I like a little of both lol. There are a lot of great buys that are from china. The Smoktech telescoping mod in stainless is a great mod and its serving me very well. Likewise, I'm in love with my bolt. I can never seem to put it down. But I also love a good US made mod. The longer I stay with this hobby the more cheaply made US mods I see as well haha. They are out there. Just not very popular. I'd love an Empire and I mean, I'd buy one right now for the right price. But whenever I near the price of an expensive, rare mod, I end up going on a shopping spree of smaller, cheaper things, accessories, drip tips and this or that, a cheap mod here and a cheap mod there, adapters and new attys and cartos, a bunch of juice, and before I know it I'm back to 0 lol. So I think it takes a while to get to a point where you are happy with what you have enough to stop buying the cheaper things and start saving for the more expensive things. I want what I want for now, and when I'm satisfyed with what I've got, I'll start saving for more expensive and rare, beautiful and functional mods and accessories maybe.