Buying American

    We an as a nation need to start doing this again.  For all to long we have taken the easy/cheap way and purchased goods made in other countries and now we are paying the price for that action.  We have lost most of our manufacturing base and at times it is almost impossible to find items that are made in the good old U.S. of A.

    I am just as guilty of purchasing foreign made goods as the rest of you, but I will not do that anymore. From now on, I will only buy foreign made if there is no USA made available.  I will tell you, attempting to find USA made items can be very difficult ... it seems as if everything we used is now made in China or Mexico.  I do hope more people will start buying American, because we need to keep our money here at home. We need to support American workers and save American jobs.

   I recently purchased a garden cart and though there are many Chinese manufactured models available, they were nothing more than a cheaply made knock offs of an American made cart.  The cart I bought was a model 26 from http://cartsvermont.com/ .  Carts Vermont's products are made in the USA and are hands down the best on the market.  I can not say enough about the fit, finish, and quality of garden cart I purchased.  Yes, it was almost twice the price of the Chinese manufactured, but I have no doubt that my cart will still be in use long after the Chinese one is relegate to the landfill.  Also there is that added bonus of knowing that I purchased American made and did my part to keep my money here in this country.

Sic Semper Tyrannis!!!