> It's also become increasingly difficult, and in some cases nigh impossible, to avoid items from China.
I have the opposite experience. I find it's becoming increasingly easy. I'm finding myself surprised that most things aren't made in china. So far the only thing I haven't been able to get was a waffle maker -- I can do without! Or I should just actually get a $300 waffle maker instead of something stupid that will probably break after a few runs
The hardest to find was a power drill.
I suspect that much of this is labor costs in china going up and manufacturing moving to India, Pakistan, Thailand, vietnam
Also -- I don't buy much from Amazon anymore, so this is going to b&m establishments
I have the opposite experience. I find it's becoming increasingly easy. I'm finding myself surprised that most things aren't made in china. So far the only thing I haven't been able to get was a waffle maker -- I can do without! Or I should just actually get a $300 waffle maker instead of something stupid that will probably break after a few runs
The hardest to find was a power drill.
I suspect that much of this is labor costs in china going up and manufacturing moving to India, Pakistan, Thailand, vietnam
Also -- I don't buy much from Amazon anymore, so this is going to b&m establishments