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So the American-made implication is not so far-fetched — which then explains why one shopper, after purchasing a few items in the Old Navy store, was surprised to hear that most, if not all, of the store’s Americana collection appears to be foreign-made.
“It’s kind of like the Olympics gear not (being) made in the USA,” said Pat, who declined to give her last name. Pat’s comment was in reference to the reaction following the revelation that the official U.S. team uniforms for the 2012 Summer Olympics designed by Ralph Lauren were completely made in China.
I spent a good 45 minutes surveying the store and was surprised that I couldn’t find a single T-shirt emblazoned with the American flag or the words “USA” that was actually made in the U.S. and supported the manufacturing of the “Greatest Place on Earth.” I did find a table of tees with shirts that carried the words, “Old Navy 2015 … American Tradition since 1994.”