Made in the USA?
Posted by: Tiffany Yates
Every now and then I stumble across something that really makes me shake my head in disbelief. Are there really people in the world that overlook things like this??? And the answer is, YES.
Yesterday I bought some envelopes at my local Kroger grocery store. I try to buy “Made in the USA” whenever possible, and I saw a box with that little logo on the front. Hurrah! I had my envelopes! Bought ‘em. Marched out.
When I got home, I just happened to glance at the package. “What the…?!” It said “Made in the USA” on the front, and “Made in China” on the bottom. Officeworks is an Australian company that sells through national U.S. retailers. Perhaps their graphic designer was having a bad day…
…but alas, I can only sugarcoat stupidity for so long. Unfortunately for them, I can even capture the egregious error in a single shot. Somebody needs to administer the Federal Smack Down of the U.S. Government. ::wink::
Lesson learned: a company’s marketing needs to be CONSISTENT, especially when we’re talking about the panels of the same darn box.
