Mouth. Feet.

Radius Kidz Toothbrush

Children's toothbrush that features a "thumb grip and large comfortable handle" making it "ideal for children and small adults" (courtesy of target.com). The packaging on the toothbrush is made from 50% recycled pop bottles. This set of three retails for $11.99.

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There's an adult three pack for $22.99 here



New Balance Sneaker Commitment to American Workers.

"Committed to American Workers

New Balance proudly relies on our manufacturing associates to produce a quarter of our overall footwear production or 7,000,000 pairs of athletic shoes in the U.S. each year. We made our first pair of running shoes in 1938, and hold the distinction as the only company that still manufactures athletic shoes in the U.S. As a company, we are proud to invest in American workers who provide some of the greatest working spirit, commitment to advancement and ingenuity known in the industrial world. For us, Committed to American Workers is more
than a slogan or viewpoint – it is the heart and “sole” of our company. New Balance has proven that high quality athletic footwear can be made by Americans for discriminating consumers. We are proud of our heritage of domestic manufacturing and our strong commitment to
American workers.

Many New Balance shoes are produced by our U.S. workforce using
U.S. and imported materials. When possible, we obtain materials from domestic suppliers. At times, dues to availability, economic or quality reasons, there is a need to import components from foreign sources.

Where the domestic value is at least 70%, we have labeled the shoe “Made in USA.” Where it falls below 70%, we have qualified the label referencing domestic and imported materials. This determination is based in part on the Federal Trade Commission’s survey of consumers.
The FTC’s analysis of the “Made in USA” issue can be found at FTC.gov or for a copy, write to New Balance, 20 Guest Street, Boston, MA, 02135, Attn: Communications.
For more information about New Balance products, please visit
www.newbalance.com or call 1-800-253-SHOE. "

(Original Website Here. Emphasis added)

Starting Up Again.

I haven't written in a very long time but I still try to watch for things that are made in America. I had such a vision for how this website would turn out and I would like to try to bring that vision into a reality. I recently got married and before that finished grad school. With those two things behind me, I plan on having more time to try to get into wed design and researching the whole concept of supporting American made goods. I've seen a few creative things that I shall blog about.

I never read the comments of my last post until today, despite it having been over a year ago. Two of my friends-in-real life and perhaps my only readers commented that they'd be more interested in a blog about cutting down consumerism rather than a blog about buying American made goods. It's my blog and I'll do what I want to--I'll do both, in the same blog.

While I have spent the last year and a half spending a lot less money and buying a lot less junk, I still like to browse, and sometimes, shop. My original goal with this blog was to provide a website where if someone wanted to buy a vacuum cleaner, a guitar, or a flower pot, they'd be able to come to one website and find a database of where they could buy the vacuum cleaner, flower pot, or guitar in a model that was made in America. Let's face it. The country spends a lot of money on material goods--why not keep that money here?