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MineralMan

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19. I don't buy a lot of clothing in general.

Reply to bettyellen (Reply #18)

Sun Apr 28, 2013, 01:28 PM

Apr 2013

The last thing I bought was a rain poncho. It was Swedish military surplus, and I don't know where it was made. It's really well-made, though, and was a real bargain. Brand new, too, and just $5 at my local farm supply store.

I do a good deal of my clothes shopping at thrift stores, and I do look for made in America labels. I usually find them.

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American made clothes and fabrics: I've seen them going away for 20 some years. [View all] hedgehog Apr 2013 OP

"They started buying from plants overseas, but didn't drop prices accordingly." jsr Apr 2013 #1

Yep. Profit margins have soared. That's why the stock market is so high, while wages are low. reformist2 Apr 2013 #6

+1 HiPointDem Apr 2013 #23

The prices did drop bhikkhu Apr 2013 #31

If Richard Wolff were looking at your example of the American snappyturtle Apr 2013 #2

The irony here is that ostensibly, many companies are owned by working people - hedgehog Apr 2013 #3

Not so much working people as the upper-middle and upper classes. reformist2 Apr 2013 #7

That model works fine for smaller scale companies. MineralMan Apr 2013 #4

These issues can be worked around. Need an electric motor? The snappyturtle Apr 2013 #8

I'm not saying it can't be worked around. MineralMan Apr 2013 #10

I agree with you....really. And, I think it's going to take a lot of time snappyturtle Apr 2013 #22

It's not easy, but it's possible, to buy American-Made products. MineralMan Apr 2013 #5

Thank you for the links - I really couldn't find towels or sheets last time! hedgehog Apr 2013 #12

Use American made or US made in your searches, MineralMan Apr 2013 #15

American made anything, really. bettyellen Apr 2013 #9

Again, use "American Made" or "US Made" as part of MineralMan Apr 2013 #11

and with clothing, the labeling is misleading- we used to cut clothing in NY and ship it to the bettyellen Apr 2013 #18

I don't buy a lot of clothing in general. MineralMan Apr 2013 #19

Boots: Russell Mocassin; Outdoor clothing: Filson; Running shoes: a few New Balance models(but byeya Apr 2013 #13

For women, Munro American shoes frazzled Apr 2013 #21

My mother was an ILGWU rep. and saw the birth of UNITE just before she retired. She's 80 now. nc4bo Apr 2013 #14

Speaking of vicious, vicious cycles - I used to be able to afford American made goods hedgehog Apr 2013 #16

That's the kicker. Revanchist Apr 2013 #20

socks, tops, kitchen appliances RILib Apr 2013 #17

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #24

I love threads like this... Phentex Apr 2013 #25

KLOGS USA - LiberalElite Apr 2013 #26

Let's hope we don't ignore the profits and jobs with Hemp Politicalboi Apr 2013 #27

When i was a kid... SummerSnow Apr 2013 #28

. jsr Apr 2013 #32

Thank you. I still know the whole song:) SummerSnow Apr 2013 #33

Looking over this thread, I figured out something - hedgehog Apr 2013 #29

Levi jeans used to be made in the US csziggy Apr 2013 #30

Tretorns became trash. RILib Apr 2013 #34