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Good Afternoon All,

I have been hearing in the news lately about jobs coming back to the United States.  Customer service jobs that were sent to places like India are making their way back to the United States.  Also, a company in Chicago has been making the Oscar statues since 1983.  I must admit about 10 years ago, I would turn my nose up on anything made in China and only bought things such as clothing, shoes, and handbags only from European countries, Africa, and Japan.  When I purchased cars, I only purchased Japanese made cars such as Toyota.  I was bred to turn my nose up on American made cars because the innovation wasn't there.  Well nowadays I have lost a bit of my snobbery and look for things that are well made no matter what country they came from.  I have stepped outside of the proverbial myth that Japanese cars are all well made and purchased a BMW sedan and BMW Mini Clubman last year which are German and British made consecutively made cars.  I also love Dooney and Bourkes which are made in China with the exception of the Amazon and Alto lines which are made in Italy.  Mind you, I bought more of the Amazon and Alto lines because of the novelty attached to being made outside of a country other than China.  I often reminisce about the time when American brands such as Dooney and Bourke and Coach were made in the United States many years ago.  Those bags were well made with top of the line materials and they supported the United States economy. 

I thought I will help bring back industry to the United States by supporting such companies as Clare Vivier http://seevivier.com/ and American Apparel http://store.americanapparel.net/.  These are companies that sell merchandise that was made in California.  I have chosen these two stores because they sell some funky clutches that come in many colors.  In previous posts I have already shared the Clare Vivier clutches with you so here is a clutch I found at American Apparel.  I would suggest anyone living in the United States to support these two franchises along with others that manufacture in the United States.  This will put many people including myself back to work.


                                                                  

Blessings!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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