Why do we put up with Chinese goods?

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Does anyone here own anything more than 2 years old that was made in China?



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I've been told (by someone who sells 'em) that "all" DVD players are made in a small number of factories in China. The manufactures have different assembly lines for different companies...

My DVD's lasted more than two years...
 
Even a heavy duty sander wouldn't survive much of the brutal treatment we put them through. They are not built to withstand hours of continuous. So I buy one every season. Bougt a B&D once, and it lasted as long as the cheap chinese ones: 1 season. And then it started making a screeching noise and burned out.
 
My chinese main sail has just arrived (here's hoping it's not junk - /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)I fancied using a well established British loft, but they were twice the price and didn't seem to care very much.
 
Do you remember in the late sixties/early seventies when "Made in Japan" equated to cheap junk? Now "made in Japan" implies sophistication and quality.

Just watch China. There is a strong work/quality ethos and they are getting their act together.

Cameron
 
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How safe would you feel in a lifejacket "Made in China" when floating in the English Channel one dark cold night?


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I must agree. I always feel much safer floating in the English Channel on cold dark nights wearing a good old English lifejacket. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
 
This will go in a cycle - just like Korea, and before that Japan. When Western retailers get too many returns because the equipment is shoddy, they will not use that Chinese manufacturer any more, and the standards of Chinese production will gradually improve. In fact there are certainly a lot of adequate and better products coming out of China now.

On the other hand, there is something to be said for the option of buying cheap and cheerful. I just bought a lawnmower (electric) for the quivalent of about £35. I assume it was made in China - I'll check tonight. But it will not bother me if I have to replace it after the 2-year warranty period. I would rather do that than spend £250-£300 on a top of the line petrol model that still only comes with a 2-year warranty period! Of course my cheap and cheerful model might last 5, 8 or 10 years, and that would be just a huge bonus! Real value for money, if that happens.
 
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Whilst they continue to execute around 10,000 in their prison system each year and treat cats, dogs and other animals like they do, I won’t intentionally be buying goods from China.
 
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Agree with Jean, in many ways the Chinese are repulsive.
As to the quality of their goods each factory makes several qualities and packages them differently. They are quite capable of superb quality ie Pure radios.
Somebody mentioned Phillips earlier - I presume Philips was meant but they couldn't spell it probably. Like many European brand names much of their stuff is manufactured by build-to print companies in places like Rumania. These companies are massive and totally unheard of by the general public.
 
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Does anyone here own anything more than 2 years old that was made in China?


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Twenty-odd years ago I treated myself to a really nice pair of pliars - forgotten the make but they were European, top quality and dear. I lost them within a week - most annoying. So I bought a cheap Chinese pair as replacement, on the basis that if they fall overboard it's no great loss. Guess what? They're still there and working fine...

Oh, and I bought a pair of £3 Tesco jeans on Sunday. No country of origin label so probably China. We'll see how well they last.
 
Chinese binos bought from allgadgets, the bag's zip has rather disintegrated but the binos are tough enough to cope with being dropped by children (twice) and all sorts of general knocking around that an older Zeiss set would not have tolerated. Mind you, you would also be far more careful with the Zeiss pair.

Hornby model trains are mostly made in China and the level of detailing and general quality is very high, possibly too high for a product that is still intended for children, even if also bought by serious modellers. Mind you, its the latter group that make the fuss is the details are wrong.
 
The Chinese make goods to the standards specified by their customers who often stack em high, sell em cheap. Don't blame the Chinese because the average UK customer only buys on price. You usually get what you pay for irrespective of where it is made. If you want quality buy industrial standard tools such as Blue Bosch, Dewalt, Makita or Hitachi but expect to pay a lot more.
 
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