On 6/28/2015 10:15 AM, notbob wrote:

> They're all junk, now. It's called planned obsolescence. We were
> playing with it, but the Japanese showed us how to perfect it.
>
> Even a simple garden hoe is now junk. Went to my local True Value and
> all their garden hoes used only two itty-bitty spot welds to hold the
> blade to the right-angle arm. Went next door to the Tractor Supply
> and their garden hoes had a full arc weld bead. Granted, it was a
> crappy Chinese weld, but it hadda be better than the wimpy Chinese
> spot welds. I hope.
>
> nb
>

Seems like the majority of people are concerned about price over quality
The younger generation does not plan to have anything last more than a
year or two.

Getting harder to find the better quality tools and appliances.