My DH and I will no longer purchase anything at Wal-Mart unless it is "Made in the U.S.A"..(not "Made in CHINA" and distributed by some local address)..needless to say we have saved quite a bit of money and time because we since we have started our quest of buying local...we have only been back to Wal-Mart 2 times and both times, we were in and out for less than $10. Did you know that at our Wal-Mart a person cannot get fishing hooks of any kind that are not made in China??? Ohhhh hold me back I can't get started.
Anyway......we have also switched over to purchasing almost everything second hand if we absolutely have to have it or need it. Thrift stores delight me and bring back so many memories and when that perfect funky polyester '60's Carol Brady style go-go dress happens to be hanging right there in front of your eyes and it just so happens to be PINK and it fits....well now you just don't feel guilty buying it, oh and chances are, if it's truly from the polyester era....it was Made in the U.S.A.
A girl never knows when she will need that dress.
We grew most of our own food this summer and I canned, froze and dried as much as I could...I'm still canning and freezing.
We went on a local food quest this year as well as buying local products and found that the local health food store has alot of things that we can get that are USA products....such as dried beans, peas and such. Butchered our own chickens, went in on the purchase of beef with family members (raised and grazed just a couple miles from my front door, talk about local and yummy!). Found an excellent supply of local grains and flours at a place in Oregon, it's not to far and the drive is lovely. It's a great feeling...trying to do what we can to make a change...even if it is a very small one.
The thing that gripes me is that my husband and I are in the remodeling and home improvement business and this is a tough area to purchase only "Made in the U.S.A" products. It's very hard to find some very common almost everyday used items (items a contractor uses everyday in installation and or supplies) made in America. Most sundries as I like to call them are Made in CHINA. This is very aggrevating and do you think that the big box stores that drive the well known and respected family lumber yard and building supply that has been in business for pert near 85 years out of business, really cares?
Not to mention that the family owned business purchased and sold Made in America products and employed 30 hard working people.
I must not get started.
I must not get started.
I must not get started.
Anyway......we have also switched over to purchasing almost everything second hand if we absolutely have to have it or need it. Thrift stores delight me and bring back so many memories and when that perfect funky polyester '60's Carol Brady style go-go dress happens to be hanging right there in front of your eyes and it just so happens to be PINK and it fits....well now you just don't feel guilty buying it, oh and chances are, if it's truly from the polyester era....it was Made in the U.S.A.
We grew most of our own food this summer and I canned, froze and dried as much as I could...I'm still canning and freezing.
We went on a local food quest this year as well as buying local products and found that the local health food store has alot of things that we can get that are USA products....such as dried beans, peas and such. Butchered our own chickens, went in on the purchase of beef with family members (raised and grazed just a couple miles from my front door, talk about local and yummy!). Found an excellent supply of local grains and flours at a place in Oregon, it's not to far and the drive is lovely. It's a great feeling...trying to do what we can to make a change...even if it is a very small one.
The thing that gripes me is that my husband and I are in the remodeling and home improvement business and this is a tough area to purchase only "Made in the U.S.A" products. It's very hard to find some very common almost everyday used items (items a contractor uses everyday in installation and or supplies) made in America. Most sundries as I like to call them are Made in CHINA. This is very aggrevating and do you think that the big box stores that drive the well known and respected family lumber yard and building supply that has been in business for pert near 85 years out of business, really cares?
Not to mention that the family owned business purchased and sold Made in America products and employed 30 hard working people.
I must not get started.
I must not get started.
I must not get started.
