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The Tip is 'Keep eyes open' After reading an article about items made in America I thought about how many times I make purchases without thinking. I'm usually focused on budget and needs. Prior to reading this article on made in the USA products, I rarely thought about the importance of buying made in USA products. This helps create jobs in our country. Now I keep my eyes open and I am surprised how easy it is to find American products. It only takes a few seconds to look. Now I make a point when I am shopping to search for made in America brands. By doing so, I'm able to identify more and more what products are made in America. Even with my eyes open to made in USA I can get discouraged. Sometimes store clerks don't know the country of origin which can be frustrating. If this happens use your eyes to find the origin information yourself. Look at the labels and when you find a Made in USA product tell the clerk so the next time they are asked they will know. Also, when the label is not easily seen I use the other made in America buying tips to help me find made in USA. If the store doesn't carry what you are looking for, use Made in America Secrets to find it and tell the manager about your experience at their store. When enough people are asking for made in the USA products, more stores will begin to carry products that are made here. This technique does work. I also pick and choose the stores I visit. I do this because I have found that some stores are made in America friendly while others are not. Keep your eyes open for the made in USA label and pretty soon you will be able to identify which products are made in the USA. Buying Tip Continued - Read more on Made in America Products by Mile 44 Posters Mile 44 is the dynamic duo of Stacy Curtis and Dave Windisch. Dave and Stacy met as co-workers at a newspaper in Northwest Indiana. Dave wanted to create posters and Stacy wanted to explore other avenues for his illustrative abilities. As a need for a new creative outlet, Mile 44 was born. Dave and Stacy began making posters by creating labor-intensive linoleum block prints, several posters later, and a couple of non-life threatening wounds, they met Steve Walters and everything changed. Dave and Stacy took Steve's screenprinting class at the Screwball Press Academy and they have been screenprinting posters ever since. Our services: Single event posters Handbills Tour posters CD / DVD packaging Merchandise design: t-shirts, stickers, buttons, cd / dvd packaging etc. About our work: All of Mile 44's print products are hand-pulled, meaning each one is unique, no two products are exactly alike. Our clients: We have done work for Lollapalooza, Film School, Cowboy Mouth, Split Lip Rayfield, Anna Fermin's Trigger Gospel, The Alarm, Ronnie Spector, Smoking Kitten, Phil Rockrohr and The Lifters, Fourth of July and Favorite Saints. Venues in Chicago: Schuba's, The Double Door, Empty Bottle, The Bottom Lounge, Cubby Bear, Martyrs, The Abbey, The Elbo Room, Gunther Murphy's, Logan Square Auditorium and The Hideout. Venues in Indianapolis: The Music Mill Who's work do we admire? Steve Walters, Print Mafia, Jay Ryan, Hero Design Studios, Strawberryluna, Delicious Designs, Dan MacCarthy, Dan Grezca, Jim Pollock, Derek Hess, Ames Bros., Aesthetic Apparatus, Rick Griffin, Anton Kelly |
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