If you are, you may have found it difficult to find products to buy. Here at our store we've been grateful for our increased traffic. Many people have come in to thank us for carrying US made products that they can see and touch. Yes, the internet is a great way to locate US made products but not always the best way to sell them. Shoppers still like to see what they're getting/giving. If you have lots of time you can find items made in America in most major department stores.
During this holiday season we have found that many small companies, 1-5 people, have wonderful items for sale but don't feel they can produce enough product to support wide spread internet sales. This is where shop local, shop Mom and Pop stores, comes in. It's in these small, local outlets you'll find unique items, caringly produced, usually locally. You can find the small stores on line before you visit them to save time.
In our own store we have fleece socks, todler bibs, hand-blown glass ornaments, stained glass and hand made glass dishes among other items that you can't see on line because there's only one or 2 of a kind. We're thinking of adding a "Store Only" catalog to our website for these types of items but the time to update the site with pictures as these items come and go is difficult to come by.
To all of you who have made the effort to Buy American during this holiday season, I thank you and the US manufacturers, from 1 to 1000+ employees, thank you. You are helping us stay in business in the US and you are helping to bring our US economy back one purchase at a time and that's the best Christmas gift you can give.