I wouldn't just be thinking about your TF collection. Look around your house at all the plastic appliances and knick-knacks you have that are made in China and cost a lot less than they should. We're all pretty good at blinding ourselves to the evil we perpetrate every time we buy a cheap toaster or kettle. It's like the defense that sickos who look at kiddie porn use, 'I didn't abuse the kid personally so it doesn't count'. But the kids are abused in the first place because the market exists. We buy these cheap items in the first place and continue to buy these things. It's our fault, there's no way around it. It's the failing of a capitalist society.

I wouldn't worry about having to do anything about it as such, China is close to hitting critical mass in terms of population/food supply/power supply. When that happens and the rapid expansion stops, things will change. Big companies may look to other developing nations for a time, but it won't last long. Boycotting Hasbro will only mean something if you're prepared to forgo all the other items in your house bought so cheap.

People talk about Hasbro being proactive rather than reactive, but in the history of society this just doesn't happen. No country or company ever does anything until after a critical event happens. Germany built up military equipment and personnel and marched them right to the French border in complete breach of the existing treaties. No one did a thing until they rolled through Belgium. We've been talking about ozone layers, el ninos and global warming since the early 80's, and only now talking about doing something.

We're the mouse that keeps coming back to the electrified cheese.

I wonder what the cost of a deluxe TF would go up to if they moved production back to the US, or improved conditions and wages in asia? Would you be willing to pay $35 - $40 for a deluxe TF? Add to that the rising cost of oil and it wouldn't be unreasonable to expect a $50 price tag in the next decade.

Your TFC Hercules suddenly doesn't seem so expensive.