Shop Local - Buy American Made

   

At Carlisle Wide Plank Floors and Superior Woodcraft we pride ourselves on being “Made in America”. This is a respected characteristic of our businesses and sometimes its one of the reasons people choose to do business with us. People love the idea that we are contributing to the economy; not just in how we craft our floors, but 98% of all Carlisle floors are made from material procured from Sawyers in the United States as well.

Lately it seems there has been a lot of buzz to rejuvenate a support “Made in America” mentality. In March 2011 Diane Sawyer and ABC News did a great week long special on “Made in America”. And a report by Working America is even more eye opening to the epidemic.

This has motivated many consumers to questions the product they buy and do more research.

It has also motivated companies like Apple to promote their “Designed in America” features just as much as the “Made in China” features. And, Vice President Joe Biden made a recent appearance in Rochester, NH to speak about “America Coming Back” as in its manufacturing glory days.

So whether you are politically motivated or you just want to support your local businesses and invest in your community, there are a lot of great reasons why buying local and buying American made can be so rewarding!


• Create Jobs - For every $3.33 each you spend on American Made products it creates 10,000 jobs

• Help Keep Jobs – once a job goes overseas it rarely comes back, let’s keep jobs here for today and future generations

• Product Safety/Quality - US Standards for worker and product safety, product quality are much more strict than other nations

• Wages/Child Labor - US standards for wages and child labor ensures that no one is taken advantage of

• National Debt - Reduce our debt in general but also to other countries – let’s create our own wealth

• The Environment - You have a lower carbon footprint because of reduced shipping, and the US has strict regulations for manufacturing and businesses

Read more at http://madeinusaforever.com/toptenreasons.html

Want to do more research and buy American Made, start here.

This article was contributed by Shanon Sterrett of Carlisle Wide Plank Floors.  Proudly making the highest quality, custom wide plank floors in Pine, Hardwood, and Reclaimed since 1966 in New Hampshire.


Carlisle Wide Plank Floors
1676 Route 9
Stoddard, NH 03464
800-595-9663
http://www.wideplankflooring.com/

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