Do your part in supporting our economy - Buy American!  

I meant the pet food response from above to be my response here - sorry!

Here are a few companies here in the Dakotas that make very high quality products - if not in your local stores, you can order online.

http://www.dakotagrowers.com/ - Pasta
http://www.dreamfieldsfoods.com/ - Low-carb Pasta (made by Dakota Growers)
https://www.ndmill.com/ndmill/new/retail.cfm - flour, bread mixes, pancake mixes
http://giantseeds.com/?gc... - Sunflower seeds (to eat/not plant)

Also look for products made in your own state which you can also find by searching on the internet. Many states have website that promote/sell products made in their state - ours is http://www.prideofdakota.nd.gov/

I have found American made clothing to be made much better and of better quality materials than any of the foreign made clothing.

This is very true - we need to quit supporting other countries by buying their products and buy our own products to help keep our own friends and family employed!

There are a number of sites out there - just search for "American made" or "Made in America" and you will find goods in all categories that are made in our country.

It was nice of you to reply back to me as fast as you did. also, I appreciate your tips. Have a wonderful day and Happy myLotting

Snowqueen

It does take conscious effort to find the American made product amongst all of the cheap crap that is flooding our country. While some products may be a little more expensive, they are usually higher quality.

I do agree that if you need a pair of shoes and only have $40, then you have no choice, but if you can swing the extra money, the American-made shoes are higher quality and will last longer than the cheaper shoes. In a couple of months, those cheap shoes will be history and you'll be back at Walmart buying another pair.

My husband buys Double H boots, which he wears every day. The take a lot of abuse, but they will last at least a year before they're beyond use. They are also made well enough that if the soles or heels get worn, you can take then to a shoe repair and have those replaced because the uppers are still good - basically getting "double-duty" out of the boots. You can't do that with the cheaper shoes.

At one time, year ago, Walmart advertised that they were going to carry all "Made in America" products, but that didn't last long and they went to the cheap stuff.

That's the great thing about the internet - you don't have to live in any certain area to be able to access products made in the USA!

It is true, with the internet, but then we wind up having to pay shipping, too, adding to the cost.

I have written to companies asking them to give me choices of American made items but I see Walmart is mostly China. Unfortunately, for us, it is the closest large store to us and we live in a rural area. We cannot always afford the gas or shipping.

I do look, online, for used items, too, that are made in the USA.

I have found a lot of times that if I search for the store name and "coupon codes", I can find codes to enter at checkout that either give a percentage off or free shipping. I also figure that I save on gas because I'm not running around town looking for something - it's also much easier to comparison shop online.

So how do you search for coupon codes? Do you just type "ABC store coupon code"?

Yes - I just type the store name and the words "coupon codes" all with + in between. I do know one sight in particular that has listing - http://www.promotionalcodes.com

There is also a site called beatmyprice.com where you can enter the item you're looking at on one site and it will bring up all comparable products on other sites.

Thanks. That is great information and I will be using it.

I do notice that a lot of the licensed clothing with brand names and such on them are not made in the United States - but I have also noticed that a lot of those are very cheaply made and after the first washing have shrunk to toddler size!

You are so right! People buy because of price rather than buy good quality and it's putting many of our own manufacturers out of business.

Here is my take on it, a recommendation from someone else. Make it a law that any company who outsources manufacturing of products to other countries, must pay the workers minimum wages that we pay in the states. Also, raise the price of bringing this back into the states, or any other imports. See how fast most of the manufacturing comes back to the USA.

We have all the resources we need here.

Definitely some of the the perks given for outsourcing can be eliminated. But even before outsourcing became a necessary evil, American companies producing quality went under while Americans bought foreign crap.

Sometimes it was done for prestige - eg. French limoge was always third rate china but Americans couldn't get enough of it while truly top shelf porcelain from American companies like Castleton & Lamberton wasn't purchased and those companies folded.

Americans need to learn to look for quality and figure the price long term. My father always said if you buy a coat for $200 (a lot when he said it lol) and wear it for 20 years, it's a better deal than a $50 coat that lasts 2 years. He was right. If Americans stopped to consider this when they bought something, they would buy a lot less from China and Taiwan and a lot more "Made in the USA" products.

You are very correct - something needs to be done to stop the influx of this garbage into our country - and to keep our manufacturers from moving their operations to other countries. Part of the problem is that so many of our companies are failing and are being bought out by foreign companies (Anheuser-Busch for example - recently purchased by a Belgian company and immediately laid off thousands).

The only thing any country should be allowed to import is something they can't produce that they could use to increase production inside their country. Some countries simply can't produce everything they need. These are the ones we need to be helping. It would help the exporting country plus it would help the importing country to be able to produce more of their needs in the future. There is no excuse for some countries to be filthy rich and others starving. A bunch of greedy rich idiots thinking only of their profits is the only reason this is happening.

Also a lot could be done right here in the US to help people produce more of what they consume and it would improve the quality of our economy and the lives of the people. Just a couple of acres of land and a small tractor could mean the difference in a family just scraping by on welfare or having plenty to eat. The more I talk about it the madder I get so I'll hush now.

Art

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