When you see the label “Made In The USA” do you think the product is made in a USA prison? Do you think it is made by a company here in the USA that is not a prison? Do you think it is just components of a product made in the USA?Our company, Haralee.Com, made a commitment to be made in the USA. We believe it is one of our values to sustain the USA economy. Most of our competitors have gone offshore. Their labor costs are less yet they charge the same as us so their profits are greater. I don’t begrudge anyone their business success. At Haralee.Com we make our products in the USA. We buy all our fabric, labels, notions, and shipping bags from companies based in the USA.
We also use in country pattern makers, designers, web masters, and hosting companies. We think the commitment to ‘Made In America’ means jobs and employment to our neighbors, friends and small companies that are trying to succeed today.
In most cases it is a privilege for the inmate to work at a prison run company. Restitution can be made from their income so it is a win-win situation; however work done by prisoners creeps some people out is the bottom line. Some work produced off shore is not regulated and many look the other way as to the conditions a garment is produced.
Consumers have a great choice of where they make their purchases. We just want people to buy their wicking garments from us and support the USA economy. One less suffering woman with hot flashes and night sweats buying our garments means one more dollar staying in the USA.
2 comments:
Haralee - thank you for your commitment to a true "Made in the USA" product. I'm one of those people who does look to see where a product is made. The irony, as you point out, is that the consumer does not benefit if the product is made overseas. Yet our country as a whole suffers.
You are also spot on about the working conditions in offshore facilities. While I try to buy Fair Trade, I am amazed by the fact that not a single running shoe appears to be made in the US or under Fair Trade conditions.
Keep it up!
Thanks Nicole for your comments and insights!
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