Fourth of July Buy: Water

The 4th of July is getting close and everyone is getting excited. Independence Day is sure to bring BBQs, fireworks, and general fun in the sun. As you get ready for the big weekend, don’t forget to stock up on H2O, as temperatures are sure to get up into 80s or 90s, and you are going to want to stay well-hydrated. When you stock up, be sure buy American. Bottled water is one of those items where the American-version and the foreign-bottled version are virtually identical. So, why not buy American and do your part to create American jobs?

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The Buy American Bible

If you are serious about buying American, or simply are interested in the topic, the first thing you should do is buy this book: How Americans Can Buy American: The Power of Consumer Patriotism by Roger Simmermaker. This book is quite simply the best on the topic. I consider it to be the Buy American Bible.

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Buy American Only Applies to YOU!

When I embarked on my Buy American Challenge, one thing I realized early on was the importance of making sure that my choice to buy American whenever possible was not unduly influencing those around me.  It is one thing to show a good example of how to buy American, it is quite another to force [...]

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Simple Choices: American Made Shower Head

A couple weeks ago I bought an American made shower head. I took a little while before I wrote this blog entry because I wanted to use the shower head before talking about it. I’m glad that I did, because I can honestly say that this is the best showerhead I have ever used. The shower head I bought was a very high quality brass shower head made by Sloan Valve in Franklin Park, IL. The showerhead is called the Act-O-Matic AC-51.

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