Shipping from China?

Purchased my 16 MB IPOD touch yesterday off the Apple web site. Got a fed ex tracking number and it's being shipped in from China. I know they are built in China, but I just find it odd that they have no domestic supply facility in the US to ship it from, instead of shipping it all the way from China to my house.
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I've been tracking my ipod and it's set to arrive today. However when I checked on the power adaptor which is being sent via DHL, the tracking is quite amusing. Apparently it left China, was on it's way to Los Angeles, sent back to China, and now back in transit to LA.
11/12/2008 15:40:00 IN TRANSIT LOS ANGELES
11/11/2008 10:15:08 IN TRANSIT Shenzen, HK
11/11/2008 23:55:00 IN TRANSIT HONG KONG
11/11/2008 17:08:00 IN TRANSIT LOS ANGELES, CA
11/11/2008 15:52:00 IN TRANSIT LOS ANGELES, CA
11/11/2008 11:20:00 IN TRANSIT HONG KONG

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