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The Tip is 'Don't procrastinate' For years I've been buying ink jet cartridges from a big box office supply store. These cartridges were made overseas and labeled with the well-known brand of a large American printer company. One I remembered a local store that advertised quality cartridges. I had traveled by this local store hundreds of times but never stopped. This time I stopped at the local store. To my surprise I discovered that they carried the cartridge I needed and it was a Made in USA cartridge. Made in Chicago, to be precise, and it was half the price of the imported ones I had been buying for years. The quality is exceptional and they last longer too. Who knew? After that experience, I make a point to stop at every store I can. By doing so, I've been finding more and more Made in America products. Occasionally the clerks don't know the country of origin; this can be discouraging but finding the origin information yourself isn't difficult I've come to realize. Believe it not, there are actually a number of computers made in the US including laptops made in the USA. When the label is not visibly displayed I use the other Made in America buying tips to help me find Made in US. If the store doesn't carry what you are looking for, use Made in America Secrets to find it and tell the manager about your experience at their store. If enough people are asking for Made in America products stores will begin to carry them. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Fox River Mills, Inc. Since its beginning in the Fox River Valley of Appleton, Wisconsin, in 1900, Fox River Mills, Inc. (now based in Osage, Iowa) has been committed to producing quality knitted socks and handwear. Fox River was founded on the principle of offering a superior product with great service at a fair price. Today, Fox River Mills is one of the leading outdoor, athletic, and lifestyle sock manufacturers in the world. We hope you will enjoy your inside look at us, our business and a look at the manufacturing of premium quality socks and handwear. We welcome your comments, thoughts, and ideas. Please Contact Us, we want to hear from you. Fox River socks and handwear can be found worldwide in the finest outdoor, sporting goods, specialty stores, and online retailers. Our Store Locator will make finding FOXSOX simple. Much has changed since we started out. High tech fibers, state-of-the-art equipment, progressive designs, and global business are just the beginning. Some things, however, have remained the same. High quality, good value, and great customer service are timeless traits at Fox River Mills. Find out more about the history of Fox River. See how it started more than a century ago. Check out our beginnings in the Fox River Valley in Wisconsin making socks for lumberjacks to being today's technical leader in outdoor, athletic, and lifestyle socks. Fox River cares deeply about the environment. To learn more about how we are working to protect our earth, visit our Environmental Way page. See how premium quality socks are made by checking out our Manufacturing Process. You will discover that there is more to making a sock than you ever thought. Did you know that your new socks were washed and dried before you even owned them? How about Sock Monkeys? What? Was that Sock Monkeys? Yes, Fox River Mills is the manufacturer of the Original Rockford Red Heel monkey sock! Our friend, the sock monkey, is very popular. Crafters worldwide can't get enough of our little friend. Thanks again for stopping by. |
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