Which is what I have been promoting on FR since 2001.
Like my father used to say “buy cheap, get cheap”
I have New Balance MADE IN USA shoes for five or six years
Levis for 10 or 20 years, all kinds of items MADE IN USA that have held up nicely... I have a RCA 24" MADE IN USA TV I purchased in 1979 that STILL WORKS...I purchased an HD TV that I didn't realize until I got it home that was MADE IN CHINA that had a defective picture after 18 months...I'm just glad I purchased the extended warranty and they told me to send it back because it would cost more to fix it than what it is worth to replace it!!!!
I just wish the American automobile mfgs. had done a better job of marketing their vehicles over the past 20 years...it's not like there haven't been some MADE IN USA vehicles there are just as good as anything built overseas!!!
Heck, I have a JEEP that I purchased new in 89 with over 200K miles on it now that still runs like new and still gets 20MPG!...
Now and then, we all respond to a specific person, but we’re talking to all in the thread. I feel kinda pushy writing “All” in the “To” box, so I usually don’t; but it was to all I was writing when I recommended the search engine, not to you particularly.
It’s obvious from the quality and quantity of your postings (which I notice daily!) that you, kellynla, do not need my advice about search engines. ;)
That out of the way...my favorite category for buying American is tools. Basic hand tools like hammers, pliers, wrenches; plus scissors and knives. The Chinese stuff is complete crap, but you can get a hundred-year-old American-made hammer on ebay and know that it will outlast you. If it’s an anvil, two or three hundred years old!