How to Create Jobs - Use More American Made Products, Save Jobs, and Improve the Economy
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American Made Goods
From time to time, American consumers have spent substantial amounts of money on foreign goods and felt they were better made and longer lasting than American products. On the other hand, some Americans have decided at times to protest foreign goods and services they feel weaken the American workforce and economy. In several decades of the 20th century, American consumers often sported bumper stickers and T-shirts with Buy American emblazoned on them. Some of these folks were extremely upset about Japanese cars sold in this country, including Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, Kia, German vehicles, and others. In the 2010s, the nation underwent a new current of Made In America sympathy.
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While US consumers purchase a mix of goods produced elsewhere and in America, many prefer domestic goods when considering certain items, and some will purchase only American made products.
American products can be discovered online and this Hub will present an overview with a link to FTC definitions of "Made in America" and a directory of several places in which to find such products.
Many of these items can also be purchased online.
American Made in the Media
Movies
- MADE IN AMERICA 1993
Whoopi Goldberg, Ted Danson.
American Produced Gasoline
- Independent Petroleum Association of America (IPAA)
- Energy Information Administration
Costs of a gallon of gasoline explained by the US DOE, including domestic vs. foreign oils. Charts and graphs are very clear. - Where to Find Bakken Oil Jobs in the New Town Oil Bo...
Oil was discovered in the Bakken Oil Field in 1951, but an American Oil Boom and its increasing jobs hit here at New Town and a 50-plus-mile radius after 2009. New Town, North Dakota projects 500 new oil wells by 2015 and the Unemployment Rate is in
Made in America - Official Standards
Complying with the "Made In the USA" Standard - This page is from the Federal Trade Commission and is an interesting read that explain just what the rule are for calling a product "Made in America." Some American made products are NOT 100% made in America, while others are simply made elsewhere and assembled in the USA.
General Resources for "Made in America" Products and Services
- AMERICAN APPAREL
- American Made Products and Services
- American Products from Online Retailer BuyAmerican.com
- Americans Working
- Best American Arts
- Buy Made in the USA - interesting short directory of good products, including items for diabetics.
- Dig US Out
- Find US Made Products
- Liberty Safes - Doing so much business that they built another plant!
- Made in USA Forever
- NEW YORK BLACKBOARD Online
- OfficialUSA.com - United States Websites - information, data, some products
- Ohio Art Company - Some items still manufactured in the USA.
- Still Made in USA - Products for Home and Family
- Toys Made In America
- USA Made Products & Services - large directory arranged by alphabetical search.
- U.S. Made Toys
- U.S. Stuff Home - Made in USA, Assembled in USA, other - not a highly professional looking site, but with some good information.
American Made on eBay
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Organic American Apparel Custom T-Shirt, 2XL, USDA ORGANIC Made in America XXL
Current Bid: $17.00
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SCHRADE USA Lake & Walker Tough Lock Folder Knife SLW2 - American Made Zylite
Current Bid: $49.99
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AMERICAN MADE FENDER STRATOCASTER WITH HARD SHELL CASE
Current Bid: $539.00
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Native American Flute, Rick Hiller 24" G Cedar Flute, Custom Made Hardwood Stand
Current Bid: $125.00
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Hummingbird Window Feeder Ant Moat Aspects Jewel Box #407 American Made in USA
Current Bid: $19.99
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Harley NOS "MADE IN USA", Panhead, Shovelhead Rear Fender Hinge Cover 1958 & up
Current Bid: $24.95
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American Made Products
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Guaranteed American
American Maid
American Maid
American Maid Cleaning Service rose coast to coast in different versions around the US.
This happened after the cartoon character AMERICAN MAID appeared in 1994 on the Disney cartoon show The Tick.
Native American Products
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Native American Products
1000s of Native American Nations, bands, pueblos, communities, and other Indigenous groupings have produced American Made goods from all natural products found in North America for many millennia.
MADE IN AMERICA BY FIRST INHABITANTS
BLACKFEET INDIAN WRITING COMPANY
Blackfeet Indian Writing Company, Inc. - since 1971
P.O. Box 729
Browning, MT 59417 USA
Other Native American Products:
- A Gallery of Nations - Native American jewelry, accessories, pottery
- Native American Art Sales
- Big East Native Drums
- Blackfeet Native American Beadwork
- Cherokee Baskets by Peggy Brennan
- Cherokee Jewelry
- Diane's Native American Quilts
- Dream Catchers of the seventh fire - Authentic, handcrafted by Native American artisans.
- Native Timber Log Furniture
- Navajo Silversmith
- Preferred Edge Carving Knives And Supplies
- The Eagle's Nest
- The Pacific Northwest Shop Native American Products
- Turtle Island Publishing
Additional Information
- Native Americans in the Contiguous US - Directory of Nations
Native American groups in the Lower 48 States.
The American Indian Trading Company
This American company is owned and operated by Native American Nations in Calistoga, California in its main downtown business district.
The American Indian Trading Company organization uses the talents of artisans and artists locally from around the Greater San Francisco Area and from across the country as well. One of their specialties is the T-shirt pictured below.
Applications for seasonal employment are taken on the site.
540ci Blown Pro Magnum BBC Dyno Pull - American Made
Bladwin Pianos - American Made
StrictlyAmerican.org
AMERICAN MADE
- Made in America: What's in your closet?
According to economists, individuals can do their part to help bolster the nation's economy and one can start by simply buying American., More from myfoxorlando.com. - American Apparel Reports First Quarter 2011 Financial Results 11.05.2011 | Nachricht | finanzen.net
From MFG to Sales and Dist. - Ohio Art Company
Mickey Mouse, little more than a whistling stick figure with mouse ears and Walt Disney's voice characterization when he begin with the famous Steamboat Willie cartoon (1928), is known all over the world... - Ohio Made Products -- Gifts for the Holida...
Ohio was an agricultural state long before other industries took hold. The capital of Columbus is still popularly called - The Toys of Ohio Art Company
We thought Ohio Art Company would close down and take our favorite toys with it, but it was all saved!
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I found that there is still a lot of stuff made in the USA -- Etch-a-Sketch and Slinky almost became extinct, but the OHIO ART COMPANY continues to do business at http://www.world-of-toys.com/ in Archbold, Ohio since 1908 near Bowling Green, Defaince, and Toledo.
Thanks for answering my request! I am also currently interested in WHOLESALERS. Any resources that concentrate on listing those?
I'll take a look tomorrow and see what I find in wholesalers.
very informative hub, Im like "byee" I have been looking for whole salers for tech products actually, If I have to I know a chinese company but , If I can find a resonable wholesale company in america I'll go with them
Thanks for another well-needed resource.
Another Great hub. Thanks.
Grace and peace!
Amish furniture; possibly the best products in the world.
We have a lot of this style furniture in Ohio, where it is fun to drive for less than an hour in about any direction and watch it being made. Kentucky and teh Great Smoky Mountains have great pieces made from local wood as well.
Patty,
Being an owner of a small manufacturing business. the foriegn labor is killing us! When it is made in America it is just so hard to compete with the cost of the product that is not. Still we press forward. Thanks for this great Hub on how to find American made products and services.
It is difficult, isn't it?
I stopped buying things like strings of tiny Christlas lights when I found out that slaves in China make them by hand without payment, 12-14 hours a day. If we stopped purchasing things made in violation of basic human rights, that might help. Keep up your manufacturing! I'm pulling for you.
Patty
You really do your research!
A big thumbs up for a much needed resource:-)
Probably every state in the union has handcrafted and well made products done completely on site. I will do more hubs on states with which I am familiar.
Patty,
Yes it is difficult. It will be harder and harder to find things that are made in the USA if we don't stop and think as a country a little more.
Thanks for the well wishes.
Thanks for your comments that will make us think about it! Best success to you, In The Doghouse
During these tough times it is more important that ever to buy from companies that produce goods in the USA. American made products keep Americans working, keep them paying their mortgage, and keep the economy from collapsing. The factory I buy from manufactures its bar stools in the USA and I have heard from them it is really hard to compete with the less expensive countries. It is good to know that at least http://www.richardsonseating.com is still making products in the USA even if no one else is.
Hi. I make girls clothing and pillows. For years I couldn't sell anything unless I sold it dirt cheap. It's nice to see the American consumer is finally coming around. I can finally sell my items for what they are worth. I think it is because Americans have finally realized that we don't have a diversifed economy. Think about it, if my business were really booming, I wouldn't have to hire someone else to sew. Maybe I could hire someone to handle other stuff and I could spend ALL of my time sewing. It's a shame we realized too late that we let corporate America hurt us so much.
Thanks for tellking us about your business. If you want to leave a link here in comments, please feel free to do so.
I think you;re right about diversifying the economy. The cities that are on the Top 30 List for Jobs in America generally have more than one stream of economy.
The link to my store is http://Jennifersjumpers.com. Thank you.
Almost all of the furniture items we sell on our website are made in the USA. We prefer to carry American made productes whenever possible. If anyone is loooking for American Made restaurant furniture or kitchen furniture, check us out. http://www.americanchairs.com
Thanks
Amazing article =)
Another good site is http://www.DigUSOut.com It's a search engine to find American made companies.
Best American Arts is an online gallery of American made artisan gifts. We feature handmade jewelry, handbags, home decor, and may more great gift ideas. View our wonderful selection at http://www.bestamericanarts.com
a well written hub. You should better write about Chinese Products :D
Great hub! I really enjoyed reading about American products!
What a great and helpful hub! I'm all for supporting products made in the USA! for cool gifts for beer lovers - check out Capcatchers at http://www.capcatchers.com
Patty Inglish, MS,
I am a big fan of yours. Your articles are excellent - the topics, the sources, the links. You are absolutely one of the very best writers on the Internet - HubPages and beyond.
I must disagree with the "made in USA" syndrome. It is no longer just where a product is made, it is also where is the company headquartered and are they using double Irish to avoid paying US taxes. I don't blame the corporations such as Google and Accenture and Microsoft for serving their taxpayers but I am blaming us the American citizen for not understanding the loss of this income to the US government.
Many items are made on US soil but the corporate headquarters where the majority of the jobs are located as now in Europe. The loss of marketing, accounting and administrative jobs is a huge loss to the US.
Celebrate made in US is not about just where a product is made, it is about the support of the US economy - the jobs it provides, the corporate taxes paid.
American citizens need to read this discerning Hub but also consider the other ramifications of the company behind the product they are buying.
A purchase, even the tiny purchase such as bubble gum, chocolate, moisture cream can provide economic benefits to the United States.
Cocoa is not "made" in the USA, but the companies who market, distribute MAY be more American than some candy bars that you and I grew up with. The names in the game have not changed but in many cases, the corporate ownership HAS CHANGED.
Excellent article. I have found it almost impossible to find anything "Made in America" anymore. Almost everything is made in China,Taiwan, Bangledesh and some places I never even heard of! It is terrible that the U.S. has lost much of its World Trade power. A lot of it is our own country's fault. So much is sent overseas: cars assembled in Mexico, businesses sold to overseas buyers etc.
I recall Japan was sort of a joke back in the mid 20th century. The "Made in Japan" label symbolized junky merchandise and inferior goods, but not anymore! In less that 30 years, their goods are top of the line, especially their electronics and automobiles. I fear China may be following Japan's lead and may someday take over their spot for high-quality goods!
American goods are still, for the most part, excellent products, but we need to get our acts together and focus on America!!!
How do I find stores that sell American made clothing in Seattle?
@Ron - The Native American shops in Seattle have definitely American Made clothing. Other such stores and online shops in Seattle include American Apparel at 4345 University Way NE.
Kentucky Cutting Boards manufactures beautiful bread, cutting and cheese boards in Louisville, KY. Go to www.kentuckycuttingboards.com and enter coupon code KCBXMAS to save 15% on every product and get free shipping, too. BUY AMERICAN!
We are proud to announce the Grand Opening of our American only store located in beautiful Bristol, NH in January. Only USA made products sold here. Come on by and say "HI"
We've been making quality leather goods in this country since 1969- hats, wallets, pouches of all types, ID cases, Checkbooks, Handbags and much more. We've had a great season thanks to all the folks who still value American made Quality. Come check us out at http://www.nstarleather.com
Thank you for the American Made link.
Thanks for the information! We only sell American-made items too. www.usmartonline.com
Check out MadeInAmericaStuff.com for American made products at affordable prices!
Thanks for the link!
Thanks for a very informative and well researched hub. Buying domestic goods is a form of patriotism and I wish more people would realize how important it is.
It seems that media advertising often features more foreign-made goods than American made, so one has to look harder for domestic products. I spend more time reading labels to find them these days, anyway.
Passionatepurpose 3 years ago
What an amazing hub! So much research and work involved. Congratulations on directing people to American made products!