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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 Purse Perfector While I've had many careers and artistic interests over the years, sewing has been a constant in my life. When I began travelling more, I sewed many travel wardrobes, but couldn't find a purse that was attractive, functional and adaptable for the many parts of my day or for travel. Returning from a trip to Italy, I was determined to create my own perfect purse. Design breakthrough After hours of designing, measuring and sewing, I realized it wasn't the purse that I needed to alter, it was my stuff that I needed to corral! After 12 versions, I had solved my purse challenge. With my invention, I could ignore interior pockets, change purses in seconds, whip out a pen quickly or answer my phone by the second ring. According to the interior of the purse, I could change the configuration of the Purse Perfector to accommodate a backpack, a small bag, a briefcase, or the rolling tote I take on board planes. I was thrilled and all my friends wanted one. Well-made in the USA My business philosophy is simple: use good durable fabric and make the Purse Perfector in America (San Francisco), be as green as possible and provide the best, most adaptable purse organizer available. Each Purse Perfector order is hand-packed by a local nonprofit, Easter Seals Work Resource Center, an organization dedicated to training the developmentally disabled in meaningful work for a variety of businesses. I hope you enjoy filling your Purse Perfector, changing purses as often as you like and knowing where to find everything in your purse! Whatever your day brings, whatever bag you have, the Purse Perfector puts everything right at your fingertips! Award-winning new product After only 18 months in business, Lyn Marsteller and the Purse Perfector were selected as the 2010 Best New Product/Service of the Year by the Cincinnati Regional Chamber of Commerce WE (Women Excel) Celebrate program. At the same event, Lisa FitzGibbon, CEO of Easter Seals Work Resource Center (seen here with Lyn) was selected Woman of the Year, Nonprofit. Easter Seals clients package the Purse Perfectors for distribution. |
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