{"id":7402,"date":"2011-12-08T16:33:57","date_gmt":"2011-12-08T21:33:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/?p=7402"},"modified":"2023-07-17T09:31:07","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T15:31:07","slug":"christmas-made-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nashvillewraps.com\/blog\/2011\/12\/08\/christmas-made-in-america","title":{"rendered":"Christmas – Made in America"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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It has been said that if our $465 billion dollar holiday spending spree was spent on goods made in the USA, it would create 4.6 million jobs or about 1 job per each $100,000 of sales. As of last week (December 2nd, 2011) the number of unemployed Americas (being counted) was 13.3 million or 8.6%. Doing the math, the US Christmas idea would alone bring the unemployment rate down to about 5.6% and add $17.2 billion in income tax revenue to the US treasury at the lowest IRS tax rates. Notwithstanding, it would put dinner on the table all year for a huge number of folks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

I have been out into the stores this year, and of course I read the labels. Yesterday, in fact, I spent $200 at Sears, and every single thing I purchased was made in America. But that is the exception and not the rule, unfortunately. I also spent time in Macy\u2019s, Ann Taylor Loft, Coldwater Creek and many other department and specialty stores (all chains), and never found even so much as a single button made in America. Nothing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a previous post I mentioned that after visiting Columbia Sportswear\u2019s flagship store in Portland, Oregon a few weeks back, I found out that their number one request (and a frequent one too) was apparel made in the USA! But nothing in the store was. I called it Columbia\u2019s dirty little secret, but it isn\u2019t theirs alone. This is a common thread with consumers. It is estimated that less than 5% of apparel is still made in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I continue to say that the retailers who carry and promote products made in the USA not only have a distinct marketing advantage, they will win a high degree of loyalty from their customers. Buying products made in America is almost like finding a prize. I firmly believe that this trend will continue, and just like the \u201cgo green\u201d movement, is coming from the grass roots. Washington does not have a clue, or the will to help, so it\u2019s going to be up to us\u2014and that\u2019s the way it should be!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nashville Wraps<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Other resources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

‘Made in America’ Christmas Becomes a Movement<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Norton’s USA – A Uniquely American General Store<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It has been said that if our $465 billion dollar holiday spending spree was spent on goods made in the USA, it would create 4.6 million jobs or about 1 job per each $100,000 of sales. As of last week (December 2nd, 2011) the number of unemployed Americas (being counted) was 13.3 million or 8.6%….<\/p>\n

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