As the saying goes you get what you pay for. Cheap bearing are cheap bearing. Cheap women are cheap women and a lot of fun to take to church with you.
I use Full Force RC. They sale raw bearing pack of 10 for $10.00. I've had good luck with them. Got all sizes available. For me they are what I consider local but they are delivered vis usps. I like to keep the money in the little guys that are close to home vs the big companies. I am guilty of an order to Hobbycity omce in a while too.
http://www.fullforcerc.com/bearings.htm
The owner at full force. I will probably spell his name wrong but Roland went out of his way for me on one Friday afternoon. Had to drive to a LHS theatwas accross the state line for parts and he drove some bearing and a set of the dual rate springs for the Savage down to the LHS from his shop farther up north. Just so I could bash the XL over the weekend. Otherwise the savage would of been down all weekend.
Support the local shops closest to you if you can. Every little bit helps them stay a float.