One light bulb at a time

Lorraine here: I'm so patriotic, I wear red, white & blue frequently--and always on Flag Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July and Labor Day. I wear flag jewelry!! This forwarded e-mail message caught my attention. (Truthfully, I hate forwarded messages!!!!!!!!!! I won't forward... but occasionally I'll post here because [IMHO] this is less intrusive. I'm not "laying a guilt trip on you" if you don't forward the message.)
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One light bulb at a time

Check this out.

Someone was in Lowes the other day and just for the heck of it was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China. The next day she was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it she checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA.

Start looking.

In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track.

Let's get behind her!

My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico now. I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything.

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled, "Everyday Value.." I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio.

So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here.

So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets....yep, you guessed it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada. The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!

My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!

(We should have awakened a decade ago......)

Let's get with the program.... help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the U.S.A.

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Lorraine here: Oh, woe is me!! A reader writes: "Those are not make in USA....in Ohio or anywhere else here...what you are reading are distri-bution centers in the USA!" ~~ I'm guilty (again) of publishing incorrect information. My apology. I'm going to leave the blog for the **GOOD INTENTIONS** behind the original message. We can attempt to buy products Made in the USA. ~~ So I did some research on Snopes.com. The web site didn't allow me to copy the information but provided this link: snopes.com: Determining Product Origins by Bar Code