In article , Joe Barta
wrote:

I have a few more questions for you if you're willing...

Sigh...

What about goods that are "made" in a favorable country, but are
very likely to have major parts made in China? (I'm speaking of
products that may not be explicitly labeled as such, but you highly
suspect that it's at least partly made in China.)

I've answered this already.

What about goods that are made in a favorable country, but made with
tooling that was mostly made in China?

I've answered this already.

Would you shop at a store whose success is largely due to cheap
Chinese imports, even if the particular item you are purchasing
happens to be made in a favorable country?

I'm not aware of such a store in my market area.

Do you use specific criteria when determining from which countries you
will buy goods or is more of an informal "from the hip" decision?

Yes, I use specific criteria.

Besides China and the US, are there any other countries you do not buy
goods from?

Yes.

If you have reasons, I would be interested to hear them.

I'm sure you would be.

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