Everything I've (ever) seen advertised on one of those television infomercials - is exactly the sort of thing which would be made in China.
All of it.
My proposal: When you hear the words: "But Wait!".
Substitute:
"But no thanks!". :D
Seriously. If you're seeing it for the first time on a television infomercial. Trust me. You don't need it.
You got along fine until now without one of those every day of your life. Right up until today - you do not need one. You don't. So just say "no".
A minor, but meaningful decision. Gotta start somewhere.
America first!
People who buy ‘as seen on TV’ stuff are suckers. I can’t remember if it was Dave Ramsey or someone else who said it was one of the signs of someone who isn’t wise with their money (such as buying lotto tickets or getting involved in MLMs).
Amish heaters?
I hate it when someone tries to tell me what I do or do not need. I’m all for not buying stuff from China though. You get my Pasta Boat when you pry it from my cold, dead hands. :)
What is your point exactly? I don’t think I’ve ever bought anything from those as-seen-on-TV commercials, but if I noticed a good product I wanted at a competitive price I’d buy it. No different than shopping in a store. My decision will have nothing to do with where said product is made unless there is a quality issue I need to be mindful of.
Your not going to save American industry by boycotting as-seen-on-TV products. Nor are you going to hurt China.
And if this is a buy USA vanity, then I’m with you so long as the US product is competitively made and priced. If I want a product and the price and quality are the same, I’d buy American. I am not, however, going to buy an American made product if it is not as good or more expensive than the foreign made competitor.
In the end, the manufacture of cheap household products requires largely low skilled, minimally educated workers. Those types of jobs will always be farmed out to the cheapest labor pool.
Sham Wow is made in Germany, but otherwise your point is true.