As you can probably guess, my advice for shopping in the upcoming Holiday season would be to shop local merchants only and try to buy products made locally or at least made in the USA. My second choice would be to buy only “made in USA” products from large retailers. To assist you in finding products, I visited a selection of online sites and searched for “Made in USA” to determine which retailers were carrying their weight in assisting our domestic labor force recover lost jobs. It was chilling how far we’ve fallen when I got to the large retailers but judge for yourself.
Amazon.com www.amazon.com Literally tens of thousands of selections: largest result by far.
REI www.REI.com 5006 products
Shoebuy www.shoebuy.com 1856 total items, 356 shoes. Try buying USA shoes anywhere else. I use these guys. They’re great.
Campmor www.campmor.com 182 items
Eddie Bauer www.eddiebauer.com 49 items
Sears www.sears.com 473 items (Yes, only 473 items)
JC Penny www.jcpenney.com 295 items
Walmart www.walmart.com 120 store items, 1062 total internet items if you count all the colors separately.
Best Buy www.bestbuy.com 11 items
Kmart www.kmart.com 7 items (Incredible)
LL Bean www.llbean.com LL Bean won’t even allow you to search “made in USA” and for good reason. The only domestic product they carry, and I searched a lot, are the uninsulated gum boots they started with. The worst of the worst.
Help your friends and neighbors have a happy holiday season by taking the time to shop well. CWL
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