If the stuff I bought at the local auto parts store wasn't imported from China and had 100,000% markup on it for the same crap, that would be a different story..
Take some little microswitches for excavator controls.. CAT charges $15 each for them... I got 40 of them for $9.94, including shipping.. same darned switch... I really avoid taking it up the arse with jalapeno and sand. Paying for quality I will do, but get real, with all the big companies 'outsourcing' I don't believe I'm getting a better switch from them.
BTW, the chinese thermocouples I have are accurate to 1* from -200F to 1800F, and are incredibly fast responding.. they'll do what I need them to do just fine