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The Tip is 'Ask Before You Buy' I went to a department store for a pair of dress shoes recently. The clerk helped me with three different pairs that I tried on. 'The Big Secret' was on the forefront of my mind so I asked, "Are these shoes imports?" The salesman responded that they were in fact imported. "Do you have any Made In America shoes like these?" I asked. To my surprise he said, "We have a whole line of Made In USA shoes." I was able to purchase the same color and style with the Made In USA label. These Made in America shoes were less expensive, came with a better warranty and were more comfortable. It's amazing how often this simple Made in US question yields unexpected and often times pleasant results. I now ask this question regularly, whereas before I would not have thought to ask for a Made in America alternative. More often than not, I can find a Made in America product of higher quality and at the same, or slightly higher price. Asking the question is so simple and can make a positive impact, in both the short and long term. Try it sometime. If you are like me, you may be surprised with how many Made in US products are out there. You will love it when you realize you are making a difference that benefits many. With your help America will be ours again and that is a good thing. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Portable Kitchen In the early 1950's, Hilton Meigs of Tyler Texas made what many consider the perfect barbecue pit. He designed and manufactured a cast aluminum grill and smoker calling it the Portable Kitchen and sold it around the mid-south out of the back of his car. In 1960 the company was bought by Lewis Hamlin and manufacturing moved to Little Rock, Arkansas where it remained until a fire and business issues stopped production in the mid-1970's. The somewhat legendary durability of this grill ensured that thousands of them still existed in perfect working order by the end of the 1990's when a local attorney found one in Little Rock, AR. In 1998, grill enthusiast Paul James discovered a Portable Kitchen Grill and Smoker at a yard sale. His interest sparked, he purchased the Portable Kitchen name from Char-Broil and began producing sparkling new aluminum PK grills from castings of the original product. After a twenty year hiatus, PK was back in business in Little Rock. Over 60 years since its inception, the grills today are nearly identical to the one Hilton Meigs made all those years ago. OUR TEAM At PK, we like to smoke our ribs. The process of it reminds us to slow down and enjoy life because we know that if we are not careful we will miss out on the good stuff... Read more OUR (RATHER ENTHUSIASTIC) CUSTOMERS # Absolutely the best grill ever. We still have the the one that my dad bought in 1954. Mom cooked at least 10,000 pounds of beef on it, my brother took it to college, and my son took it to college? # I have one of the originals that was manufactured sometime in the 1950s. It is still my favorite cooker. My dad passed it down to me?American made, love it. # I still have my Dad's PK?Almost 50 years later and the grill works as good (if not better) than when it left the shipping box? |
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