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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 Enviro-Tote Enviro-Tote?, Inc. has been creating environmentally friendly promotional tote bags since 1990. Our bags are made from unbleached and colored cotton, certified organic cotton, and The Bottle Bag?, a material made from 100% recycled soda bottles. All our products are made in the U.S.A. We fill orders starting at only 50 bags! And our customers have used Enviro-Tote? bags for company promotions and special events throughout the U.S. and around the world. Family owned and operated Each of our bags is individually cut, hand-stitched and screen-printed at our plant in tax-free Bedford, New Hampshire. Enviro-Tote?, Inc. is a family-owned, woman-owned and operated company. One bag at a time Because we cut fabric only after an order arrives, we can provide custom sizes and styles as easily as our standard sizes and styles. We offer a wide selection of unbleached and colored materials for both bags and handles. After carefully cutting and hand-stitching each bag, we customize your bags with your company logo or promotional message. From start to finish, we take great care in producing each bag we make. Enviro-Tote staff Company with a conscience The environment is important to us, so we believe in generating as little waste as possible in all that we do. Our efficient cutting and stitching methods, along with precise printing, eliminate fabric waste. All of our standard sizes are designed to have no fabric waste. We recycle all our office paper and cardboard, cans and bottles, and re-use one-sided office paper, which is bound into note pads. And, of course, we re-use our Enviro-Tote bags when we shop! A history of recycling Enviro-Tote began operations in Manchester's historic Millyard and purchased stitching equipment from garment giant Pandora, which was going out of business after providing decades of work to local stitchers. In addition to recycling Pandora's stitching machines, we also hired Pandora stitchers, most are still with our company today. Value of working together We value our employees and their work, as evidenced by our affiliation with the Fair Labor Association as a Category C licensee. Since 1990, we have grown from 12 to 40 employees, many who have been with us since the beginning. As a family-owned business, we understand the importance of working well together. This harmony and attention to detail is seen in every bag we make. |
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