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Family Owned and Locally Made? 6 Companies That Had Us Fooled


Last night on 30 Rock, Liz Lemon found a pair of jeans that makes her ass look amazing. Liz loves them even more because they’re handmade in the U.S.A. and sold in a little, locally-owned boutique in Brooklyn, giving her a free pass to gloat about her A+ consumer behavior. Or so she thinks. It turns out that “Brooklyn Unlimited” is actually owned by Halliburton, and the jeans are made by orphans on a remote island called Usa.

That soul-crushing feeling of realizing that your favorite “local” company is just a “regional” subsidiary of a giant corporation is all too familiar. … More »

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Family Owned and Locally Made? 6 Companies That Had Us Fooled

Family Owned and Locally Made? 6 Companies That Had Us Fooled


On last night’s 30 Rock, Liz Lemon finds a pair of jeans that makes her ass look amazing. What’s even better about these pants? They’re from a little local boutique called Brooklyn Unlimited and they’re handmade in the U.S.A, which gives Liz full gloating rights for supporting her local economy. Or so she thinks. It turns out that Brooklyn Unlimited is owned by Halliburton and made by orphans on a remote island called Usa.

We know that soul-crushing feeling that you get when you find out that your favorite “locally sourced” company is actually just a subsidiary of a giant corporation. … More »

Post from: BlissTree

Family Owned and Locally Made? 6 Companies That Had Us Fooled