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Mason Shoes (MasonShoes.com)

Walking Shoes

Crafted With Pride in the U.S.A. (many models per Mason Shoes catalog)
Approximately 90% of shoes made in the U.S.A. Many Mason Shoes are made right in the factory at Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. (per Mason Shoes customer service)

Men's and Women's Dress Shoes, Working Shoes and Boots, Western Boots, and More. Available for purchase directly from:
Mason Shoes (MasonShoes.com)
Toll free at 1-800-826-7030

Watch out for:
Walking Shoes made and/or assembled in another country.

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New Balance Shoes (NewBalance.com)

Men's and Women's Athletic, Running and Walking Shoes and Sneakers

(Still) "Made in USA" (prominent outside heel labeling model #~587) USA. (prominent outside heel labeling model # ~991) Made in USA. Caution! Other models Made in China. (per shoe labeling 1-14-03)
Made in The USA with domestic materials only:
Men's Running- M2000GR, M1210CR, M991GL, M990GR, M902AT, M852NR, M587NV, M586NV, M498GR/W, M497GR.
Men's Walking- MW810BE/BK/WT, MW800BE/BK/WT.
Men's Tennis- CT790WT, CT690WT.
Men's Casual (Discontinued)- MK907BK, MK900BK/DB, MK725BR, MK720DB, MK560BP/BW/DW/SB.
Women's Running- W1210CG, W991BW/GR, W990BW/GR, W587WB, W586WB, W498WN, W497WT.
Women's Walking- WW810BE/BK/WT, WW800BE/BK/WT.
USA and overseas- M879NS, M878GP, W879WG, W878GP.
Made with domestic and/or imported materials- M1220S, W1220S, M1121MC, M1021WY, M1000OB, W1000BL, CT720WT, MW805VK/VW, MW755WG, MW655WN (per New Balance cust serv email 2-22-02, per US Stuff visitor email 3-8-02)
Five NB(New Balance)-owned and operated facilities in US, & 6th facility in California owned by foreign suppliers, that mow assembles shoes exclusively for New Balance. NB adding 109,000 square feet to our Lawrence distribution center in 2001. Despite expansions, domestic manufacturing capacity has not been able to keep up with overall demand and NB has had to rely more heavily on sub-contracted overseas factories. While the overall percentage of shoes made in this country has decreased and the percentage made overseas has increased, it's important to realize that overall domestic manufacturing jobs and production has increased significantly.
Since 1995 NB has added more than 500 manufacturing and distribution center jobs in the USA, representing a 65% increase in employment and 100% increase in domestic shoe production.
Currently, domestic production accounts for 25-30% of overall production. The ongoing NB goal is to increase percentage of domestic production.
MADE IN THE USA STYLES:
Women's Running- W990WB/GR, W991BW/GR, W878/879, W586WB, W587WB, W497WT, W498WN. Men's Running- M1700/2000GR, M497/498, M586/587NV, M878/879, M990/991GL.
STYLES MADE WITH DOMESTIC AND OR IMPORTED MATERIALS:
CT720WT, W1021, M1021, W1121, M1121, W1220, M1220, Men's Walking- MW810WT, MW841, MW655, MW755. Womens Walking- WW810, WW700, WW755, WW655, WW670. (per New Balance cust serv 10-23-01 email, per US Stuff visitor email 1-6-02)
Some stores carry mostly import New Balances, but sometimes you can find a USA pair, and you can also mail order them, if you can't buy them at your local store. (per US Stuff visitor email 1-6-02)
Made in USA with domestic and imported parts (some models per web site and New Balance customer service)
Made in USA (red & blue lettering) (per US Stuff visitor email 10-16-01 and http://www.nbwebexpress.com/madeinusa_nb.htm ~12-13-01)
"I was unable to locate any New Balance shoes made domesticallly in my recent visit to the store." (per US Stuff visitor email 8-24-00)
Made in USA, Model 841 (some parts imported) (per shoe label ~12-00 and per Footwear Etc, Cupertino, Calif.)

(Thanks to the US Stuff visitors who emailed info 8-24-00 and 10-16-01, 1-6-02, 3-8-02)

Watch out for:
New Balance shoes made in China and Men's and Women's Athletic, Running and Walking Shoes and Sneakers made and/or assembled in another country.

Always verify before ordering.
Always verify after receiving.
Always check the labels.

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