Buy "Made in Canada..." (6)

Sep 7, 2010 11:14 PM CST Buy "Made in Canada..."
laffingone
laffingonelaffingoneWilliams Lake, British Columbia Canada79 Threads 2 Polls 2,405 Posts
Got this in the email today, thought I would share.

It's your choice of course BUT........ it also gives thought for concern. Are we selling our country to foreign trade OR perhaps we already have gone past the point of "redemption". What do you think.





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, obviously written by a good Canadian.

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 fun of it I was looking at the hose attachments . They were all made in China . The next day I was in Home Hardware and just for the fun of it I checked the hose attachments there. They stated made in Canada! Start looking.

In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects someone else - even their job. So, after reading this e-mail, I think this lady is on the right track. Let's get behind her!
She said:

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 Wal-Mart . I needed 60W light bulbs . 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 - in Canada, in a company in Ontario. There Equate products are also made in Canada,and are very good.

So throw out the myth that you can not find products you use every day that are made right here .

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 Canada . The job you save may be your own or your neighbour’s!(Your children & grandchildren also)

If you accept this challenge, pass it on to others in your address book so we can all start buying Canadian, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!

(We should have awakened a decade ago.)

Let's get with the program. Help our fellow Canadians keep their jobs and create more jobs here in Canada .


If President Obama insists on a “Made in America ” policy, which is commendable of him, to support American workers, we should do likewise. BUY CANADIAN! Read the labels. Support Canadian jobs.
Sep 7, 2010 11:54 PM CST Buy "Made in Canada..."
I always look at labels before buying something and noticed that we can get good products made right here in Canada and this for cheaper, the same price or not much more.
I agree we should buy Canadian when the the products are in the same price range or close; one will also notice the quality of these products is often very good and sometimes superior.
Sep 8, 2010 8:23 AM CST Buy "Made in Canada..."
Northof7
Northof7Northof7Cameron, Ontario Canada29 Threads 696 Posts
Onlyguy: I always look at labels before buying something and noticed that we can get good products made right here in Canada and this for cheaper, the same price or not much more.
I agree we should buy Canadian when the the products are in the same price range or close; one will also notice the quality of these products is often very good and sometimes superior.



I think every one here know's, I am a Proud Canadain. I have read similar articles before and when buying products, large or small, I always look to see if it is Canadain. I was shocked recently when a fellow I work with, ex Canadain Armed Forces, bought a Nissan sport car. I told him my taxes still pay him monthly (retired from the forces) the least he could do was buy Canadain (Camero, built in Oshawa, Ontario, I believe).

Thanks for the thread laffingone, maybe, just maybe, Canadains, should consider buying more home made products, before they loose their jobs to someone oversea's.
Sep 8, 2010 1:11 PM CST Buy "Made in Canada..."
Northof7: I think every one here know's, I am a Proud Canadain. I have read similar articles before and when buying products, large or small, I always look to see if it is Canadain. I was shocked recently when a fellow I work with, ex Canadain Armed Forces, bought a Nissan sport car. I told him my taxes still pay him monthly (retired from the forces) the least he could do was buy Canadain (Camero, built in Oshawa, Ontario, I believe).

Thanks for the thread laffingone, maybe, just maybe, Canadains, should consider buying more home made products, before they loose their jobs to someone oversea's.



I agree with what you said but one must also realize that Camaro is an American car manufactured in Canada but there is also at least one German model and many Japanese models manufactured in Canada but I think Nissan isn’t one of them.

Yes we should all buy Canadian products or products manufactured in Canada and this as much as possible.
Sep 8, 2010 8:11 PM CST Buy "Made in Canada..."
venusenvy
venusenvyvenusenvyCalgary, Alberta Canada27 Threads 20,003 Posts
But But what if you want chinese food??? dunno
Sep 8, 2010 9:01 PM CST Buy "Made in Canada..."
Northof7
Northof7Northof7Cameron, Ontario Canada29 Threads 696 Posts
venusenvy: But But what if you want chinese food???


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