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	Buy American

Steve148

1-10-2009 3:09 PM

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Steve148 says:

I don't know how many households there are in the U.S. , but if these were the only things we bought think of the impact....

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 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 !</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/showMessage?fid=Inbox&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&.rand=205955860&da=0&midIndex=0&mid=1_103390_AAFVv9EAAO%2BsSWjEHw19XAY9Fy0&f=1&nextMid=1_102305_AAJVv9EAACxZSWi%2BfArm9h9gYGY&m=1_103390_AAFVv9EAAO%2BsSWjEHw19XAY9Fy0,1_102305_AAJVv9EAACxZSWi%2BfArm9h9gYGY,1_101532_AANVv9EAASCxSWi7nwSPKGyQzPA,1_100912_AANVv9EAAF7CSWiqjwIckHXoyTE,1_95633_AAZVv9EAAKkBSWgMaQAImlragCA,1_71934_AANVv9EAAWV5SWbCIAk34we9ZK0,">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!</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://us.mc365.mail.yahoo.com/mc/showMessage?fid=Inbox&sort=date&order=down&startMid=0&.rand=205955860&da=0&midIndex=0&mid=1_103390_AAFVv9EAAO%2BsSWjEHw19XAY9Fy0&f=1&nextMid=1_102305_AAJVv9EAACxZSWi%2BfArm9h9gYGY&m=1_103390_AAFVv9EAAO%2BsSWjEHw19XAY9Fy0,1_102305_AAJVv9EAACxZSWi%2BfArm9h9gYGY,1_101532_AANVv9EAASCxSWi7nwSPKGyQzPA,1_100912_AANVv9EAAF7CSWiqjwIckHXoyTE,1_95633_AAZVv9EAAKkBSWgMaQAImlragCA,1_71934_AANVv9EAAWV5SWbCIAk34we9ZK0,">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 - <STRONG><B><U><FONT face="Arial"><SPAN>the job you save may be your own</SPAN></FONT></U></B></STRONG></blockquote></div><div style="margin: 0px 6px 6px 4px;"><table style="font-size: 11px;border-spacing: 0px;padding: 0px;" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tr><td style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;">&nbsp;</td><td align="right" style="background:transparent;border-width:0px;padding:0px;width:107px" width="107"><a href="http://clipmarks.com/share/E3611239-FC61-4D45-A038-D245A7CEEA0C/blog/" title="blog or email this clip"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/images/c2b-foot.png" border="0" alt="blog it" width="107" height="17" style="border-width:0px;padding:0px;margin:0px;" /></a></td></tr></table></div></div>

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