Friday, January 22, 2010

All-American Toys



If you are looking for some toys made in the USA, you might try All-American Toys. Linda, a former teacher and new mother from the mid-west, was searching for some items for her new daughter. With the scare of lead in toys made in China, Linda set out to buy only toys made in the USA,but found very little if any at all.

Linda decided to start her own home business. She came up with All-American Toys, a delightful selection of toys made only in the USA. There is quite an array of unique items on her website, building blocks, educational toys, puzzles, stuffed toys, ride on toys, dolls and much more. Something I like personally is the gift certificates that you can purchase right from the website. What a great way for a gift, especially if you're not sure what to buy someone.

Check out her website and tell me what you think.

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Is is really Made in the USA?






Just an update on some of the things you may find at the store....




•Clorox is American owned.

Lysol is owned by the British.

•Irish Spring is American owned.

Jergens is owned by the Japanese.

•Grey Poupon (mustard) sounds like it might be foreign, but it’s actually American owned.

French’s mustard isn’t French. It’s owned by the British.

•Prego is American owned.

Ragu is owned by Unilever (a joint venture between England and The Netherlands).

•Kraft is American owned.

Hellmann’s/Best Foods is owned by Unilever.

•Arizona Tea is American owned.

Lipton is owned by Unilever.

•Aquafina (bottled water) is American owned.

Dannon is owned by the French.

•Super 8 motels are American owned.

*Motel 6 is French owned.

•Racetrac stores are American owned.

7-Eleven is Japanese owned.

•Swiss Miss is American owned.

Carnation is owned by the Swiss.