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One light bulb at a time... ****** ****** ***** ******* ****** ****** A physics teacher in high school once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following. In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do effects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this, I think this is on the right track. Let's get behind it! I was in Lowe's the other day for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in China. The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in America. Start looking. You have to read the labels on everything My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made in Mexico now. I have switched to Crest... This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled, "Everyday Value". I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats - they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the "Everyday Value" brand, but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the "Everyday Value" brand was made in - get ready for this - the USA by a company in Cleveland, Ohio. So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets. Yep, you guessed it, Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada. The "Everyday Value" brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce I have been using for years and at almost half the price! So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here. My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the job you save may be your own or your neighbors! If you accept the challenge, start looking at the labels, and start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies! (We should have awakened decades ago...) Let's get with the program... help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs here in the U.S.A. BROUGHT TO YOU COMPLIMENTS OF YOUR LOCAL TEACHER STORE AND WWW.TEACHER-APPRECIATION-KIT.COM |