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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 JW Hulme Co We have been makers since the day John Willis Hulme founded our company in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1905. For more than a century, every J.W. Hulme Co. travel bag, briefcase, backpack, handbag and accessory has been proudly Made in America and crafted to last a lifetime. Each bag is individually handmade by our skilled artisans using the finest American leathers selected from small craft tanneries in our home state of Minnesota, as well as Maine, Illinois and Tennessee. Our exclusive leathers are tanned using old-school dying and finishing techniques to accentuate the full grain, color variances and natural imperfections of each hide. Developed with one of the oldest tanneries in the United States, our signature American Heritage leather has become a classic. The cowhide is double-tanned and hand burnished to create a rich patina that gives every bag its unique character. At J.W. Hulme, we use only the finest materials and meticulous hand craftsmanship to create leather goods of exceptional quality, and we guarantee them for life. J.W. Hulme Co. Over 100 years of heritage in every bag. |
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