Monday, June 6, 2016

List of Made in the USA Products

A list of American Made/Made in the USA goods that I recommend (don't buy junk! ☺ ).

Check Etsy for handmade items when you can to support small businesses and treat yourself to unique handmade stuff instead of mass produced garbage. Ceramics, wood, and knit items are a good choice for Etsy as they're more straight forward to hand-produce. 

Be careful/mindful about stuff that appears too good to be true though because it Etsy is increasingly filling up with junk as well - mega-importers can have their own Etsy pages so check reviews, whether or not items are flagged as handmade, and where items ship from, etc.

I have tried to link direct to the manufacturer's website (NOT Amazon affiliate links.. I'm not doing this for revenu; these are real recommendations) but many items are available on Amazon for convenience.

Many thanks to USA Love List for helping me find many of these products/companies.

Things I haven't used/tried personally (yet?):

Other items

  • Kitchen Wares
    • Wine Openers/Corkscrews by Westmark (Germany)
    • Dutch Ovens by Le Creuset (France), if Made in the USA Lodge brand isn't for you
    • Thermapen Thermometer from Thermoworks (UK - many other products are made in China etc. though)
  • Bed & Bath
  • Outdoor
    • Leather Cold-Weather Gloves and Mittens by Give'r (Manufactured in Pakistan, finished in USA)
If you agree that consumers should be informed about where products are manufactured please consider contacting your house and senate representatives to ask for US online retailers to universally show country of origin in product descriptions (products must be physically labeled with country of origin already anyway due to import regulations).