Did you know that Kohl's NYSE: KSS is headquartered in the heart of America and employs some 80K employees, that's the good news. When they sent out several coupons in the month of June, I took advantage of them. I was thrilled to find some T-shirts that had the American flag and red, white & blue inspired designs on them to wear during the weekend of the 4th and at a great price.
When I got home I noticed the tag with a red white and blue logo that read the following:
"Our flag-inspired collection has been designed to reflect the tireless spirit of our free nation.
Look for patriotic designs on many of our finest products. Collect them. Share them. Use them year-around.
Our admiration for the Stars and Stripes continues every year. So keep an eye out for future commemorative items. KOHL'S"
Isn't that sweet! However, when I looked in the shirt at the label I found "MADE IN PAKISTAN" in fact when I looked at all the items I had purchased at Kohl's I found that every single one was made in some far away country. Adidas shorts make in Vietnam, Sonoma made in China, Daisy Fuentes made in Cambodia. Now, I am not so naive to think that this isn't the norm for all retailers here in America. Gap NYSE: GPS shirts are from Philippines. But don't the major American companies have some duty in actually supporting American suppliers when their selling something that ADVERTISES OUR PRIDE to be American?
During this time in America when we have up to 16% unemployment and people loosing their homes left and right it's time that we held them accountable to do their part to help out. Wal-Mart NYSE: WMT, Target NYSE: TGT, Kohl's all the major stores could make a significant impact in our beautiful county of free enterprise if they just made an effort. Would I spend more money knowing something came from a Kansas factory, YOU BET! I will be sending them a letter with some suggestions of where to find American products and I will post my findings here too.
Please let me know your thoughts.
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