One Light Bulb at a Time

(Sent to me in an email)

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, a billion of them would . With that thought in mind, read the following as 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.

This past weekend I was at Kroger. (Can be true for any store.) 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!

As a side note regarding light bulbs… I noticed in our bathroom our  new “green” light bulb that was supposed to last forever and recently installed, just died. Our old “not green” light bulbs that have hung in there a while are still working.

Sigh