Curt wrote: > Its not always possible of course, my hiking boots were made in Italy, but my > socks were made in the USA, my Redwing workboots were also made in the USA. I > fell into the trap of buying the cheapest whatever for a long time, its going > to take time to turn myself around. Meanwhile I think there are too many > people that bemoan the loss of American jobs while buying made in China junk. >
You be doin good - kudos to ya on buy USA. We been doin that for over 20 years. When a buddy told me the work conditions of china 25 years ago, we watched the tags and stopped buying china. When I didn't see USA on stuff at Walmart, we stopped darkening that doorway, some 20 years ago. Same with Target. Mail order from up your way too - llbean used to be primarily USA/Canada/UK but now most is central america/china/too-expensive. So, I buy used Goodwill USA stuff today, or not at all. Like you, we buy Red Wing, but be careful there - their WorX brand is china. The cheap junk doesn't need to abide work/environment rules USA has, so their stuff is cheap and is ruinous to water and land. Another problem, no solution. I didn't like the concepts of "service economy" pushed by Tim Wirth and others in early 1980 - about the time you were a twinkle in your mom's eye - or whatever we say. Good for ya buy USA. Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without - is the other great NE saying I like. mao _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
