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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 Ladybead Rose Elliott is a Homemaker, Mom and Beach Wedding Jewelry Designer. Using Swarovski Elements, Freshwater Pearl and Czech Preciosa she chooses the different designs that she thinks people would like. Her choice of beads, quality, and the overall design, has always been her biggest concern. This care results in fine, tasteful bead work. She holds the copyright on some of the designs of the foot jewelry on her site. Be careful of imitators, her foot jewelry has stood the test of time and are proven in quality. While many sites may appear that they make their jewelry in the USA, if you read carefully, you will see that they are having their jewelry made elsewhere. We custom make all of our Swarovski Pearl and Crystal Jewelry in our So. California studio. Custom requests take days, not weeks or months. Made in the USA. With the flood of jewelry knock-offs coming from China. How do you know where you jewelry is made. I was surfing the web and found several of my images where they had removed my watermark and they are selling them straight from China. I am a proud Swarovski Branding Partner so my jewelry is made with Genuine Swarovski Elements. Imagine how I felt scrolling image after image that was stolen from me and being sold for 1/4 of the price. It is damaging to my brand, when they use my picture and send you cheaply made jewelry products. Read the entire blog entry here Rose currently lives about an hour north of Los Angeles, in California. She has two children and lives with her husband. Rose is always interested in your comments and design requests and may be reached by email - visit our contact page. You can also call her at 1-800-743-7890 between the hours of 9- 5 pm Pacific time Monday thru Friday. |
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