I am not the author, I am passing this along without verifying the
cites, so it may be bogus... But i did get it in an email so it must
have come from the Internet so it must be true...

Carla

ONE AT A TIME
A physics teacher in high school once told the students that while one
grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, but
a billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following
written by a citizen who's concerned about America's jobs:

This probably sounds crazy, but just yesterday I was in Wal Mart looking
for a wastebasket. I found some made in China for $6.99. I didn't want
to pay that much so I asked the lady if they had any others.. She took
me to another department and they had some at $2.50 made in USA .. They
are just as good. Same as a kitchen rug I needed. I had to look, but I
found some made in the USA and they were $3.00 cheaper. We are being
brain washed that everything that comes from China and Mexico is
cheaper. Not so. That is also why I don't buy cards at Hallmark anymore.
They are made in China and are expensive. I buy them at Dollar
Tree....50 cents each and made in USA .

My favorite toothpaste was Colgate is made in Mexico . Now I have
switched to Crest. You have to read the labels on everything. Good
idea ... One light bulb at a time.

Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowe's the other day
for some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose
attachments. They were all made in China .The next day I was in Ace
Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments
there. They were made in USA . Start looking ... In our current economic
situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even
their job. So, after reading this email, I think this lady is on the
right track. Let's get behind her!

My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked
made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more..

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I needed 60W light bulbs and Bounce
dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle, and right next to the GE
brand I normally buy was an off-brand labeled, "Everyday Value." I
picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats they were the same
except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than the Everyday
Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the fact that
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 throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day
that are made right here....

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!

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!

If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address
book so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop
buying from overseas companies! (We should have awakened a decade
ago....) Let's get with the program and help our fellow Americans keep
their jobs and create more jobs here in the USA .