Off to College in Style – Made in the U.S.A.

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Sending your teen off to college is a mixed bag of emotions, as well as a leg up on achieving the American Dream. Keeping that dream alive for many means having a steady job ~ in a factory or in management, with a shipping company or as office or support personnel, designer, engineer, computer guru, purchasing agent or other place along the supply chain. Contributing to a strong economy translates into buying products proudly Made in the U.S.A. as much as you can, which will keep companies strong for the next four years — until graduation.

Furnishing and equipping the modern college dorm room can be done with American-made products, and parents and students are challenged to do just that. From loft beds, often crafted and transported locally, to desks and chairs, backpacks, rugs, linens and the proverbial Bicycle® deck of cards for the occasional gin or rummy break, it’s easy to find great products Made in the U.S.A.

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Send your college student off with a Raven Hollow wallet in their pocket, Fox River socks on their feet and a Polar Bottle for their water. Let them rest their head on a soft, comfy MyPillow® while they snooze under a colorful, extra-long, reversible comforter filled with lofty polyester. The soft microfiber breathes, providing light comfort in spring and fall months and cozy warmth when the temps go down. Whether or not your student brings home the laundry, this comforter will find its way into and out of a regular washing machine and dryer for ease of maintenance should that late night soda take a spill.

Kids as young as three identify with colors and patterns, and their unique personalities begin to shape their style of clothes and room decor. By college, young folks have very definite patterns of taste, and furnishing a dorm room or first apartment bedroom to appeal to their personal preferences only enhances an emotional peacefulness. At home, teens had the run of the house, but at college, the dorm room becomes their haven, their personal study hall and place of rest and respite.

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A reversible comforter from a college bedding site like RHL.org has a color combo sure to suit the personality and style of any college kid. Guys will be fine with the navy and light blue or Hampton plaid and navy. The bright red, white and blue of the Varsity Stripe only emphasizes that Made in the U.S.A. label with patriotic pride, and solid black which reverses to black and white fleur-de-lis pattern might be the choice for others. Hunter and ivory can make a green statement, while black and gray or the more bold zebra print and black are neutral enough to go with anything. Add some toss pillows and posters for pops of color, and it’s easy to find those Made in the U.S.A.

Besides sustaining a robust economy by buying American-made products, you benefit from higher safety standards and better raw materials as well as cleaner, greener production operations. If it’s Made in the U.S.A., you are assured that American workers are proud of each product and that companies embrace excellent quality control procedures.

As parents, you have set the example all along, and buying American-made products will pass that shopping pattern to the college kid. From there, it can mushroom throughout an entire dorm or college class buying American, and they’ll all have job opportunities on the horizon ~ because you planted that Made in the U.S.A. seed.

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