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Originally Posted by Christ

While in many cases, this is true, it's not always true. Frankly, I've seen/bought chinese/taiwanese/japanese "crap" as many call it, that has FAR better quality than the US equivalent.

Hee hee, I wonder if it was made on equipment shipped out of Mexican factories that were formerly in US Factories :

A New Giant Sucking Sound - December 13, 2001

In Mexico, other shrinking sectors include shoes, tires, apparel and auto parts. The Big Three are moving auto components to China from both Mexico and the United States. General Electric, which over the years has moved a lot of US jobs to Mexico, is now moving production of mini-bar refrigerators from there to China. An executive of SCI Systems, which employs 10,000 in Guadalajara, told Business Week: "I'm an absolute believer in this country, but anything that is really price-sensitive is considering moving lock, stock and barrel to Asia."

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