In . com, dpb wrote:

I don't recall the date, but the shift from "Buy America" to "Buy
Cheap" came following his death and that is what precipitated the mass
stampede to Chinese and other third-world manufacturers. Of course,
Wally-World isn't the only one, just the leader--essentially everyone
has had to follow suit in order to compete. Simply try to find common
consumer products of the type W-M stocks and see if you can actually
find a non-third-world supplier for any of them---usually it can't be
done except in really large metro areas with very specialized shops,
and even then not necessarily.

I do know of such a product: Light bulbs of the higher sales volume
types! 40, 60, 75 and 100 watt "A-line", and 4-foot fluorescents! Ones
of major brands are still largely made in USA or Canada!

- Don Klipstein )