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The Tip is 'Ask Before You Buy' I went to a department store for a pair of dress shoes recently. The clerk helped me with three different pairs that I tried on. 'The Big Secret' was on the forefront of my mind so I asked, "Are these shoes imports?" The salesman responded that they were in fact imported. "Do you have any Made In America shoes like these?" I asked. To my surprise he said, "We have a whole line of Made In USA shoes." I was able to purchase the same color and style with the Made In USA label. These Made in America shoes were less expensive, came with a better warranty and were more comfortable. It's amazing how often this simple Made in US question yields unexpected and often times pleasant results. I now ask this question regularly, whereas before I would not have thought to ask for a Made in America alternative. More often than not, I can find a Made in America product of higher quality and at the same, or slightly higher price. Asking the question is so simple and can make a positive impact, in both the short and long term. Try it sometime. If you are like me, you may be surprised with how many Made in US products are out there. You will love it when you realize you are making a difference that benefits many. With your help America will be ours again and that is a good thing. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Thunderlilly Clare Tattersall: Founder, CEO Fashion insider and brand curator, Clare Tattersall channels her passion for fashion into finding outstanding emerging designers and bringing their ideas to market. With her inside knowledge of NYC's garment district and a knack for bringing together the most talented people, Clare is spearheading ThunderLily NYC, a virtual fashion incubator ? creating cutting edge software for designers and providing stylish women with access to custom made fashion from the most innovative designers of the future. ThunderLily was founded in 2009 with a mission to Set Fashion Free. From sketch to market ? we launch emerging designers, with our fashion design software and partnership with Columbia University we offer the most cutting edge technology for designing and producing samples in the virtual space. ABOUT YOU Who we are is so much less important than who YOU are. YOU have stepped off the beaten path of the established fashion industry. You like to be INVOLVED in fashion. You want to be involved, you can see that by being independent you can be more CREATIVE, you want to offer your creativity to discerning shoppers, you want to be a STYLE LEADER, an ENTREPRENEUR, to SHARE, CREATE, BUILD. We want to build a space where your PASSION can come to LIFE, where designers are in charge of pushing their VISIONS to market, where FASHION LOVERS can be involved in the fashion creation from the early workshop days to the final product. We believe that by opening the doors to everyone a better industry will emerge. It's a lot for a small company but nothing that we cannot build together as a community so we are reaching out for your next move. |
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