Made in Australia exposed - What they didn’t tell you when shopping
Did you know that the swing tag ‘made in Australia’ is getting increasingly harder to find?
Manufacturing is slowly slipping away and unless we collectively band together it’ll be gone for good. More importantly however, is the fact that Australia still produces exquisite raw natural materials such as Merino wool, Alpaca fleece and cotton. It’s well known that our food is considered Tops, due to our pristine environment and thoughtful management of our oceans. On any day of the week, during all seasons, you can discover a Farmers Market offering local organic produce; and sometimes if you take the time to look you can find local guys selling Australian made clothing and accessories.
Why support Australian made?
A few good reasons to buy Australian Made
1. Better for the environment as goods are not being imported from overseas. This means there is less of a carbon footprint.
I don’t think a days passes without mention of the environment in some form. Be it a weather report, a disaster due to inclement weather or a bumper crop of wheat, the environment plays a huge part in our day to day existence. Looking after our environment becomes paramount because the knock on effect is a better, cleaner planet that is in sync with the desire for a healthy lifestyle.
2.Support local jobs and provide employment for communities living right around Australia
To start with high local employment keeps jobs and talent here. When it comes to creativity and producing high quality goods, it can be argued that a country that doesn’t express itself artistically is not able to grow its people and reach its full potential. For example when you think about food or fashion, Italy and France are obvious leaders. This is not something new to them its been a long ongoing process for Europe. English cutlery, Swiss watches, Japanese pottery... Australia produces quality raw materials. It makes sense that capitalise on this and grow our reputation for high quality naturally produced fibre and edibles.
3. Growing the Australian economy
Small business is the lifeblood of any successful industrial nation, so we all need to be active in our approach when buying good and services. Take that extra moment to read the label. It can be extremely confusing sometimes with designed in Australian or Australian owned splashed all over merchandise, however, this statement does not guarantee that the profits are put back into Australia. Try and make sure it really is Australian made.
4. Use it or lose it
Ensure skills sets are retained for future generation of Australians. When you think about it we all learn from each other. No-one is born a doctor, or a farmer. We learn from others, pass on the desire to succeed and the practical skills to carry out necessary work. Manufacturing is no different.
5. Better quality control, and changes can be done quickly
Online shopping is an obvious choice to suit busy lifestyles. Convenient, safe, quick and best of all you can shop whenever you like. Sometimes however, things don’t go to plan. The item arrives and it may be damaged in some way. Try returning it to China or the website that’s drop shipping from somewhere else faraway. It becomes all too hard. Tommyrough is local and can amend issues quickly.
Tommyrough offers Australian made men’s underwear and is a specialist in finding local artisans that designs special apparel.
The overwhelming thread in the feedback received is that finally Australians have found an Australian online store that sells Australian made clothing and accessories.
There’s no tricks or gimmicks at Tommyrough we clearly describe our merchandise as best we can and always put the country of origin, so you the shopper can make an informed decision before purchasing from the Tommyrough.com shop.
