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The Tip is 'Manufacturer's sites' I recently ran out of my favorite pancake syrup. I loved the brand we had been using but when I went to the grocery store, I couldn't find it. The syrup was made in Indiana and I was living in Florida at the time. I tried unsuccessfully to find it on an internet. The manufacturer is small and their products are not readily available so I thought I would try their website. They did, in fact, have their own internet store so I ordered it directly from them. Now, I always buy their made in USA maple syrup from their website and never run out. Made in America Secrets has thousands of made in USA products offered by hundreds of small manufacturers. These small Made in America companies are a large contributor to our economy. In fact, according to the 2008 US Census Bureau small businesses, those employing 1 to 99 employees comprise 98% of all the USA businesses. This is equivalent to 5.8 million businesses that employee over 40 million people. Most American's are unaware of how significant small business is when compared to the total size of the US economy. This website is aware of it and that is why 99% of the businesses that advertise on Made in America Secrets are small businesses. Use this web site to for a list of products made in the US- especially since it is likely that a small US manufacturer employs someone you know- your husband, wife, children, or grandchildren. When using Google to search for Made in America products often times these small made in the United States businesses never show up on page one- and most folks don't look past page one. What does this mean? The consumer has a difficult time locating that US made product. Made in America Secrets was conceived to provide a solution to that problem. As an example search for motorcycles Made in America using Google and you will likely miss many of the companies that make this country great. Use Made in America Secrets for the search and you will likely find a hidden jewel. 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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