Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Pest's Dad]
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05/09/21 09:10 PM
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Gary Benson
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I go to what many would consider Ridiculous lengths ~ and some Sublime expenses, just to Not buy chingchong. I regularly need kitchen utensils. I go on the bay and search for second hand. Good, old fashioned stuff from a Grandma's kitchen. Recently bought a ladle. There ye go. What? Few $ at Walmart? I paid £9.00, to England. It was made there. Then, nearly £12.00 in postage! €25.57 all told. Could have got the same, in town, for €5.00. I don't care. It's all down to Principles, is it not? Each man standing up for their own. Got my beloved, Indian made serving spoon from USA. Few dollars. Paid shipping through the nose!!! $23.00, if I remember? Who cares? I make my curries with it ~ in my Italian made pans. And they're my pride and joy! Anything but 'Made In China'. China is a cancer. I like the way you think. You are absolutely right.
Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/09/21 09:51 PM
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Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 16,150 Tennessee
Scuba1
"color blind Kraut"
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Tennessee
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A couple of years ago I bought a new skills .. the Mag77. One would think its an American icon of a saw. Guess what, the darn thing is made in china. So I thought.... hang on, Bosh makes a very similar saw, and thats a decent German brand. ... Its made in the same plant in China than the Skillsaw. Sometimes ya just cant win. But I try not to buy Chinese if I can help it and will not shop at Wally world or Target and a few others. But it aint easy getting away from the Chinese stuff at times.
Let's go Brandon
"Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Scuba1]
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05/09/21 10:34 PM
05/09/21 10:34 PM
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Joined: Sep 2013
Posts: 10,404 Northeast Oklahoma
Mike in A-town
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A couple of years ago I bought a new skills .. the Mag77. One would think its an American icon of a saw. Guess what, the darn thing is made in china. So I thought.... hang on, Bosh makes a very similar saw, and thats a decent German brand. ... Its made in the same plant in China than the Skillsaw. Sometimes ya just cant win. But I try not to buy Chinese if I can help it and will not shop at Wally world or Target and a few others. But it aint easy getting away from the Chinese stuff at times. I wanted a set of digital calipers... With the intent of being able to set them and zero out at that setting. My first thought was Starrett, USA made precision instruments. Nope. Made in China. And still well over $100. So I bought a set of Hornady digital calipers... Probably made in the same dungeon by the same children that make the Starrett ones, but they were there and half the price. And I was already PO'ed and anxious to get out of town. I'm sure I'll be sorry at some point. Should've held out and bought a set of Mitutoyo digitals... Made in Japan, but good stuff... Not filed out of Chinesium by the children of the lowest bidder. But if all else fails I still have my Brown & Sharpe dial calipers. If you know you're buying crap you might as well pay as little as possible. Mike
One man with a gun may control 100 others who have none.
Vladimir Lenin
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/09/21 10:44 PM
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T-Rex
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I bought the wife a set of bone China, made in England. Definitely not junk.
Man who mistake shillelagh for fairy wand; see pixie dust, also.
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/10/21 03:31 AM
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KenaiKid
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I bought my brother a $120, 52cc Chinese chainsaw for Christmas so he'd stop borrowing my Husqvarna xp so far so good.
Boco couldn't catch a cold. But if he did, it would be Top Lot.
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/10/21 07:59 AM
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Posts: 20,330 The Hill Country of Texas
Leftlane
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I ate crab legs at a Chinese place and it turned out rather crappy for me
“What’s good for me may not be good for the weak minded.” Captain Gus McCrae- Texas Rangers
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Law Dog]
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05/10/21 08:21 AM
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Turtledale
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I have a big problem with people who buy American flags that say Made in China on them. Oughta be illegal to even sell them
NYSTA, NTA, FTA, life member Erie county trappers assn.,life member Catt.county trappers
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: Gary Benson]
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05/10/21 08:46 AM
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Pest's Dad
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I go to what many would consider Ridiculous lengths ~ and some Sublime expenses, just to Not buy chingchong ...... I like the way you think. You are absolutely right. Thank you.
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Re: Latest China junk you bought?
[Re: RM trapper]
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05/10/21 09:21 AM
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Posts: 16,150 Tennessee
Scuba1
"color blind Kraut"
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"color blind Kraut"
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I got the China virus back in February for free but it was still over priced And it did not last long like most things from over there ..right ??
Let's go Brandon
"Shall not comply" with morons who don't understand "shall not infringe."
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