At Copper River Bag Co. you may notice that we love to brag that all of our products are made for our amazing artisans in the United States. We don’t only talk about this due to the fact we are immensely proud of the work our natives workers do, but we also think there are some distinct advantages to buying American made products.

Top Ten Reasons to Buy USA Made Products:

1. Often products made with foreign labor standards subjects workers to unsafe conditions with poor pay. When you buy from the United States, you know the workers are protected by American laws that guarantee them a decent wage and safe working conditions.

2. By buying American product you help support jobs right here in the United States. Once these jobs are outsources, they rarely come back.

3. When you buy American products, you often are buying products that are manufactured using enviro-friendly practices when compared to items made in other countries. This means that you are lowering your carbon footprint every single time you choose a United States products over one created in another country.

4. Do you support the growth of the minimum wage? By buying in the United States you are exemplifying that people are willing to pay a little extra to ensure workers who create items they consumer are compensated with a living wage.

5. There are less and less manufacturing jobs in the United States every year. This model of economy is unsound, and we need the types of jobs that are offered at Copper River Bag Co. Help foster the future of America by purchasing products made in the United States.

6. Whenever you purchase a product made in another country, you are contributing to the U.S. trade deficit.

7. Products made in the United States are made up to our safety standards as is guaranteed by consumer protection laws and safety standards. Every year faulty and sometimes poisonous products are sent into the United States that are dangerous to our well-being and those of the people around us, so it is a good idea to shop defensively by buying products made in the United States.

8. The lack of labor laws in other countries and environmental pollution controls eliminates the concepts of “fair and free trade”. Countries can’t fairly compete when the same rule of engagement are not set.

9. By buying American products, you are helping supporting people in your community by providing them jobs that’ll provide them with a living wage.

Conclusion

So next time you go to make a purchase consider where the product is made before making a final decision. Often a cheaper price tag may come with a heavy cost to the environment, the economy and your community. Help build up the world’s standards by purchasing American-made products like the ones you find at Copper River Bag Co.