well get what you pay for, if you spend $2 to get 8 chinese 60W light bulbs (dollars store) each one is about 300 hrs, thats 2,400 hrs. or $2 dollars on domestic bulbs which can burn for around 1,000 hrs. thats why below average household (or poor) can only afford these products. and you can't blame them for boosting chinese imports. 2nd, if all of those products that made in china were to be manufactured here in the states, i dont think we have enough money to pay for labor, its 10 times or even more, let alone, the cost to build factories here in the state. you are right about "quality" jobs lost over seas, but for other cheap products, they just can't afford being made here. i dont find "made in china" products are the problems. just pay what you think you can afford and leave those products for lower income families, as i think thats all they can afford. my 2 cents.