Do you try to buy American?
I have been trying to buy USA but so much is made in China.'Can I have your thoughts PLEASE! I have to add: I saw a handbag I really liked. BUT it is made in China 
It perfet for me and I am tired of useing the same one for the last 4 yrs. I have looked around to so many places but this one caught my eye. What do I do? |
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| Keep looking. I too try to buy USA. Not easy since nearly everything is made in China or other countries I'd need a map to find. My latest purse is from SAS. I know what you mean, I recently saw a handbag I thought was lovely........foreign made. Forget it. Since the dog food contamination, I eye China with suspicion. |
| I try to buy American and local. I buy all my crafty stuff and jewelry on www.etsy.com, they have a lot of cute purses on there too! |
| Ditto with china I try to buy Aussie made or grown especially now with tainted food stuff from china. Won't buy veggies unless it displays Aussie grown. Thank goodness the goverment has brought in all fresh produce has to have country of origin.
China has different degrees of what is acceptable as far as produce is concerned, stuff that has come in shows excess of e-coli and chemicals that have been banned here for years and years. Made in China is also supporting cheap labour which encourages "Sweat Shops" so I try to stear clear of goods from there.  |
| I don't necessarily buy American, but I really try to avoid buying goods from China, for the reasons everyone else gave. And I certainly would never buy any food products from there. A woman wrote a book about her year's experience with not buying anything from China. She said her son couldn't get sneakers that weren't made there. Wish I remember the name of the book. |
Thanks guys!1 I just canceled my order!!! 
I am mad that we are getting so much from china. I looked at all the handbags on QVC and all the designers had them made in china GRRRRRR
This is going to be hard!!!! I know what I am looking for and I won't settle for anything else!!! |
| Here's a site, sadly too short: http://www.americansworking.com/purses.html
Alas, I'm sure the new colorful bags coming out are all made in China....think of the contamination from all that leather dye stuff. But the bags are indeed pretty. |
| My b-i-l is an inventor who works for a major sportings good company. He is the one who came up with the process to make graphite bats. The bats were originally handmade in his shop in CA, then shipped to LA for painting.
Then the company had them made in China. My b-i-l spent a lot of time over there to make sure they were following the process correctly. He was so unhappy with the whole thing, that he invented a machine to do the whole thing at once, instead of 6 machines. And they are going to make them in one of their empty plants in the SE US. |
| Yes, Yes, Yes, I try to buy made in the USA products.
But it isn't always easy. I've found some of my best resources are buying not only in the USA, but local, in the community. There are many small businesses in the area, that employ local people and produce local product. Sometimes it just takes the leg work to find them. I try to stock as many made in the USA products as I can at work. It means spending time to contact manufacturers. In some cases they have two similar products made in different locations. Also I've learned not to take a company name at face value. There was one that had America in their name, but there product was made in China. We stocked one product that had a little sticker on it that said: Made in the USA by a USA owned company. Yes, buying make in the USA is important to me. |
| I think our family TRIES to, but so much stuff is made in other places AND THEIR PRODUCTS ARE BETTER that we find it hard. We can't see going American for many things b/c we know there is a better product esp. in the electronic dept is superior. ((shrugs))
My SIL and Mr. J's parents try to more than we do though. |
| Ah yes, reminds me of the email chain letter:
Quote: John Smith started the day early having set his alarm clock (MADE IN JAPAN) for 6 AM While his coffeepot (MADE IN CHINA) was perking, he shaved with his electric razor (MADE IN HONG KONG).
He put on a dress shirt (MADE IN SRI LANKA), designer jeans (MADE IN SINGAPORE ) and tennis shoes (MADE IN KOREA). After cooking his breakfast in his new electric skillet (MADE IN INDIA)he sat down with his calculator (MADE IN MEXICO) to see how much he could spend today. After setting his watch (MADE IN TAIWAN) to the radio (MADE IN INDIA) he got in his car (MADE IN GERMANY) filled it with GAS (from Saudi Arabia) and continued his search for a good paying AMERICAN JOB. At the end of yet another discouraging and fruitless day checking his computer (Made In Malaysia), Joe decided to relax for a while. He put on his sandals (MADE IN BRAZIL) poured himself a glass of wine (MADE IN FRANCE) and turned on his TV (MADE IN INDONESIA), and then wondered why he can't find a good paying job in AMERICA. We try to buy American and local as much as possible. But in reality, it is very, very hard to do and takes a lot of effort. With big-ticket items we really make an extra effort. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. As with every family, we have to find the balance between supporting local markets and what we can afford. I will say I do not shun items made in Europe as readily as I do items made in Asia. |
| Do cars/trucks count ? lol
I agree with a lot of you about buying american from the posts I've read......  |
| To our friends in other countries, I am not adverse to buying from Europe or Australia & Canada as frankly my feet must be foreign, they are the only shoes that seem to fit.
I would prefer to buy an Irish sweater made in Ireland than a knock off from China. If given a choice of items some made overseas and some made here, the local wins........most recently with a pocket knife. I'll do with a little less frzzle dazzle if it keeps someone here in a job and not on welfare. Like Mrs. J said, it is hard!! Yes, I'm most happy with items made locally by craftsman here. |
 It's very difficult to find things that are not made in China.  I try to buy goods made in North America or Europe but they are more expensive.  I don't see much from Australia or New Zealand, though.
I have found that clothing made in China just doesn't fit properly.  I spent a fruitless two hours yesterday (when I should have taken a nap) looking for a new winter parka for walking Willoughby! Nothing fit, even larger sizes were tight across the shoulders etc. 
So today, I mended my old coat (made in Indonesia, fits just fine but it is over ten years old). There were holes as well as a large tear on the sleeve made by someone's teeth . My mending leaves a lot to be desired but if I have the broken zipper replaced it should last another few years. 
In Canada all the China trade is the result of our politiicans visiting China at least ten years ago on a trade mission.  |
| I spent the day shopping for my handbag
NO LUCK!!!!! When I think I found one sure enough I find a tag or lable with MADE in CHINA GRRRRRRRRRR On this one I might have to give in. DARN!!!! Or suffer with my old one. The only one that came close was made in the USA cost $400.00 
No way here!!!! Now what do I do? |
| I gotta say, I can appreciate the idea of buying American on principle, but when it comes down to me having to work extra hard to find something, and/or spend extra money to buy something here, it seems kind of ridiculous, you know? My time is also valuable to me so I have to factor that in, too.
Food is another story. I prefer as local as possible. Dog food from overseas? No way. Basically, anything consumed must be from this continent. As a quick aside, I've noticed a lot of the clothes that I buy from H&M are from Turkey, rather than China. I'm not sure what I think about that but because I like H&M so much, I don't want to investigate it... OES Mommy wrote: I spent the day shopping for my handbag
NO LUCK!!!!! When I think I found one sure enough I find a tag or lable with MADE in CHINA GRRRRRRRRRR On this one I might have to give in. DARN!!!! Or suffer with my old one. The only one that came close was made in the USA cost $400.00 No way here!!!! Now what do I do? If you're using the same bag for many years, like you mentioned that you have been, I'd spend the $400 and call it an investment. You're gonna use the thing and if you use it another 4 years like the last one, it's only $100 a year. I buy a new bag about every 10 - 14 days so I don't know how you can handle using something for that long! |
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