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[narrator] But the Bassetts held fast, fighting back
against their foreign competitors and sticking to doing
what they always did: making sturdy, quality furniture
out of local wood and keeping jobs in their town. [Doug] When almost every other
American manufacturer chose to shut their doors
and become an importer or were just forced out of business
and went away, we made the decision we were gonna stay
in the United States and be an American manufacturer
against their foreign competitors and sticking to doing
what they always did: making sturdy, quality furniture
out of local wood and keeping jobs in their town. [Doug] When almost every other
American manufacturer chose to shut their doors
and become an importer or were just forced out of business
and went away, we made the decision we were gonna stay
in the United States and be an American manufacturer
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[narrator] But the Bassetts held fast,
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fighting back
against their foreign competitors
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and sticking to doing
what they always did:
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making sturdy, quality furniture
out of local wood
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and keeping jobs in their town.
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[Doug] When almost every other
American manufacturer
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chose to shut their doors
and become an importer
00:00:21.002 --> 00:00:23.069
or were just forced out of business
and went away,
00:00:23.773 --> 00:00:26.234
we made the decision we were gonna stay
in the United States
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and be an American manufacturer.
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Movie Summary
Influencer hype and marketing create conditions where counterfeit makeup thrives, teens become addicted to vaping, disposable furniture kills, and corporations use of single use plastics are the stories told in this 4 part series.