Buying Austrailan made

[BFZ Wagon]

I'm a massive fan of buy Australian made. I've even had digs made to me about how I seem to go 'overboard'. 99.9% of all products I buy are made in Australia. If I can't find something made here, I will choose the next option that isn't China/India.

There are still heaps of products made in Australia, you just have to know where to look. I check every product I pickup and now usually know what is made here and what isn't.

I buy only Australian made general household food products as I refuse to buy/consume anything food related that is made in China. All of Nabisco's products including in a Biskit, Oreos and premiums etc. are now all made in China.
Watch out for peanuts and peanut butter. There are a lot of generics now being made in China and most of the time you can still get the Aussie made one for a similar price.

Arnotts, (although foreign owned) still make most of their products here.

I even go as far as to support an Australian owned company who makes stuff here over one that's foreign owned.

All my bathroom products are Australian made. You can still get Aussie made toothpaste, toothbrushes, body wash, shampoos and conditioners, as well as tissues and dunny rolls.

Even the Aluminium foil & cling wrap I buy is Aussie made. Castaway still make the stuff here, although the only place I've been able to find it is Campbell's warehouse.

If I buy fruit and vegies they're Australian grown and I even buy locally grown garlic.

All the cars I've ever owned (apart from the 3 Japanese imports I've had) were Australian built.

Cars (especially new ones) are the harder thing to do, due to the much higher cost involved in getting something new. For instance, I'd love a new Territory Diesel but I'm not in any position to buy something at that price (no matter where it's from), so I'll just have to wait a few years for them to slowly come out on the 2nd hand market and down in price.

When I go to buy white goods & furniture in the future, I plan on trying to get as much Aussie made stuff as I can. There are still lounges and beds made here as well as fridges, freezers & cooktops.

It can be done. I just seem to be one of those odd people that likes to do what he can while we can. It will probably end up being a futile exercise in the end (with the way this 'globalisation' thing is heading), but I'll stick with what I know and am comfortable with for the time being.

I'll finish my now and go find an Aussie made flame retardant suit.