re: Does “American made” resonate with you when making purchases?

I collect pocket knives. I will always take a USA knife over a similar import knife, knowing that I'll pay 25% to 75% more.

Having said that, the quality of import knives has increased tremendously over the last 5 years. Occasionally, the quality of a Chinese made knife exceeds a USA made one.

There are a few manufacturers in China putting out high quality products, such as Wi and Reate. Those are much closer to USA made.

My collection is about half USA made and half import (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and German).