I vaguely recall that "buy American" was one >> > of their selling points. >> > >> > >> > >> > Certainly, now, foreign merchandise dominates at Wal-Mart and that is a >> > problem for me. I'd much rather buy American if I possibly can. >> > >> > >> > >> > What chain stores do try to have American made goods? Is there anyone now >> > who does that? >> > >> > >> > >> > Ed >> > > > > [email protected] www.ercoupe.co.uk Alon A2 Aircoupe A-188 G-HARY --
