Shoddy Hardware (Was: Re: WW fixtures (was Re: "New" PDP-8))

From: Chad Fernandez <fernande_at_internet1.net>
Date: Wed Apr 3 20:42:59 2002

Tony Duell wrote:
> You'll get no disagreement from me there... If the label says 'made in
> China' then I generally look for another product!

What I hate is when EVERYTHING is from China!! Too many times in the
US, I look at the bottom of the box, and it says "Made in China", no
matter what brand.

I want quality, but sometimes it seems that I have to go too high end to
get it.

>
> The only reason people buy such products is becasue they're cheap. And
> then they find that they don't work properly or are unsafe (!). I'd
> rather pay a little more at the start and have no further problems.

Yup, I agree.

Chad Fernandez
Michigan, USA
Received on Wed Apr 03 2002 - 20:42:59 BST