Made In the USA

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Made In the USA

• By Michael Evripidou

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Kitchen

• US Products
• Fridge
• Knives
• Cupboards
• Sink
• Plates

• Foreign Products
• Forks, Spoons, Bowls, Toaster, Bowls, Coffee Pot,
  microwave China
• Blender Mexico
• Table, chairs Thailand
• Pans Italy
• Bar Stools Slovenia

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Living Room

• US Products
• Couches
• Lazy Boys
• Glass Tables
• Entertainment System
• Satellite Dish
• Photo Display
• Trophies

• Foreign Products
• Lamps China
• Remote controls Mexico
• VCR Korea
• Record Player Japan

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Bedroom

• US Products
• Night Stand
• Books
• Some pants
• Posters

• Foreign Products
• Bookshelf Thailand
• Shirts Mexico, Honduras, El Salvador, United
  Arab Emirates
• Pants Honduras, South Africa, Cambodia

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Bathroom

• US Products
• Shampoo
• Deodorant
• Toothpaste
• Cologne
• Body Wash
• Kleenex
• Clothes Basket
• Shower Curtain
• Sinks

• Foreign Products
• Toothbrush Brazil
• Toilet paper Mexico

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Main out-sourcing countries

• China 33 percent of items I surveyed
• Mexico 7 percent
• Thailand 5 percent
• Honduras 3.5 percent
• Slovenia , Italy, El Salvador, Japan, South
  Africa, Cambodia, Brazil, United Arab Emirates
  1.7 percent all around

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Why not out-source?

• The item I ended up researching were my Sports
  Trophies
• Small Local Company
• Not enough demand to need mass production
• Not enough money/power to enter foreign market