How to Search & Buy "Made in USA" Online?

BenchMade knives--a few years ago we purchased their kitchen set and big chefs knife. Great knives, they are guaranteed for life and they will sharpen them for free.
Made in Oregon
 
Nothing beats Lodge Cast Iron cookware....made in TN...or All Clad....made in PA...
Careful, their 6 quart cast iron Dutch oven may start out in Tennessee, but it goes to the far East for enameling: China or Vietnam.
I love mine nonetheless...
 

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Careful, their 6 quart cast iron Dutch oven may start out in Tennessee, but it goes to the far East for enameling: China or Vietnam.
I love mine nonetheless...

Yep. I should have mentioned that.....but the real, regular, cast iron cookware from Lodge is made in a foundry in TN. You've got to check the labels as classic American brands try to toss in the cheaper made Chinese/South East Asia knock offs.

Love my USA made Lodge cast iron....

You do need to watch for enamel cookware coming from Southeast Asia.......I found that out at the Le Creuset outlet....their classic cast iron Dutch Oven's and other cast iron is made in France but the enamel stuff was made in China.....I pitched a fit in the store...Said I was there to buy Le Creuset made in France. If I wanted knock off cheap stuff I'd go to Macy's or Walmart.
 
BenchMade knives--a few years ago we purchased their kitchen set and big chefs knife. Great knives, they are guaranteed for life and they will sharpen them for free.
Made in Oregon

Warther and Cutco knives are also made in the US.
 
It appears that GoldToe socks are now made in China. Of course, my stash of their products is over 20 years old and still very functional. I have to pitch about one sock per year due to the elastic finally giving out.
 
It appears that GoldToe socks are now made in China. Of course, my stash of their products is over 20 years old and still very functional. I have to pitch about one sock per year due to the elastic finally giving out.
Ditch them all and buy Darn Tough socks. :cool:
 
Careful, their 6 quart cast iron Dutch oven may start out in Tennessee, but it goes to the far East for enameling: China or Vietnam.
I love mine nonetheless...
We bought some cast iron from Stargazer because we love their smooth finish.

 
My Darn Tough socks (with lifetime warranty) and made in the USA (Vermont, I think).

But, they are $25/pair. They also make great gifts at this price point!
I'm a Darn Tough sock guy also. Lifetime warranty is legit - I've sent in a pair or 2 and they sent me a new pair.

Yep they're made in Vermont.

I'm always wearing something from Darn Tough, Duluth Trading, LL Bean, or Filson, trying to buy American. But the tag on my LL Bean shirt says made in Thailand, Filson tag says made in Sri Lanka. Duluth Trading underwear is imported.
 
I'm a Darn Tough sock guy also. Lifetime warranty is legit - I've sent in a pair or 2 and they sent me a new pair.

Yep they're made in Vermont.

I'm always wearing something from Darn Tough, Duluth Trading, LL Bean, or Filson, trying to buy American. But the tag on my LL Bean shirt says made in Thailand, Filson tag says made in Sri Lanka. Duluth Trading underwear is imported.
My down vests are from LL Bean and I've had them for quite a long time. When I lived in Connecticut, a down vest and flannel shirt were my winter setup.
 
And this practice makes it even more complicated to buy ethically. Briefly- many luxury products made in Italy ARE made in Italy but by workers in developing countries who live in substandard conditions and are paid inadequately. I'd seen items on this before- I think it was a Netflix documentary on fast fashion.

 
Thank you for many the suggestions! Shopping is not quite as quick as just using Amazon, but well worth the effort IMO!

I have found the following with a WIDE range of US products:

- MadeInUSA.com (can also search on veteran owned, woman owned, small business)
- Lehmans.com (huge store that caters to the Amish in Ohio. Can search on "USA made". They also list country of origin on all products if you just wish to avoid specific countries)
- Authenticity50.com (WIDE range of products all made in the USA)
- Madeinamericastore.com (wide range of products)
- Madeinamericaforever.com (recommended by Consumer Reports)

Here is an older (2013) Consumer Reports article that discusses the grey zones of what constitutes Made in the USA. It also includes a listing of some American consumer product manufacturers. https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine/2013/02/made-in-america/index.htm
 
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Thank you for many the suggestions! Shopping is not quite as quick as just using Amazon, but well worth the effort IMO!

I have found the following with a WIDE range of US products:

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Thanks. I WILL be using this as a resource in future buying!
 
I'm a Darn Tough sock guy also. Lifetime warranty is legit - I've sent in a pair or 2 and they sent me a new pair.

Yep they're made in Vermont.

I'm always wearing something from Darn Tough, Duluth Trading, LL Bean, or Filson, trying to buy American. But the tag on my LL Bean shirt says made in Thailand, Filson tag says made in Sri Lanka. Duluth Trading underwear is imported.
Heh, heh, they were gonna call 'em CRAFTSMAN but that name was already taken. :2funny:
 
All I can really be sure of is that I was made in the USA. After that everything else is a toss-up in a world economy.
 
I read somewhere that some Made in USA clothing are manufactured in sweatshops in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands with Chinese employees.
 
My daughter bought me a pair of Diamond Gusset jeans one year and I absolutly fell in love with them. They are made in USA, home office is in Lynchburg Tn. Sewn/Assembled in Blue Ridge Ga.from cloth made in Trion Ga. My birth/hometown of Calhoun Ga. had a very large cotton mill in it,from the late 1800's until finally closing in 1985 because of cheap global crap.
 
Mammoth Nation advertises itself on conservative networks as a place of USA merchandise.
Wow thanks - Mammoth Nation (Join Mammoth Nation) does have a wide range of USA companies & USA products! Best to use a computer (easier to browse & search products than on a phone). They offer 10%- 25% off most all of the products (which helps offset the $5/month or $45/annual fee for joining).
 
My daughter bought me a pair of Diamond Gusset jeans one year and I absolutly fell in love with them. They are made in USA, home office is in Lynchburg Tn. Sewn/Assembled in Blue Ridge Ga.from cloth made in Trion Ga. My birth/hometown of Calhoun Ga. had a very large cotton mill in it,from the late 1800's until finally closing in 1985 because of cheap global crap.
Those do look good and have a full selection of USA men's jeans, jackets, shirts, & belts!
I'll try those when these wear out in the rear end from sitting too much reading this forum! :)
 
I read somewhere that some Made in USA clothing are manufactured in sweatshops in Guam and Northern Mariana Islands with Chinese employees.
I don't know about that (sounds illegal) but does anyone recall the story about Usa Japan? Couldn't find a site/source. IIRC in the 50s when "cheap junk" from Japan began flooding in, someone got the idea to brand things with "Made in USA" but it was made in Usa Japan. Not sure if this is apocryphal or not. YMMV
 
Yeah, but Craftsman is no longer great tools by Sears as it is now Chinese manufacturing and owned by Stanley Black & Decker.
Yeah, the loss of Sears (and Crafstman) IS sad. Everything seems to go the way of the Dodo bird eventually. I still recall DW making her annual trip to Sears to replace her Crafstman wire cutters. Never a question. Just replacement.
 
Yeah, the loss of Sears (and Crafstman) IS sad. Everything seems to go the way of the Dodo bird eventually. I still recall DW making her annual trip to Sears to replace her Crafstman wire cutters. Never a question. Just replacement.
I worked in theater set construction in college and one day we managed to break a Craftsman hammer. We went over to Sears and got a replacement. The guy asked how we did it because he was curious as they don't break easily. I honestly don't recall what happened but he appreciated hearing the story.
 
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