And often not nearly the quality you are actually paying for. I see the main problem started as offshoring of manufacturing. An investor created problem. Your still paying more than a given item is worth,and not getting the durability that North American manufacturing tended to give things.I mean really,building something under the same trademark name but under far inferior conditions is quite fraudulent behaviour. I become very angry with the cheapness of any given items quality these days,and it's the main reason why when our house furnace finally gave out after 60 years of service that I insisted on a made in America Armstrong furnace. Yes I paid lots,but it's at least one thing I dont have to worry about replacing yet again in the next few years. So this is how I shop these days. I tend to take it to extreme measures and will even take a well used North American item over a brand new made in China one.
