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The Tip is 'Keep eyes open' After reading an article about items made in America I thought about how many times I make purchases without thinking. I'm usually focused on budget and needs. Prior to reading this article on made in the USA products, I rarely thought about the importance of buying made in USA products. This helps create jobs in our country. Now I keep my eyes open and I am surprised how easy it is to find American products. It only takes a few seconds to look. Now I make a point when I am shopping to search for made in America brands. By doing so, I'm able to identify more and more what products are made in America. Even with my eyes open to made in USA I can get discouraged. Sometimes store clerks don't know the country of origin which can be frustrating. If this happens use your eyes to find the origin information yourself. Look at the labels and when you find a Made in USA product tell the clerk so the next time they are asked they will know. Also, when the label is not easily seen I use the other made in America buying tips to help me find made in USA. 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. When enough people are asking for made in the USA products, more stores will begin to carry products that are made here. This technique does work. I also pick and choose the stores I visit. I do this because I have found that some stores are made in America friendly while others are not. Keep your eyes open for the made in USA label and pretty soon you will be able to identify which products are made in the USA. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Garland Industries Garland Writing Instruments is located in an historic mill along the Pawtuxet River in Coventry RI. All of our USA-made products are designed and manufactured in our 45,000 square-ft facility. Garland's automated facility was designed to efficiently process custom orders both large and small. Our Writing Instruments provide a combination of high-quality materials and craftsmanship along with the ability for each customer to design their unique look and marketing message through our customization processes. This provides an excellent value in today's cost conscious environment. Contact a promotional products distributor in your area for product details, pricing and delivery information. Made in the USA Writing Instrument Collections Garland's USA-made writing instruments are easily recognized by the flared top design, the carefully-weighted balance, and the styling. All writing instruments in the Colour, Revere, Monogram, Tuscany, Signature and Founder's Collections continue to be custom designed, engineered and manufactured in the USA by Garland. The flared top design is a registered trademark of Garland Writing Instruments and remains a subtle, yet distinctive way to identify a Garland writing instrument in today's promotional product marketplace. Writing instruments in our standard hefty series' are approximately .363 (9.22mm) in diameter whereas items in the traditional slim series' are .292 (7.42mm) in diameter. Rollerballs from these USA collections are the same diameter as the hefty series' pens. Garland?, Pen-O-Rama?, Garlux?, Universal?, Solid Twist?, Twist-O-Matic?, Chrome Crown?, Ebony Crown?, Gold Crown?, Twin-O-Matic? and Photo Top Accessories? are registered trademarks of Garland Writing Instruments Items pictured with corporate logos or registered trademarks are shown nly to illustrate Garland's Garlux? photo process and our other customization options. Products bearing corporate logos or registered trademarks can only be purchased by the organization or corporation to which the logo or trademark belongs or if that corporation or organization has approved its use for reproduction. Garland Writing Instruments, formerly Lew Manufacturing Co., was founded in 1927 by Louis Lanoie. The company got its start by manufacturing small presses that led to the design and development of the internal pen mechanism later used by many of the major pen and pencil manufacturers throughout the United States and Europe. In the 60's, Lew Manufacturing started making complete pens and pencils and changed its name to Garland Industries. Garland became a charter member of the ASI (Advertising Specialty Institute) in 1965. Garland is proud of its many notable accomplishments and is one of the original designers and patent holders for the twist action pen mechanism. Garland products have flown on both the Apollo moon missions and many of the Space Shuttle missions. In 1969 Garland developed the Photo Top pen to provide exceptional promotional value. The Flare Top design and the Photo Top Pen are registered Trademarks of the Becker Manufacturing Company and has become a unique signature of our writing instruments. The Becker Manufacturing Company purchased Garland Writing Instruments in May of 2013 and continues the tradition of manufacturing a high quality product in the USA with an emphasis on using local suppliers and community involvement. |
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