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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 Insignia Insignia Athletics is an American made premium high performance, high style glove and wood bat company. Insignia specializes in custom personalized equipment delivered quickly. Insignia Athletics is proud to make our products in the United States. The Insignia factory is a 110,000 square foot building in Worcester, Massachusetts. Every aspect of the glove production and assembly takes place at the Insignia factory. Insignia employs a highly skilled work force who take on Massachusetts' long heritage of superior quality cut and sew manufacturing. Insignia Athletics belief in domestic manufacturing reaches beyond our production floor. The materials used to produce Insignia products are sourced from American companies who produce the materials in the United States: Glove Components: ?Steer-hide & Buffalo-hide: Shell and Palm liners - Wisconsin ?Cowhide Binding, piping and finger stalls - Wisconsin ?Laces - Texas and Pennsylvania ?Felts - Illinois ?Labels - Maine ?Palm Paste - Pennsylvania ?Stamping dies - Massachusetts Glove Care: ?Glove Conditioner - Wisconsin ?Glove conditioner tubes and packaging - Pennsylvania Bat Components: ?Ash - Vermont, New York State ?Maple - Vermont, New York State ?Stain and finish - Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Nevada, New York Packaging: ?Corrugated Boxes - Massachusetts and Wisconsin ?Polybags - Massachusetts ?Heel Cups - Rhode Island ?Hangtags - Arkansas |
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