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WingDinger

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15. Those good brands, are cyclical.

Reply to hedgehog (Reply #11)

Sun Jan 15, 2012, 07:57 PM

Jan 2012

Build your brand, then rest on that, to rake in profits. Let quality slide, till you suffer for it. Start over. And as for off brands, almost all the good brands, retag.

The real problem is customer service in general.

Oh, and quality control inspectors arent mechanically adept. They only know what they need to know. As a process eng, I taught more, and studied their procedures, as much as production. Most couldnt speak english.

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A speculation about outsourcing - [View all] hedgehog Jan 2012 OP

Of course the consumer is screwed tawadi Jan 2012 #1

Again, this isn't about cheap vs expensive - hedgehog Jan 2012 #5

The true definition of cheap used to mean inferiror tawadi Jan 2012 #12

Thats why people should build their own stuff DocMac Jan 2012 #2

Did you hear the one about the guy that built his own toaster? OffWithTheirHeads Jan 2012 #3

LOl!! That guy just needed something to do. DocMac Jan 2012 #4

Don't forget that the price squeeze that Walmart puts on small electronics suppliers has been shown Nay Jan 2012 #6

I'll have to keep that in mind. hedgehog Jan 2012 #7

Um, I was a product designer, moldmaker. WingDinger Jan 2012 #8

Sometimes plastic serves a vital purpose - hedgehog Jan 2012 #9

Thank you for validating something I've said every time a toaster goes kaput. sad sally Jan 2012 #13

Actually, I;m a terrible designer. I only know how to make things last. WingDinger Jan 2012 #14

You can pay big bucks for a monster toaster that will last, but hedgehog Jan 2012 #16

The problem is planned obsolescence. Zalatix Jan 2012 #10

I'm thinking of a problem that is the opposite of planned obsolescence. hedgehog Jan 2012 #11

Those good brands, are cyclical. WingDinger Jan 2012 #15