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In reply to the discussion: China's Lunar Rover Has Mechanical Trouble [View all]seabeckind
(1,957 posts)28. Didn't say that either.
Products available in the USA today have quality problems.
Walmart is the biggest purveyor of retail products (at least the small box items) and those primarily originate in china.
American companies choose to manufacture their products in china.
It doesn't matter what the cause is in these cases. The result is the same. Make of it what you will.
The "crack" about the mislabeled box was an attempt at levity by pointing out the irony of the chinese having to deal with a product of questionable quality. Something we in America deal with on a daily basis.
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Funny but when I was a kid, 'Made in Japan' meant cheap, likely to break crap.
denverbill
Jan 2014
#13
I'll put our ford focus up against any thing the Japanese has to off for the same price
madokie
Jan 2014
#51
Yes, it is- you forget that our space program had problems with the first planetary probes
friendly_iconoclast
Jan 2014
#43
After you have to pack up you job of 30 years to send it China so it can be made cheaper and not ...
liberal N proud
Jan 2014
#54
Just stop with that "the United States has floundered in just about every area" malarkey
psychopomp
Jan 2014
#5
Indeed. Some of the most brilliant engineers I've worked with have been Chinese nationals.
Xithras
Jan 2014
#58
That's too bad... You know, guys, not everything has to be a reason to bash China or the US
penultimate
Jan 2014
#60