POCATELLO — Nicholas Carson joined the U.S. Marine Corps right out of high school.
Ia menjabat tiga wisata tugas - dua di Jepang dan satu di Irak. He was wounded in Iraq and received a Purple Heart.
Dia bangga layanan dan bangga negaranya.
Setelah ia diberhentikan, Carson launched American Built apparel, an LLC headquartered in Pocatello. It’s trademark is registered under a parent company — T-Shirt Mafia.
Slogan perusahaan adalah, “Be proud of what you wear, be proud of where you’re from.”
Tapi Carson baru-baru belajar bahwa T-shirt melanggar khasnya, and produced in Central America, are being sold at Wal-Mart stores throughout the country.
Knock-off T-shirt menjual sekitar $5 masing-masing.
produk Carson menanggung surat yang berbeda "A" dikelilingi oleh 13 stars, and he wants consumers to know the difference.
"Ketika Anda melihat merek dagang kami Anda tahu Anda membeli produk yang dibuat di Amerika dan dijual oleh bisnis veteran milik,” Carson said.
Dibangun Pakaian Amerika dijual secara online di americanbuiltusa.com and at Pocatello Cycle on Yellowstone Avenue. Carson also sold his brand of apparel during July Fourth events in Pocatello, Idaho Falls and Boise.
The prices on his website generally run from $21.99 untuk $27.99 for men’s and women’s shirts, dan $16.99 for kids’ shirts. He also offers long-sleeved shirts, topi, decals and other items.
Knock-off T-shirt yang dipasok ke Wal-Mart yang berbasis di California Pakaian Hybrid dibuat di Honduras dan Nikaragua.
Untuk menghindari proses yang panjang dan mahal, Carson melanda pemukiman dengan Pakaian Hybrid untuk menghentikan pelanggaran merek dagang. He would not release the settlement terms. But he said almost 88,000 T-shirts were distributed nationwide.
Dia membeli T-shirt dari Pakaian Amerika, Royal Apparel and Bayside, and said the shirts are made in America from American-grown cotton.
Dia kontrak dengan perusahaan lokal yang menggunakan peralatan dibangun Amerika dan persediaan.
"Ini sangat frustasi,” Carson said. “We have a registered trademark, and we take great pride in selling American-made products.”
Carson mendesak pembeli untuk memeriksa label dan membeli produk Amerika.
"Ini mendukung masyarakat lokal dan pekerjaan lokal,” Carson said. “It’s good for Pocatello.”
Sumber: idahostatejournal.com
