One Light Bulb at a Time
A physics teacher in a high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a billion of them would.
With that thought in mind, read the following:
My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, that it is marked made in Mexico. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste, Colgate is now made in Mexico. I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything. . . . .This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 watt light bulbs and dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE band that I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value". I picked up both brands of light bulbs and compared the stats-they were the same, except for the price. The GE bulbs were more expensive than the Everyday Value brand---but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that the GE was made in Mexico and the Everyday Value brand was made in-get ready for this the USA, in a company in Cleveland, Ohio. So on to another aisle-Bounce Dryer Sheets. . . . .yep, you guessed it. Bounce cost more money and is 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 throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here. 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!
Start looking---In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else-even their job.
With that thought in mind, read the following:
My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, that it is marked made in Mexico. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste, Colgate is now made in Mexico. I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything. . . . .This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60 watt light bulbs and dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE band that I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value". I picked up both brands of light bulbs and compared the stats-they were the same, except for the price. The GE bulbs were more expensive than the Everyday Value brand---but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that the GE was made in Mexico and the Everyday Value brand was made in-get ready for this the USA, in a company in Cleveland, Ohio. So on to another aisle-Bounce Dryer Sheets. . . . .yep, you guessed it. Bounce cost more money and is 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 throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that are made right here. 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!
Start looking---In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else-even their job.
1 comment:
You are so right. Thank you for the insightful post! :)
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