A little history and a little more buy USA

My oldest son was giving me a hard time today because my computer is not made in the USA - but then again it was made by a company that is not American. I used to have a Dell - and I like Dell, but they have priced themselves out of my range. I am not sure but I think Dell is still made in the USA and even better - the last time I had to call about my old Dell- about three months ago - the very nice American who helped me had a lovely Georgia accent.

I am not against world trade. There are many items that are not and have never been made or grown in the USA and I am not saying we should stop using them. Coffee - my heavens, I would hate to have to give up coffee. My perfume is made by a foreign company in their own country - and I do not have a problem with that. My problem is with American companies taking their manufacturing plants overseas to keep from paying taxes to the USA and to pay slave wages to poor people in another country. Don't get me wrong - if those same companies want to export their products to those countries - go ahead and have a factory there - heck, BMW, Honda and Toyota have all have built factories in the US, paying US salaries, to US workers to sell to Americans.

I will keep on trying to purchase things that should be made in the USA - only from companies who make them in the USA. I did have to give in the other day because I need to keep vinyl gloves on hand - the disposable medical ones - and after about three stores I could not find any from any company made in the USA. I purchased one box and I will keep looking but in the meantime, I needed them. I think that is what companies bank on - that many of the products they make are things we need and we will give up. A friend found scissors for me - now I just need to find a place to purchase them. The company that makes Dritz - parent company - still makes some scissors in the states. Unfortunately many of the dritz sewing notions are made in China so I fear their scissors are too.

Here are more things made in the USA.

All laundry detergent

Original Udder Balm - and is one of the best hand and foot creams ever made. Just go to Originaludderbalm.com

Snuggle fabric softener

I think Dial is still made in USA

Woolite; Oxyclean and Shout are all made in the USA