“With current times, made in America is getting stronger,” said Mark Andol, owner of the Made in America Store in Elma. “I think made in America is getting important to people. They’ve got to look at what they’re buying.”

As the president of General Welding and Fabricating, which is across the street from his store, he said he lost a major account to China, which inspired him to open up the Made in America Store.

The more than 15,000 items in the store are 100% made in the United States.

“I don’t worry about shipping containers; I don’t worry about tariffs,” Andol explained. “I tell people if you don’t like tariffs buy made in America.”

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