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A Birthday for • “They couldn’t possibly be sold by one of my neighbors. I sure wish
importing this widget I need I could do both.
America! from China, so I don’t have to
bother looking.” Clothing has proven my greatest chal-
by Bryan Gadow lenge, but not insurmountable. Online
Folks, let me utilize the ink entrusted in shopping is nearly a must, however.
me to preach,. Read the label! With patience I now have days worth

Though cackling voices from the hinter- of outfits, head-to-toes, domestically

lands of the left and the right may cry Perhaps I’m unique in this respect, but produced. As I type this, I’m sporting a

out that it is doomed, I still feel great- I find I enjoy the challenge of fi nding product of American Hat Makers upon
ness lies ahead. Let the land of the free American-made goods, and it’s not my noggin, a t-shirt from American

be celebrated. I’m positive that you, like always that difficult. I have a friend who Clothing Company, Texas Jeans, which I
me, have been wringing your hands for likes to call Sam Walton’s store “China- believe are made in North Carolina, and
weeks now pondering just what birthday Mart”, but the truth is you can easily New Balance on my feet. Beware that

gift to procure for Uncle Sam. A knitted fi ll your cart with products made right only some of their shoes are made here.
shawl for the Statue of Liberty? Stetsons here. Of course, if you don’t buy them, Read the label. Underwear and socks
for Rushmore? I have a more practical they won’t sell them! The elephant in are from a place called Union House.

idea. This week, today if you can, buy the room is price. Once, every local I couldn’t find a new wristwatch made

something American. hardware store carried a good quality here that would fi t my budget as prices
shovel, wrench, hammer or screwdriver
Survey most folks and they’ll likely echo made in the USA but in the interest were in the thousands, so I purchased a
how important it remains to spend their of competing with big box stores they vintage Elgin, made in Illinois. When it
money at home, yet the figures don’t have replaced their stock with inferior, needed a new band I located an outfi t
lie; they continue to send it overseas. I imported store brands. How many in Florida that makes them. My belt is
see two trains of thought that seem to customers took the time to walk up from the Amish in Pennsylvania. True,
drive this: to the counter and demand better? It selections tend to be limited, but it can
be done. Certainly a mainstream cloth-
• “Everything is made in China, so can be a quandary to decide whether to ing store can be a desert when it comes
it’s not worth the effort to even purchase the American-made tool from to this. I’ve spent the better part of an

try.” Home Depot versus the Chinese version hour checking labels in Kohl’s without
success. Do you know what type of store
has an unexpectedly high percentage of
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DFFHSWLQJ QHZ as Sally & Ulta. What else am I suppose
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Scott M. Novak, DDS to do, when stuck there, but to wander
around reading labels? We have quite an
FAMILY DENTISTRY industry here in shampoos and lotions
est. 2005 and such. The better quality electric clip-

pers are still made here as well.
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sad news that nobody in this great land
of ours is putting together a toaster oven.
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