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It's not as simple as making caveman noises and saying "China junk bad" there's economic forces at play that dictate what does or doesn't go on a store shelf. Consumers usually want the cheapest. When everything is coming from the same five factories in China whoever has some other advantage (like economics of scale, lack or morals, etc) will be able to sell at the lowest price while still making a profit.

Most of the cheap stuff on the bottom shelf at $LocalStore can also be bought at Walmart. The difference is that at more specialized stores you have options other than "value-priced" and big box stores tend to have house branded products that are as cheap or slightly cheaper than the cheapest thing at a specialized store.

I can go to my hardware store and get Lenox blades for my reciprocating saw or I can get Black and Decker. I might or might not be able to get the lowest end product line from a reputable brand or some Chinese re-brand that's an unlicensed copy of said lowest end product line. At Walmart I can only get whatever the cheapest product line Black and Decker is because that's not their specialty.

In cases where there only consumer options available are the "value priced" options there's no difference. The one tube cutter you can buy at your local hardware store is going to be the same one you can buy at Walmart, Harbor Freight, or from an eBay drop shipper. If you want a Reed, Rigid or some other "professional" brand you'll have to go to somewhere else. If your local hardware store specializes in plumbing or HVAC you might find one but I wouldn't count on it.