.Hey Dave.!!! I hear ya.!!....Just bought a piston ring set for a 153CID in line Chev......From Napa........Perfect Circle.......Made in USA.........HAH.!!!!......the box was.!!.....Contents from......1--Japan.2-Spain.3-China-4-Brazil.5-Mexico.6-Verkeistad..??...7-Romania.??..8-Derseldorf.??........ ......Outta the eight compression rings only five had marks for "UP"...And each had a different mark.......Lets see here........Make one ring each in a different place... ......And these companies bitch about high overhead.!!!.....When ya get right down to it..its all about sweat shop labor and more money for CEO's to line their pockets with....NAFTA.????......Kiss mine... ......