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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 Benchmark Foam Located at 401 Pheasant Ridge Drive, Watertown, South Dakota, Benchmark Foam, Inc. is a manufacturer of Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) foam and other specialty plastics. (Scroll down for a map of our location.) Our skilled team is innovative, constantly working to solve your current and future needs. We know that your business depends on our product arriving on time. Our service response is so dependable, we back it with Benchmark Foam's On-Time Guarantee. Your product will be shipped and arrive by the agreed-to arrival date or we will discount your invoice 10 percent. We work to accommodate customer needs, giving you confidence when you place an order, even if it needs to be rushed. And we do not have truckload quotas, so no matter how large or small, your order will be shipped on time. We provide EPS products such as: SIGN UP FOR ICF UPDATES Commercial and Residential construction insulation Heated Flooring System insulations, including Thermo-Snap? (patented), our 4' x 4' in-floor insulation panels into which radiant tubes easily snap into manufactured pathways PreFirred insulation for finishing basements, concrete walls and concrete masonry unit (CMU) walls Insulated Concrete Forms (ICF) including Benchmark ICF, LITE-FORM? and FOLD-FORM? Roofing insulation customized systems Lite-Deck? and Lite-Deck? Tilt, a lightweight, stay-in-place form that provides structural strength for site-cast or pre-cast concrete floors, roofs, decks and walls eps360?, a 100% recycled insulation product suitable for many traditional construction applications, including roofing, foundation/perimeter and sub-slab insulations. Architectural Shapes for Exterior Insulation and Finish Systems (EIFS) Geofoam, a super lightweight fill material for geotechnical engineering and green-building applications Insul-Skirt installed as insulating skirting for RVs ThermoSkirt as insulating skirting for modular or site-built homes Interlocking Tank Pads for above ground storage tank support Dock Floats used to build durable floating docks or platforms Pitching Mounds that easily turn a softball field into a baseball diamond Packaging, including molded and fabricated packaging, flexible foams, wraps, packing peanuts, custom-molded and flotation products. Knockdown Coolers consisting of six panel box liners for any insulating box need. Request the custom size and thickness you require. Emergency Safe Room Storm Shelters constructed with insulated concrete forms (ICF). Architectural Accents by Signs By Benchmark, a division of Benchmark Foam Inc. Custom Specialty Foam products such as cake forms (also known as cake dummies), columns, panels and replications Exterior & Interior signs custom-manufactured by Signs By Benchmark, a division of Benchmark Foam Inc. Our products are used in building envelope applications essential to achieving energy savings in new construction and building renovations. To learn how our products may qualify for federal tax credits and obtain our Manufacturer's Certification Statement, click here. Our goal is to be a benchmark of teamwork, quality and service. Click here to read, download or print our Benchmark Foam, Inc. Corporate brochure. Call Benchmark Foam for your EPS foam product needs: 800-658-3444 or 605-886-8084. |
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