I get it, but I still wish I had the option to buy certain lures with good stock hooks. I'd pay a little more for a Rebel Pop-R that came with a dressed treble that I DIDN'T have to throw away.

You don't need to go super high end to get good hooks.  Baits from Spro, Rapala, Xcalibur, Daiwa, Yo-Zuri, Norman, and R2S, to name a few sub $10 baits I've used, all come with great hooks right out of the box.  Anything north of the $12 mark, and I expect the very best in hooks.

X2. Spro and Norman Pro Edge,come stock with Gamakatsu. The others have "good" quality Mustads, VMC or even Daichi.