Section for Made in U.S.A. Only?

Create a Post
E

Eric The Framer

CGF, Certified Grumble Framer
Joined
Apr 17, 2007
Posts
178
Loc
Florida
We are thinking about having a whole section of our wall just dedicated to moulding manufactured here in the States, maybe with a sign stating that fact, do you guys think it would be ahold or bad idea, I guess by the way things are in the industry it wouldn't be such a big space:shrug: just want some input on the pros and cons...thanks
 
Honestly, as cool as I think that is... I just don't think people would be willing to pay for it in this economy...

You might end up with customers who start looking at those and then think you're prices are too high. I guess it depends on the price relationship between those frames and the rest of the frames on your wall...
 
What have you got to loose? Besides a little time and a sign, not much. Some Larson frames are made in the USA and of course Vermont Hardwoods and Picture Woods, Garret.

For myself the time it takes to rearrange everything has to be made up for in sales or in good will generated.
 
We have a local moulding maker. They use USA wood. We put their samples together on a spinner with a sign "locally sourced USA frames" Lots of clients want to try them first and really like having the option. We are in a very liberal town and the locally souced is a good thing.
 
The shop uses, and denotes, three sources of "Made In USA" moulding.

It has been an eye opening experience (even in this bleeding heart, hippy laden,
tree hugger, bicycle riding city) how many don't give a rip, and how many don't
about the price, but do about the "embedded carbon footprint".

The old chestnut about "made in China" is cheaper, just isn't holding true when
you start chopping around defects, cutting up and throwing away twisted sticks,
and spending your time getting four good legs out of three 10' sticks.

Then too, the same equipment (and fewer employees) are being utilized here
in the US, which provides a living wage that gets spent here in the US, providing
other jobs for heads of families here also.

Put them up. Frame a small American flag above it.... and learn about what,
how, and why the moulding is manufactured here . . instead of "over there".
 
We have several customers that ONLY want Made in USA and we are happy to provide them.

We would only have them if we could get away with it, but some people HAVE to have the ornate stuff...
 
I will be doing this also, as we have already taken our gift lines 100% american made only.

I will tell you that my gift sales are up almost 25% since we did this and we have gotten some great local media coverage.

I think it can not huret for you to try this.
 
acrompton said:
We have several customers that ONLY want Made in USA and we are happy to provide them.

We would only have them if we could get away with it, but some people HAVE to have the ornate stuff...
Click to expand...

Bron
Rhonda Feinman
Munn
Regents
Marty Horowitz
Pat
Nancy Gove
Allison & Ross
Almand Ricks
Etc
Etc
Etc

most closed corner frames are made from USA grown Basswood and Poplar,
gesso and RSG are manufactured here, and the red Bole (clay) is Georgia clay,
the gold is usually all that is outsourced from "off shore".
 
Create a Post
Back
Top