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Poll: How many USA made items can you find in the room you are in?
I went shopping with a friend who will only buy US made items if he can help it. We went shopping for a Phillies hat and new sneakers. He looked at EVERY tag and did not buy the hat and shoes he liked the best, but he DID buy the US made ones.
To my dismay - it was VERY hard to find US made items. Out of about 100 hats and shoes, we found 1 style of hat and 2 style of shoes. (New Balance is the only sneaker company that has a US factory but most are made over seas.)
It is very sad to see how many items are not made here!
I know it costs more to buy US made items. BUT if we bring the jobs back here. There will be more jobs, people could demand more higher salaries, and . . . . .
How many items can you find?????
16 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Walmart taught us that 'cheaper is better', when in reality 'cheaper means made in China'. Look at the Big Three automakers. For years they've slowly been sending production to overseas job markets for cheaper labor rates and getting inferior parts in return.
Compare the lifestyles of the 1950's and 1960's with today's "Global Market". Every house had an American car in the garage, mom stayed home and raised the family (great for her for burning her bra and getting some independence). My point here is only ONE income was needed to make ends meet. A banker carefully looked over the finances and determined if someone could really afford a bigger car or house. Nowadays, the banks encourage you to have 20 credit cards so they can raise the interest rates on you and drive you to the poor house. Search and carefully read the words to Tennessee Ernie Ford's song "Sixteen Tons" and see how this oldie is even more true today.
Something you still see from the past: gas tax. Ever wonder why it says '$2.269'? The "9/10th" was the only tax on gasoline at one time--now it is over 50 cents per gallon! Big government for ya!
Golden parachutes for CEO's sending jobs overseas is a disgrace.
Kudo's for your friend for buying things only made in the USA!
- 5 years ago
Pft...I have more than that, Adam. Death Note Poster Bleach poster of all the captains Bleach poster of Ichigo, Rukia, Orihime, chad, and Uryu Anime calender of Viz's shojo manga Bookshelve, containing: Hana-Kimi Death Note Mushi-shi Fairy Cube Godchild Cain Saga Clamp School Detectives Broken Angels Only the Ring Finger Knows Demon Ororon Card Captor Sakura Tsubasa chronicle Prince of Tennis Nightmare Investigator Switch Fruits Basket XS Hybrid Dragon Knights Descendants of Darkness Invisible Boy Letroile Solitaire Time Tag Othello Neon Genesis Evangelion: Angelic Days Ouran High School Host Club X/1999 Lucky Star Drawer full of anime films and OSTs: Howl's Moving Castle Castle in the Sky Spirited Away X the Movie Death Note live action movies Inuyasha movies (last three) L keychain Urahara keychain Death Note bag Laptop is the biggest thing
- 1 decade ago
Hello, Hello Penny makes bloody nice donuts. You rang!
It is a changing world and I am afraid it has been like that for a long time. Made in Japan, Macau and Hong Kong Then came Thailand, Malaysia, Korea, followed on their heals by Made in China.
The only thing or item made in America, Britain-England, New Zealand and Australia in my computer den is a couple of old die-cast toy cars and trucks and the rest come for those other counties Viz above. Although, lucky me, almost all of my furniture and wall displays are made in Australia with Australian timber by me, apart from my computer and chair that I am sitting on.
My riding boots are made in Ballarat and the rest of the clothes I am wearing, well you may have guessed it, made in bloody China.
It is like finding gold if you find something made in your own country there my darling friends over the deep blue oceans of wonder.
- fonzatoz 69Lv 41 decade ago
Since I do not live in the USA (CANADA) I really can't find one single solitary item that has MADE IN USA on it...so sorry....but lots of CHINA>>>TAIWAN>>>> JAPAN and an assortment of other ASIAN countries...and of course a couple of MADE IN CANADA's....go figure
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
Yes, this is my concern, too! I don't understand why we buy so many Chinese products and eventually hurt our own economy. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT AMERICANS NEED TO THINK ABOUT.
Please spread the words around. We need to protect our economy. Please see if you can answer my questions related to this same issue.
Before you shop at Walmart the next time, STOP AND THINK.
- paulcondoLv 71 decade ago
the chair i'm seating in the desk the computer on the other chair the rug the sofa,so 5 item
- Big Dog DLv 71 decade ago
maybe 5 things right now. I agree with you hon, and i commend your friend on goin for the US stuff. My dad and i do the same thing. Now, we wont limit ourself to just the US made things, but we do try to find them.
- capitalgentlemanLv 71 decade ago
Try Canada.
There seems to be a lot more US made stuff here than Canadian. It is very, very hard to find Canadian stuff.
- 1 decade ago
Sadly, I think I am the only thing in my room made in the US.
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