Since this whole Wuhu flu fiasco started, I've been trying to buy local more and buy American to help out small businesses since they've been hit hardest. It really hit me how difficult it is to actually procure products sold by small businesses that are made in the US. My hair wax, for instance. It took me a whole day of researching to find hair wax that is made in the US and actually sold by a small business and not some mega corp like Amazon or Walmart.
So I bring this question to you gents. How much effort do you put into trying to buy something American made? If so, how do you go about it?
That's the advantage of living in Germany, I guess. 80-90% vote for globalists and cheer the lockdowns. It's like Portland and San Francisco but it's a whole country. Why should I care about them if they run willingly into the wood chipper?
My shopping guideline is less based on location and more based on politics (or the lack thereof). I buy whatever isn't made by one of the OmniCorps like Unilever, Amazon, Nestle, etc. That's usually the store brand of a local super market chain. If I buy something bigger from some brand I give their website and social media a once-over for political red flags. If you're a virtue-signalling outfit I don't care if you're next door. You're off the shopping list.