Read the Labels

[Jo McDonald]

       This may seem like a funny email but I was so
surprised by what I discovered  I had to share it with
you.  When I think of the job situation in this country I
can't help but think this helps in some small way.
        I don't know how many households there are
in the US but if these were the only things we bought think
of the impact....
        This past weekend I was at Walmart.  I needed
60 W 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 .  So throw out the myth that you
cannot find products you use every day that are made right
here - from a company in Cleveland OH !  So on to another
aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets....yep you guessed it Bounce was
more money and 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 Free I
have been using for years and at
almost half the price!
        So 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, pass this on to
others in your address book so  we can all start buying
American, one light bulb at a time :-)  !  Besides you
might save a little green in the process. stop buying the
crap from China people.......... We should of woke up a
decade ago......  lets get with the program.... help our
fellow Americans keep their jobs and create more jobs
here.