Let me throw this out; I've never known a North American company to set up shop in China, or to switch to suppliers from China because they were trying to improve quality or offer a better product. I'm sure there is quality control in China, but the quality is controlled at a made in China level. I still think the good old US has some of the highest quality standards in the world, be it a wrench, auto part, garmet, or food product. Perhpas if all these stores keep selling junk long enough, todays "junk" will become the new accepted standard. That would be ashame! Then again, what do I know, Walmart seems to be doing ok, so the people have spoken with their wallets. :-)
If I seem to be waving the stars and stripes at times, just to let you all know, I'm not even American, but I recognise a good thing when I see it! :-) Ed 300E On 16/07/07, John M McIntosh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This isn't so much a made in china thing, it's an issue with quality > control and expectations from > the buyer. It's not as if Sear actually had factories making this > stuff (did they? Perhaps 100 years back?), they sent engineering > specs (maybe not?) out > and had USA companies build the stuff, then should have had QA > confirm it was upto the engineering specs. > Well maybe Sears tossed all their engineers so no-one is qualified to > do that type of work, likely again too. > > Now they have factories in China make it, So where is the weak link, > are the specs if they even exist crummy to begin with, or > is there no quality checking? likely too. > > > mmm, yet another example. I friend of mine bought some garage/shop > cabinetry from Sears. the sides are particle board, he now has > 6 sets he is returning today. All six sets have fractures on the > particle boards. Why? Well he thinks they stacked them oh say 1000 > deep on some freighter so the weight fractured the ones at the bottom. > > Oh another diesel board a trucker there was complaining that taking > supplies to Japan car plants in Alabama was the worst because they > would reject the shipment if the plastic wrap wasn't to the > specification. Why? Well if the supplier couldn't follow the > instructions for wrapping > the box, why would you think they read the specs for metallurgy > involved? > > So if the spec says don't stack more than 50 deep, likely written on > the box too, then you get them stacked 500 deep, why would you > accept that? Apparently Sears does... > > On Jul 16, 2007, at 1:51 PM, E M wrote: > > > I went to Sears with the hope I'd find US made stuff too. All the > > socket > > sets and wrenches were made in China. I walked out with my money > > in my > > pocket. > > John > 1983 300TDt 384k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > 1990's 300TDt 198k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > 1993 500SEL 194k Kilometers (mobil 1 Delvac) > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
