By the time you see them in stores, most products have traveled around the globe.
Very few products come from just one place anymore.
Even when a label says Made in China or Made in America, it's not quite that simple.
These days, the majority of manufactured imports are bits and pieces of final products.
A steel frame for a bicycle sold for packaged meats, a car engine.
And the story behind most of the finished products we buy in stores is a globe trotting journey.
Along this ride, the item is designed, its materials are sourced and put together, and then it gets shipped over and marketed, ultimately allowing for the final price tag.
Take a Converse shoe.
These sneakers are known for their all-American look, but before a Converse shoe can make it to the shelves, it comes together on the other side of the globe.
Converse is owned by Nike, a huge global corporation with a huge global supply network.
