| How many times have you looked at the Stars and | | | | numbers as they too have felt the economic squeeze |
| Stripes only to see "Made in China" plastered | | | | on their margins. |
| somewhere not so discretely out of sight as I ought to | | | | Do not make the mistake of sourcing your labels from |
| be? | | | | overseas - there's usually something about them which |
| Let's be clear - America is hurting and American jobs | | | | will give you away and in any event, you are asking |
| have been axed by the millions over the last twelve | | | | your customers to buy American and you should too! |
| months and it is not going to get easier any time soon. | | | | Sourcing labels is easy - go online - but beware, |
| If we are to put America back on track we have to | | | | because many online label sources and printers are |
| start thinking about creating jobs and keeping work | | | | simply outsourcing the printing work to cheap, |
| right here at home first before cheaper and poorer | | | | overseas outlets who sacrifice quality in order to |
| quality plants are established overseas to siphon off | | | | deliver on the price promise. For a crisp printing |
| more jobs and create more inferior imports to be | | | | rendition of Old Glory, make sure you use a quality |
| shipped back here. | | | | printer who operates modern printing techniques and |
| Buying American should be the first choice and | | | | can offer price with a fast turnaround. |
| necessity for every business and consumer here at | | | | You can also customize your stickers and labels by |
| home and the best way we can encourage buyers to | | | | including your company name and your choice of |
| buy American is making sure they know it's American | | | | wording, typically the town and state where your |
| to begin with! That means labeling every product and | | | | business is based is usual but there is no real restriction |
| package which is shipped out of your plant and sold | | | | on this except your imagination. You should be looking |
| from your shop so the consumer knows who made it | | | | to pay no more than $100 for a 500 minimum order |
| - American workers! | | | | and certainly no more than $650 for a bulk order of |
| Sourcing "Made in America" labels is extremely cheap | | | | 25,000 which brings the unit cost down to less than 3 |
| but there is a massive demand for American products | | | | cents per label. For this you will be getting a quality |
| right now because the consumer knows buying | | | | embossed Made in USA sticker, using silver leaf foil |
| home-produced goods is on a par with being | | | | with patriotic red, white and blue colors and a wide |
| environmentally friendly. Labeling your goods as "Made | | | | variety of styles for you to quickly design your own |
| in America" is a positive marketing tool to use right | | | | label and you should also expect free reprinting if the |
| now because you can channel the patriotic | | | | printer gets the wording wrong (but be careful |
| consumerism to your benefit which is something many | | | | because there are usually no proofs used in these |
| foreign importers have been trying to do in increasing | | | | instances to keep the prices down). |