LiveLife
Member
Went to Walmart tonight to check on the country of origin of Winchester 9mm 50/100 round "white box" packages for another thread and pick up some apples (BTW, they were all made in USA ).
While at the sporting goods section, I decided to look around and see how much of the shooting related items were made in USA. To be honest, I was expecting to see essentially all made in China, BUT I was not ready for what I found:
- At the top of the isle hung various Winchester brand cleaning kits. When I flipped the packages over, TA DA, I saw "Made in USA" with an American flag for shotgun, rifle and universal kits!
- Winchester cleaning cloth had "Made in USA" with an American flag prominently displayed in the front of the package.
- Winchester shotgun sight kit had "Made in the USA" with red/white star/blue logo on the front of the package.
- Winchester clay thrower - I thought to myself, "Come on, this is a mass produced plastic thingy" and viola! "Made in USA" in the back.
- Winchester "Super Sling" - yup, "MADE IN USA" for a nylon sling!
As expected, various BreakFree/Birchwood/Casey/Remington products showed "Made in USA" on the packages, but seeing so many "Made in USA" Winchester products was a surprise and made me smile.
I didn't check every item but in the next "hunting" isle, about 30% of the products I checked carried "Made in USA" on the packages.
At the check out, just out of curiosity, I checked BIC Classic lighter package and guess what? "Made in USA" Just for giggles, I checked "Little Trees" car air freshener - Made in USA.
Driving home, it made me wonder whether this was a trend, but sure made me happy to know there are more USA made products options, even at Walmart than I originally thought.
While at the sporting goods section, I decided to look around and see how much of the shooting related items were made in USA. To be honest, I was expecting to see essentially all made in China, BUT I was not ready for what I found:
- At the top of the isle hung various Winchester brand cleaning kits. When I flipped the packages over, TA DA, I saw "Made in USA" with an American flag for shotgun, rifle and universal kits!
- Winchester cleaning cloth had "Made in USA" with an American flag prominently displayed in the front of the package.
- Winchester shotgun sight kit had "Made in the USA" with red/white star/blue logo on the front of the package.
- Winchester clay thrower - I thought to myself, "Come on, this is a mass produced plastic thingy" and viola! "Made in USA" in the back.
- Winchester "Super Sling" - yup, "MADE IN USA" for a nylon sling!
As expected, various BreakFree/Birchwood/Casey/Remington products showed "Made in USA" on the packages, but seeing so many "Made in USA" Winchester products was a surprise and made me smile.
I didn't check every item but in the next "hunting" isle, about 30% of the products I checked carried "Made in USA" on the packages.
At the check out, just out of curiosity, I checked BIC Classic lighter package and guess what? "Made in USA" Just for giggles, I checked "Little Trees" car air freshener - Made in USA.
Driving home, it made me wonder whether this was a trend, but sure made me happy to know there are more USA made products options, even at Walmart than I originally thought.