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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 Wesley Knight Wesley Knight is a Texas-born, Tennessee-raised, Southern craftsman, who builds bespoke bench-made eyewear from water buffalo horn. During the ?first fitting' of a bespoke frame, he discerns each client's specific needs, requests, aesthetic, and facial structure?recording critical distances, points, relationships, and taking a plaster mold of the nose in order to build the most complimentary and comfortable frame. My product mirrors my convictions as a craftsman to only produce the finest?with forty hours or more invested into each frame. My hope is to birth an heirloom product that will last from generation to generation. Bespoke ?bi'spok? Originating in the 1800's with tailored suiting, footwear and other apparel, implying individual measurements and fittings. The word, ?bespoke', is derived from the verb, ?bespeak,' meaning to speak for something, or most literally, to commission a work. The term bespoke in fashion is reserved for the finest method of making, which is an individually cut pattern for each client in contrast to mass-manufactured goods. |
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