To: notbob
On Monday, December 8, 2014 6:54:36 AM UTC-10, notbob wrote:
> On 2014-12-08, > wrote:
> > On Sun, 07 Dec 2014 15:10:02 -0800, Mark Thorson >
> > wrote:
>
> >>In Silicon Valley it is the Chinese immigrants
> >>that most prefer goods NOT from China.
>
> > That thought went through my mind because I know they have come from
> > China only months ago.
>
> You ppl that do a blanket condemnation of Chinese products don't know
> spit about quality. Some the best electronics come out of Taiwan,
> which is --last time I checked-- populated by mostly Chinese ppl!
>
> The "made in China" taint is no worse than the 50s "made in Japan"
> nonsense. Thirty yrs later, Americans are going apey over Japanese
> "quality", which is total bull. I hadda closet fulla dead Japanese
> audio and photo gear that jes barely made it through their warranty
> periods.
>
> I've bought plenty of Chinese stuff and it's no better or worse than
> most of the stuff made in USA. In fact, the US made floor jack I
> looked at was almost $200. The Chinese floor jack I actually bought
> was the same size, cost only $40, and was a tad bit better made than
> the US made jack.
>
> Besides, who is actually creating the products? It's the same bean
> counting MBAs who make US products that are so poor in quality, that
> ppl look for non US-made alternatives. Yes! My ex-GF refused to buy
> --or let me buy for her-- any clothing made in the US, specially by
> union workers. She claimed the quality was demonstrably poor. Better
> if made in Indonesia or India or Chin...... I'll not go into the
> entire US car industry. You all know that story.
>
> I returned a top-of-the-line down Winter parka cuz it was crap w/ a $300+
> price tag. The $19 ranch coat I bought at Walmart, 10 yrs ago, is
> warmer and still in daily use.
>
> Once again, notbob reiterates that old saying, "you gotta be smarter
> than the product". Junk is junk, regardless of who made it.
>
> nb

I love cheap floor jacks - they're great! I'd love to get one of those
light-weight alloy ones but they're kinda expensive. OTOH, most likely, those
are made in China too.

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