U Blog!

While having trouble getting supplies I had asked that folks call ahead and check to make sure we had in inventory what they needed. During that time we received tons of emails from folks checking inventory. But we also had many to ask two basic questions and so I wanted to take some time to answer that for folks.

• Is our product made in America? There seems to be a lot of skeptical people our there and I guess rightly so! After all, you order online or purchase something in the store that appears to be Made In America and it really isn’t when you begin to look at the details. The marketing savvy of many of these companies is incredible. However, the UWEARUSA brand is a what you see is what you get brand. It is completely and entirely made here in the USA. The heat seals are made for us by a small company in Hickory, North Carolina; the brand labels are made by Avery Dennison USA; the elastics come from a small company in North Carolina; and the fabric has been coming from a small company in Spartanburg, South Carolina; we did recently purchase some fabric from a small company in North Carolina simply because of supply problems; and it is all cut and sewn at Hemingway Apparel, in Hemingway, South Carolina.
• Who are we? My name is Chris Marsh and I was raised in Hemingway working in my Dad’s factory where the garments are currently sewn (Hemingway Apparel). I own Uwear, Inc., which is pretty much a “one man” operation. Because the company is so small sometimes I have delays in getting the product picked and shipped, but I always try to let the customer know if that is going to be the case. I was recently asked why I was the only one claiming a supply problem. Uwear was being compared to large retailers and the like. The larger companies would never publicize a supply chain problem and to compound the issue for Uwear we are simply “out gunned” by the larger companies volume and pricing. So naturally we get shuffled to the bottom of the suppliers priorities. That being said, we are much like our consumer. We are a small American company struggling to provide Americans with a good solid and lasting product that is 100% Made in America.

I am also a Bi-Vocational Pastor at a church called Crossover. I believe in the values that this country was founded on and although small I hope we can do our part to contribute to the American economy the old fashioned way. Faith, Hard Work, Honesty, Family, and a strong desire to Make something from the blessings God has given us!