Those are the main reasons I bought my 5'er from a manufacture that is in the same state and the same reason I will buy the next in state as well. I know it's impossible for most to do that, but it came down to Northwood or Forest River, both of which have plants in Oregon. I had a Heartland TT before the 5'er and during PDI the dealer showed me a crack in the table top. Said they would order a new one. It took 3 deliveries to finally get it right. Wrong color, wrong base and one still had a crack. We finally put one of the new tables on a base from one of the ones that came on cracked. That was a minor issue in my book, but an example of what could happen. It cost more to ship the tables than it would've to buy one. Biggest issue was that Heartland couldn't seem to get it right. Dealer even sent pics. That minor issue could've been a much bigger issue as was the OP's.