Global_Marketing

Global Market April 10, 2012 Introduction My family tries to shop locally for as much as we can for the food that we eat. My husband and son our hunters and fishermen and they do provide some food for the family. There are a lot of local farmers that we can buy our products from, this is a big Amish area and that helps with the food purchases. The word made in America is starting to become obsolete. The foreign cars sold here are cheaper than the American made models. Compile that with high gas prices that we have to buy from other countries the American shopping idea is not a hot commodity. If our own government supported American made products we as a country may not be in the situations we are in. Meals Bacon, Eggs and toast: Eggs- I purchase them from a local Amish farm that is about five miles from my home. The gas I buy to drive my car is from Kwik Fill they supply their pumps with made in America fuel. The car I drive is suppose to be made in America but over half of the parts on my Dodge Grand caravan have been imported to this country from other countries. Hence the made in America logo that dodge uses. (Dodge.com) Toast- I love Bimbo® bread it is made in Horsham, PA. The company imports its flour, and other baking supplies from various different companies through the US. When I called them they would not tell me specifically where they purchase their products just that they try to purchase in America all their supplies (Bimbobakeries.com). Bacon- I buy Jamestown bacon it is made in Jamestown NC. There is an Amish farm in my area that supplies pigs to them to make the bacon. At least I can still say I am trying to buy locally This dish cost $6.00 but I get a dozen servings I would buy cereal and have that for breakfast but the cheapest box of cereal is over $4.00. So even though I am not a fan of eggs they are cheaper for my family. The dishes and pans I use to make all my meals are imported from China I bought them years ago from the Made in America Wal-Mart. 70% of their products are imported (walmart.com) this is what we all call made in America Tuna and rice with Peas: This is one of the meals my son and husband love and the best part is it takes no time to make. Peas- out of a can Great Value® purchased at Wal-Mart. The same van listed above took me to Wal-Mart as well. Rice- Great Value® brand is the cheapest in the area I would rather pay $1.00 for a box of rice than $4.00 for Minute Rice® brand. The prices are just crazy in this town for products. Tuna- Great Value® of course in oil not water (tastes better). Mushroom Soup- Great Value® as before. This dish only costs $2.58 plus a gallon of gas that is for three people. There is a lot issues in my town with the Wal-Mart because they have driven all the other stores out of town. The ones that are still here can not compete with the prices that Wal- Mart have. Global Market The benefit to a global market is that it does increase variety. There is always more than one choice for a certain item. The bad side is you can not find a made in America product in your own country. The worse thing is that even if it is made in America the parts going in to are imported from another country. This computer that I use to write my paper is made in China. The phone I use to stay in contact with that world in made in China the TV I watch is also imported the only thing good about that is the plastic shell that hold the TV is actually made in America. The competition among manufactures is so crazy because in my opinion they would cut the throat of a friend to get the deal on that item. Closing This assignment really made me think about the things I buy. I read that story of the 100 mile diet and I just don’t think that economically that I could stay strictly in a 100 mile diet. There are so many things that are cheaper from foreign markets then from our own. I support buy American but with CEO’s making six of seven figures and the labor workers making just above minimum wage how can I justify lining the pockets of the wealthy just to see more people in the welfare line. On the other hand how can I justify buying a product that was made in America but in a sweat shop that hired illegal’s to work for pennies. This makes me really think about what I buy and from whom. Reference: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index'qid=20080127203408AAJpKHD Bimbo.com Walmart.com Dodge.com