American Sourcing & Transparency

Shop250America is an American-owned small business based in Barrington, Illinois, founded by Curt and Mary Behrens.

We support American makers, American craftsmanship, and American-based design, printing, fulfillment, and customer service. Some products on our site are true Made in USA goods from our American maker partners. Others — including many apparel, drinkware, mugs, hats, garden flags, and print-on-demand items — may be designed, printed, decorated, finished, or fulfilled in the USA using domestic and/or imported materials.

We believe in being clear about that distinction.

Sourcing every raw material domestically is not always realistic at accessible consumer prices. Our goal is to avoid anonymous offshore finished goods, support American workers and small businesses wherever practical, and keep building a marketplace rooted in craftsmanship, transparency, and trust.

For customers who want our strongest Made in USA options, we recommend visiting our Made in USA collection.

We are not Amazon, and we are not trying to be. Shop250America was built to offer products with more care, more story, and more connection to the people and businesses behind them.

Our promise is transparency, effort, and a sincere commitment to keeping as much value as possible with American workers, American businesses, and American communities.