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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 Rubber Cal Rubber Matting and Flooring We offer a complete line of rubber mats which include green and recycled matting products for virtually any and all applications. Our Rubber Matting and Flooring line is a cost effective, warm, resilient, comfortable and durable alternative to hard and cold surfacing. Rubber-Cal products are used in applications such as commercial food & beverage locations, industrial drainage mats, commercial fitness flooring, home use gym mats, pet care facility floorings, playground surfacing, and many more. Industrial Sheet Rubber We carry a complete line of Sheet Rubber for sealing, protecting and cushioning. Rubber-Cal guarantees that our line of products will have uniform cure, smooth finish, longer lengths, wider widths and consistent gauge. We stock a variety of virgin rubber products such as Neoprene, Skirtboard, EPDM, Cloth Inserted sheet rubber, White Nitrile, Buna-N, and a variety of Silicone products. Our recycled rolled rubber products are available in widths as wide as 102 inches and in a variety of surface finishes. Industrial Ducting (www.ducting.com): Ducting.com is the address for the most complete catalog of duct and ducting products online. The most complete line of vacuum, material handling, high temperature fume & dust removal flexible duct hoses in the market, ranging in diameter size from 1 to 52 and in material type from Polyurethane, PVC, & thermoplastic rubber to vinyl. Our line is used by a wide range of industries such as woodworking, waste management, agriculture, construction, HVAC, automotive, and more. Pavement Maintenance Parts: We produce and stock a complete line of Street Sweeper Wear Parts for Tymco, Schwarze, Elgin, Broom Bear, Masco, Nitehawk and other street and parking lot sweeping equipment. We serve the entire 50 states, Canada, and Puerto Rico. In addition we will fabricate any rubber part for any street sweeping or snow plow machine. Our Rubber or Polyurethane snowplow blades are designed to fit any machines which use steel blades. Flexible blades made from rubber or polyurethane conform to road surfaces, minimize road damage, protect airport runway lights and highway lane markers and do not cause sparks. Custom Products, Cutting, Fabrication and Slitting: We offer custom fabrication of sheet rubber parts and products based on your specifications. Whether it be molded, extruded or hand fabricated, all we would need are your blueprints. If any of our stocked sheet rubber rolls are not your desired widths, we would happily offer slitting services down to any required width, anything from 3/4 inch wide and up. We also offer die, water-jet or laser cutting services to meet your exact gasket or seal specifications. Just give us your dimensions and we will produce the part to your specs. Rubber-Cal is an SBA Small Business Certified company. |
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