"Buy American" movement on the BP...

To answer your question; yes, local furniture stores do sell American made furniture. The highest quality pieces are made in Virginia, Pennsylvania and NC.

Let's make a deal: The next piece of furniture that anybody on this board (this includes the contributors AND our dear readers) buys, it has to be American made. We can start our own "buy American" movement on the BP.

The problem is cultural more than anything else... There is a prevailing attitude that it's ok if we buy something inexpensive and of lesser quality because we'll want something new within a few years anyway. There is no pride in workmanship anymore. Take televisions, for example. Remember when we had television repair shops? TVs would last for 20 years or more. Now, you get them dirt cheap and they last about 5 to 8 years at the most and you toss them out.

I couldn't have said it better myself. B's spot on right there.

No one takes pride in our state's long textile and furniture history anymore. They'd rather buy something cheap from China and upgrade to something a little less crappy from China in about 5 years.

Again, very good points here, B. :-)