On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 11:47:48 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>On 7/24/2010 9:52 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Sat, 24 Jul 2010 09:37:48 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>>
>>> On 7/23/2010 11:39 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sky International may be the manufacturer of Waring for all we
>>>> know, but it won't be the same design. And i can't find any
>>>> mention of this grinder except on ebay. Hucksters buy these
>>>> things and mark them up 3-4x. You have no recourse if it doesn't
>>>> work.
>>>
>>> She already has it; might as well see how it works.
>>
>> Well, duh. She'll only use it three times anyway - so it may work
>> for her purposes.
>>
>> I kinda wonder what else she's buying haphazardly off of ebay.
>> Money must be easy to come by.
>>
>> -sw
>
>
>I bought an electronic scales like that on eBay... 10 years ago I think.
> I still have it and use it all the time. I was pleasantly surprised
>by how how accurate it is. Sometimes you do get what you pay for, even
>without a recognizable brand name to back it up.
>
>(BTW, a lot of great American brands are all that's left of old
>companies -- like Westinghouse, for instance. The companies went out of
>business a long time ago. Somebody obtained the rights to the brands,
>and they slap 'em on cheap imported crap)
>
>Bob

Most products nowadays are exactly the same item sold under many
labels; especially appliances, electronics, cosmetics/toiletries,
clothing, and most especially foods.