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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 Evergreen Lighting Evergreen Lighting, located in Pomona, California, is a privately held company manufacturing lighting since 1990. We produce Handcrafted Architectural Lighting and have total control over the manufacturing process. Our light fixtures are for Interior, Exterior, combined, and custom lighting applications. Virtually all of the fixture components are manufactured at Evergreen Lighting. We have Spinning, Machining, Fabricating, Acrylic Molding and Assembly capabilities at our state-of-the-art facility. Using our own manufacturing equipment affords us a great deal of control over each step of the manufacturing process. The vendors we use for our components are suppliers who share our Commitment to Quality. Evergreen Lighting has the flexibility to meet most design details of lighting projects. As a totally Domestic Manufacturer, we are unique in our industry. We are proud of this fact and view this as a major advantage. Having a local facility enables us quick response to changes in design and the ability to review the changes first hand at our factory. We encourage everyone to come visit us, and take a tour of our facility which we believe you will find very interesting. Evergreen Lighting sells its products through a network of the best Independent Representative Agencies, who service local specifiers, distributors, and contractors. Our products are generally specified by Architects, Engineers, Lighting Consultants, Interior Designers and Contractors. We are proud to say that our light fixtures are Made in the USA. |
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