I agree it's funnyI finally got mine.
Going back to where these things are made - look at the tag. The top right says "Honor, guts & glory" with the American flag, but then in the center it says "Made in Taiwan." Classy. :roll:
but it's understandable. They could be more open about it, though. Practically everything is made in China. And that's good for us, otherwise very few could afford this hobby. I guess the pbx/at 1.9 foam is not that type? I find them quite soft.
Proline tires are manufactured in the US and they cost half of what Pit Bull tires cost. Pit Bull can't be passing any savings onto the consumer.I agree it's funny
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It would be nice if they could at least orient the flag correctly. :roll:I agree it's funny
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At least the Pit Bulls are made in Taiwan and not China. I realize that most people consider it all the same, but in reality it's not. Not only is Taiwan a multi party democracy, but I've found the quality of their products to generally be on par with that of US-made products, and generally far better than equivalent products from China.
I think a lot of people don't understand that China, or any other Asian company, will manufacture to the standards you demand. If you accept low quality items they will produce low quality items. If you find a vendor that can and will produce high quality items then that is what you'll received.
I'm well aware of the notion that they are capable of higher quality, but in talking with a number of importers, it seems that most of them complain that the initial quality is very good, and then it systematically declines slowly to the point where it becomes necessary to do an incoming inspection on every single part if they're critical parts. My understanding is that the Chinese government encourages it's manufacturers to cheapen the product over time as a cost saving measure. There's a story going around of some sort of structural item that's used in building construction that was found to have lost 10% of its mass over the production run.
I know that many larger companies have had to resort to putting quality control reps at the factory to help mitigate these issues.
I wasn't saying you, specifically, didn't know the process.I'm well aware of the notion that they are capable of higher quality, but in talking with a number of importers, it seems that most of them complain that the initial quality is very good, and then it systematically declines slowly to the point where it becomes necessary to do an incoming inspection on every single part if they're critical parts. My understanding is that the Chinese government encourages it's manufacturers to cheapen the product over time as a cost saving measure. There's a story going around of some sort of structural item that's used in building construction that was found to have lost 10% of its mass over the production run.
One importer of speaker drivers that I've talked to said that at one point it got so bad that he had to reject 50% of the drivers he received. His initial rejection percentages were somewhere under 10%. This huge rejection rate pushed his costs up high enough that I believe he eventually found a new manufacturer on a different continent. I certainly don't have first-hand experience with these products, but I have had conversations with the guys who design and contract companies to build their products, and I've heard the same story from most of them, so I tend to believe that it's got some legitimacy. Your mileage may vary.
I agree it's funny
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That's great. I.I'm not saying it's impossible, but if everything in my home country should be home grown (Norway), I wouldn't be able to afford drawing breath, basically... China helps us relieve that in certain ways..
