Buying domestic - by way of China

I shopped at Harry and David prior to the holidays to put together a grilling-themed gift for the give-and-get pile that has become a family tradition. I selected cedar grilling planks and a variety of marinades and sauces.

The planks were cut from American-grown cedar. The planks were then shipped to China where they were sorted and wrapped with a printed label in clear plastic. Finished packages were shipped back to the US for distribution to Harry and David stores throughout the country.

Think about it. Harry and David found it to be cost-effective to ship American goods to China just for the sake of packaging.