Made in the U.S.A. products

[Roger35]

I'm moving into an apt out here in Richardson and I need some basic household items. I don't need high end stuff cuz this is just a 1-bedroom deal since we have a home in Illinois where my wife and kids are situated.

I hate having to spend my money on cr@p that's made in China, so if I'm gonna spend my money I'm gonna spend it on stuff Made in the U.S. of A. Stuff I'm looking for:

1.Vacuum cleaner - preferably non-steam but steam is fine too.
2. Indoor and outdoor (gas) grill. (I've got a small patio so a mini gas grill is all I can fit)
3. Sofa/sectional, loveseat & recliner (soft fabric)
4. Dining set, cooking utensils

So to my hornfans brethren - can I find any of these that are made in the U.S.A.?

 

[jmatt]

Well if yu can't find anything made in USA (pisses me off when I read that...), go with a resale shop like St. Vincent De Paul or Goodwill or Salvation Army, or even a pawn shop.

Yeah, you may wind up with chinese crap, but at least they won't profit from it.

 

[Roger35]

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[NickDanger]

Yes, let's avoid the Cess Mall, but if you are willing to pay a tad more for Made in the USA in order to support the country, why wouldn't you buy from the exploited chinese grunts for less and pay a tad more in US taxes? That wasn't meant as a personal question of your priorities, but more of a philosophical question for all of us to consider.

 

[YoLaDu]

The Link <----American Made Products Directory

 

[Uninformed]

A lot of quality furniture is made in the US, most of it in NC. I personally like Lee Furniture, although their website products seem more mod than when I last shopped. Good furniture lasts forever. Too bad you aren't going to High Point, NC. Perhaps there are outlets on the web though.

 

[Roger35]

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[Roger35]

Yola and Unin - thx for those links and info. I found a great website while googling for U.S. made stuff:

www.stillmadeinusa.com/

 

[AustinBat]

I couldn't find anything on either of the links that I buy. Do we make anything here anymore? Have unions ruined US manufacturing? (Slap me, Yo -

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[aUTfan]

Don't want it going on a tangent but Yes Unions coupled with executive greed has ruined our manufacturing. Gawd, how many people can really afford a new truck now adays?

And beside our engineering principles suck in a lot of cases because of executive shortsided values. Auto manufacturers are the largest and biggest example of this.

But to get back on topic, I look for made in america too, but if another foreign company gets it over american made, than i spend my hard earned money on foreign.

off my soap box