Not always true. Some tools 'made in the US' are really great, high-quality. Then again, Sainsmart made a soldering iron recently that was very good quality -

Not always true. Some tools 'made in the US' are really great, high-quality. Then again, Sainsmart made a soldering iron recently that was very good quality - so I guess China will soon become a purveyor of quality objects. It already is, in some sense - it's just a matter of separating them from the trash.