So, a little follow up to my quest to buy Made in USA clothing. I've purchased five articles of clothing: A black 100% polyester polo, a grey 100% cotton polo, a red 100% cotton polo, a pair of jeans and a t-shirt with the logo "Made in the USA" on it. I ordered these from three different on-line companies.
1. Black polo shirt: Was delivered within a couple of days. Didn't read the details closely enough to realize that it was 100% polyester - thought I was buying cotton. Actually like it a lot!
2. Grey colored cotton polo shirt: Was delivered within two or three days. Great looking and feeling shirt. Washed it according to instructions. Shrunk a bit as they said it would. But it's just a little short. Not going to work. I paid about $36 for it. I actually like the fit of my $20 Merona "made in Indonesia" 60% cotton/40% polyester shirts better 'cause they have this tail in the back that makes them more comfortable to wear. I contacted the maker of the grey polo to see if they make a tall sized medium - they don't but may in the future.
3. Red colored polo: So because of my experience with the grey polo shirt company I went in search of a tall medium "made in the USA" elsewhere. I found one and ordered one! They did tell me right up front that delivery would take 4 to 8 weeks. I agreed to that because of the quest I'm on. Turns out that they make them to order. It is costing $40.98 including shipping. We'll see how it fits.
4. Jeans: I ordered them four days ago. Haven't received them yet . . . I think they said 7 to 10 days. I'll keep you posted.
5. T-shirt: I wanted the one that said "Made In USA" on it. They only make that on in one color. They told me upfront that it was back ordered. I accepted that because of the quest. I'll keep you posted.
This is sure not as easy as going down to Kohl's or Target or Whoever and buying a shirt but I believe in the concept of staying with US made. The cost for the American made shirts I've purchased on-line is approximately twice as much as a big box retailer with stuff made in China, Indonesia or wherever. It feels like the quality (from what I can tell so far) is higher.
I'm going with this! Wanna go?
Check out this article in the Huffington Post: