Anon - as everyone else is pointing out, this is NOT an issue of where they are manufacturing. It is an issue of them producing popular, quality products which makes them attractive for counterfitting - adding serial numbers is unlikely to a perfect fix - since these are obviously made in a proper factory which could simply mirror this. If you have an objection to critical products being made in China, I suggest that the first people you should knock on the door of would be Boeing And thanks to the community manager for your patience in setting the record straight repeatedly :) Peter