A while back, I saw a post somewhere asking why Amazon couldn’t have a clear way to direct people to products made in America. In light of all the AI ability. it would seem to be something they could do. If so, then other major retailers might soon follow. Although I try to buy made in America, there are times when I have to go through multiple pages to find the country of origin and I just don’t take the time to do so. I have gotten better about adding that as a word when I do an on-line search before going to Amazon – which of course is likely to have the item, but not made in America.

The other point is like with shopping small/local, made in America will probably be a little more expensive. Since we don’t have a tight budget, I don’t mind paying some extra. Once I identify a source – such as My Pillow – I can then wait for sales. Of course that also means I get multiple emails a week about all kinds of things I don’t need or am not ready to buy. Quality is the other issue in that items made in many countries – China being only one example – are generally not the best quality. Last month when I was shopping for some things special for the holidays, the fact is I was pressed for time and after a few stops to a) find what I wanted, and b) find it not made in China, I was forced to give up and once again buy non-American. We’ll have to see what the next year brings.