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graham[_4_]

On 08/12/2014 11:12 AM, dsi1 wrote:
> 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!

Especially when they fail and the car drops on you!
Graham