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Originally Posted by MishyMish  SMH I am appalled that American companies try to trick Americans into thinking products were made here. They know were trying to support our own. |
To this ("
They know we're trying to support our own") I would only add
because they know they moved formerly American manufacturing 'off-shore' to reap more self-retained profit/wealth and are intentionally selling their 'cheap labor' inferior 'off-shore' produced and/or contracted products back to Americans, many of whom they know they rendered jobless...at top dollar, of course. 
As more and more of us 'get wise' to what's been done to us at our expense, they must become increasingly more inventive with their 'Tom Foolery' advertising...just another trick of that deceitful trade...and what better way than to 'hook' innocent 'flag waving' customers who love their fur babies but don't realize the REAL label is 'disguised' as a 'smudge' of microscopic print camouflaged elsewhere on the label...allowed due to 'loop holes' likely intentionally created, too. 
All of this is JMO, but thoughtfully formulated from what I read, see, and hear...please do not hesitate to research 'advertising techniques' for more info...'they' are quite proud of their accomplishments in their field:
"A successful advertisement
creates a desire in viewers, listeners or readers."
We want American made products...they print an American flag on the label intended to create a desire...
BTW..."us" means ones not knowingly involved..."they" means ones knowingly involved and profiting from their involvement...and the term "flag waving" merely indicates...and
absolutely no offense to anyone is intended...that some of us are so devoted to helping our 'fellow countrymen' that we haven't yet noticed
how frequently one of our country's most 'sacred' and honorable symbols is being intentionally used 'emotionally' against us, abused deliberately, to deceive us...we are far too nice, too kind, too devoted, too loyal, and waaaay too trusting at times,
and no one is more 'guilty' of 'being gullible' in this way than ME. 