[TheBattman]

Yep. that's what happens when Americans buy more and more Chinese made products.

I personally don't mind paying a bit more for a quality American made product. Unfortunately, it's getting harder and harder to do.

Anyone remember Wal-Mart's old promotional materials? They use to push how they helped save this or that American company/factory by the "We buy American whenever we can" campaign. I guess the bottom line finally caught up to them. I have seen no such claims in the last several years. Wal-Mart goes with the cheapest price - the bottom line. Of course, i belive the Buy American campaign was pushed by Sam Walton.

To add insult to injury, some American companies have stooped to levels so low - they manufacture their product overseas/internationally, import them, run them through an assembly line here in the US to simply add a sticker or other insignificant part and re-label it as "Made in the USA".

I make a concerted effort to not buy Chinese made items. When you shop around and find that every single version of a particular item, regardless of brand, is made in China - what do you do?

[Dialup Llama]

>When you shop around and find that every single version of a particular item, regardless of brand, is made in China - what do you do?

Many shoes are now made in China. The quality is so poor that I've made a big effort to buy Italian shoes which are sold in specialty shoe stores. I know a number of people who order shoes directly from Argentina where you can get really great deals on top quality shoes.