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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 Bass & Hays Foundry Bass & Hays Foundry produced gray iron castings at its Grand Prairie location for many years. We represent only quality American made products, many bearing our trademarks. We are commitmed to Made in USA. Located in Grand Prairie Texas by the old US Naval Air Base, this was home to the Hays family. The land was purchased in 1924 by our founder, Marvin Hays. He apprenticed at Taylor Foundry in Wichita Falls Texas and was the foreman at Dallas Foundry in Dallas Texas. His son, Jack, apprenticed on a U.S. Navy tender ship in the Mediterranean in the 50's, and later worked at Dallas Foundry as a pattern maker where Don Bass was sales manager. Marvin's part-time home foundry had been operating for many years. In 1958, the three started Bass & Hays and they incorporated in 1966. Marvin's slogan on his business card was If it's cast iron, we make it. The original foundry's old wooden structure is still in use today as a warehouse and machine shop. The old Hays home is still there, and has been converted into Carl's Commercial Printing. The second foundry building built in 1965 is being used to manufacture American made Galvanized Meter Boxes. Today Bass & Hays has 14 employees, and are thriving local durable goods sales organization proudly representing Made in USA only. |
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