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Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> But don't blame the Chinese. Most times it is an American company that
> specifies crap to be made at a low price.


Replace "american" with "italian" and that's exactly what happens here,
also.
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ViLco wrote:

> > But don't blame the Chinese. Most times it is an American company that
> > specifies crap to be made at a low price.

>
> Replace "american" with "italian" and that's exactly what happens here,
> also.


Even reputable companies get sucked in to the price-point-design scam. In the
USA, Target and Walmart have perfected the art of cheapening a brand name by
sticking it on bottom-drawer crap.


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