[Crooked Constituent]

I paid over 100 bucks for a pair of Smith Factor Polorized Crystal Fuel sunglasses and discovered a made in china stamp on them today. Bummer.

[Aggie Mama]

I was at a Coach store the other day and saw the “Made in China” stamp on a purse. No thanks!

Today I was at Target getting supplies/basics for the kids before school starts. Hanes and Champion were the only sock manufacturers labeled as Made in USA.

[Lexinom]

Yep, I did the same thing, with a $800 elliptical machine. I researched and found the best one in our price range. Didn't even THINK to check the country of origin (hey, it's an American company after all) - and I'm normally careful to avoid Chinese goods. Though we're very happy with the machine itself I'm kicking myself. I'd gladly have paid $1,400 for a machine of better quality, made in Germany, Switzerland, Mexico, or (gasp!) the U.S.A. There's a REASON so many old American cars are still around - part of it nostalgia, but part of it... metal! (not cheap Chinese plastic)

I feel angry that Chinese goods are so ubiquitous that, almost by default, what a person wants based on informed study will invariably end up being made in China.

Let's bring manufacturing back stateside, and start paying a fair wage for honorable trades. Enough of this every-kid-must-go-to-college-to-be-indoctrinated crap.

[RoseofTexas]

Same here! I bought a leather cell phone case that had a USA address on it, but further inspection revealed it was made in CHINA. YES...double BUMMER! And I thought I bought a made in the USA product! WHEWY!

[shorty_harris]

About 3 years ago, I bought some tires at the local tire shop. They were hawking Cooper tires (made in USA), along with a few Goodrich and Michelin brands.

I went back there last week to look at replacements, and there wasn't a Cooper in sight. In fact, the only tires I saw were Chinese made brands. I didn't even know Chinese made tires existed until very recently.

Guess I'll be shopping elsewhere...