Cross-border shopping

Recently I spent some time in the United States.

As any true Canadian knows, the United States is not only home to the Statue of Liberty, apple pie and the Alamo, but also to outlet malls, Mello Yello, and deals, deals, deal. In fact, if you live within 160 kilometres of the border (about 100 miles) you already know that "cross-border shopping" is a rite-of-passage for bargain hunters.

Walking through one of the outlet malls, I decided to check the labels on some casual clothing. T-shirts, to be precise. Guatemala. Belize. Vietnam. Haiti.

While I appreciate that manufacturers in these countries need employment, it reminded me of something we don't talk about often enough. People in our community need employment, too. That's why it continues to be a source of pride that all of our Camp Tuque products are made domestically. While we don't grow cotton in Canada, we sure can make some nice clothing.

It also validated the Camp Tuque approach. We manufacture our garments in small batches to ensure quality.