Yesterday, Kathleen stopped at Harbor Freight to get a silver tarp we needed. Believe it or not, she found something made in U.S.A.! OK, it was some cream for "working hands," but it was American and she likes it.
If I was a contractor, I'd buy a good cement mixer. But for occasional use, the Harbor Freight mixer works OK.
I use a fair bit of the simpler stuff, even some sockets. Don't really trust their wrenches very far. But if it's at home where you have others...
To carry in a truck, and maybe make the difference between driving or walking 20 miles home, I want GOOD tools, not soft Chinese tools. But most of us can't afford Snap-On unless we find a deal in a second hand store.
No, their battery drill will not equal a Milwaukee or even a Ryobi. But it's cheap enough to be a gift for a kid. Of course one of the boys has already knocked his off the kitchen counter and the battery case broke.
You get what you pay for, seldom more.