One light bulb 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.

This past weekend I was at Kroger. I

needed 60 W 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 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!

I was in Lowes 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.

My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I

noticed, though, that it is marked made in

Mexico now.

I do not buy it any more.

My favorite toothpaste Colgate is made

in Mexico ... Now I have switched to

Crest. You have to read the labels on

everything.

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!

(We should have awakened a decade

ago.)

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!
 

Let's get with the program. Help our

fellow Americans keep their jobs and

create more jobs here in the U.S.A.