I'm still so happy to have opened a dialogue! Sorry for the dissertation. I will preface this with a vague acknowledgement that I am not in QVC's key demographic.
I understand everyone's feedback- regarding car manufacturing and sourcing domestically, unfortunately that's fairly out of our control if we need a car to get around.
I'm not even so annoyed to not buy American (though I'd love to; it is cost prohibitive)! I just don't like the vague evoking of American made and then being super evasive. QVC is by no means alone in this practice.
I know a fellow user here mentioned the leather utilized for that TSV bag is American. I don't believe that is true. From American Leather Company's website, a cursory search of "Austin" shows that the triple-entry hobo touts that is made from "100% genuine American leather". The east-west satchel is "100% glove leather" (with no mention of its provenance), and the Austin double entry -which retails allegedly at $165 and is now at $107 and seems closest to what the Q had the other day- just reads "glove tanned leather".
I noticed during the TSV presentations, they mentioned how the company is proud to be from Albany, started with American leather, etc. but again danced around how the company functions now or the origins of its leather.
I promise I'm not a troll! The day of the TSV, I really don't think anyone explicitly said even the leather was from America, but I very well could be wrong. (Total speculation, too, but I feel like if it was mine and others' question on the pages Q&A would say something like "while the leather is indeed American, the bag is manufactured in one of our many international factories" or some sort of corporate spin on it but with an emphasis of some domestic association).
To put this in perspective, I did buy the much hated on Miz Mooz shoes (love them, btw). Prior to this, I did a deep dive on the company and paid attention to how it was presented. Anyway, they are indeed made in Bosnia, and doing a cusory search on labor practices there, it seems... fine? In this case during the TSV presentations, the rep and the hosts would say how Miz Mooz is a New York company but they outsource to small European shoemakers.
TL;DR- I strive to make mindful purchases and not support countries which engage in horrific labor practices, and like a million other companies, the Q plays on our desire to get domestic or ethically sourced goods.
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