As a forward, let me explain that my "workshop" resides in my driveway and gets put back into my garage at the end of each work session. My "workbench" consists of a 4'X4' sheet of particle board supported by two saw horses with chunks of scrap lumber clamped down as "bench dogs".
Yesterday I was at a store we have in SoCal called Big Lots (formerly Pic-N-Save), a close out store dealing in all manner of weird household items from soap to soup. Their "tool" department consists of mostly of cheap Chinese-made knock offs. I considered their 2 for $5 bar clamps but decided they were just too frustrating to work easily when my glue is setting fast. But I did pick up a replica of the WorkMate, a folding saw horse with a pair of MDF boards mounted on screw vises and two pair of plastic bench dogs that fit in the assorted holes. It cost me all of $15.99 plus tax. Assembly took 30 minutes and one beer (probably less if I hadn't been watching the X Games on ESPN).
Real woodworkers (i.e., most readers of the Wreck) probably have no need for such a toy. But for any SoCal newbies, rush to your nearest Big Lots and lay down your $17.
Ian