Chain email
One Light Bulb at a Time
>>
>>
>> A physics teacher in high school, once told
>> the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks
>> wouldn’t slow a train very much, a billion of them would. With that
>> thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American.
>>
>> Good idea …. One light bulb at a time ….
>>
>> Check this out. I can verify this because I
>> was in Lowe’s the other day for some reason and just for the heck of
>> it I was looking at the hose attachments. They were all made in
>> China. The next day I was in Ace Hardware and just for the heck of
>> it I checked the hose attachments there. They were made in USA. Start looking.
>>
>> In our current economic situation, every
>> little thing we buy or do affects someone else – even their job . So,
>> after reading this email, I think this lady is on the right track.
>> Let’s get behind her!
>>
>> My grandson likes Hershey’s candy. I
>> noticed, though, that it is marked made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more.
>>
>> My favorite toothpaste, Colgate, is made in
>> Mexico … Now I have switched to Crest. You have to read the labels
>> on everything.
>>
>> This past weekend I was at Kroger.. I needed
>> 60 W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb
>> aisle, and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off-brand
>> labeled “Everyday Value. ” I picked up both types of bulbs and
>> compared the stats – they were the same except for the price. The GE
>> bulbs were more money than the Everyday Value brand but the thing
>> that surprised me the most was the fact that GE was made in MEXICO
>> and the Everyday Value brand was made in – get ready for this – the
>> USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio.
>>
>> So throw out the myth that you cannot find
>> products you use every day that are made right here.
>>
>> So on to another aisle – Bounce Dryer Sheets.
>> Yep, you guessed it… Bounce cost more money and is made in Canada.
>> The Everyday Value brand was less money and MADE IN THE USA! I did
>> laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets performed just like the Bounce
>> Free I have been using for years and at almost half the price!
>>
>> My challenge to you is to start reading the
>> labels when you shop for everyday things and see what you can find
>> that is made in the USA – the job you save may be your own or your neighbors!
>>
>> If you accept the challenge, pass this on to
>> others in your address book so we can all start buying American, one
>> light bulb at a time! Stop buying from overseas companies!
>>
>> We should have awakened a decade ago.
>>
>> Let’s get with the program.. Help our fellow
Sounds good, but, like just about all chain-emails, it isn’t accurate.
I just happen to have a selection of Kroger “Everyday Value” lightbulbs on hand: 60W, 75W and 100W. They are all marked “Made in Mexico” rather than USA.
That’s the only claim in the email that I checked, but I’ll bet that much of the rest of the email is equally inaccurate.
I recommend that you never forward chain emails, at least not without first verifying their accuracy. They are nearly always either partially or completely false.
Dave
daveburton
September 28, 2011 at 6:37 pm