G'day all
This is an interesting thread because it involves
history as it is unfolding.I feel China can make products to any quality chosen.
I know they make great China - and have done so for centuries!
In many ways, the market is way beyond any one manufacturer;
but every manufacturer must 'fall in line' to remain competitive.
My contempt is with respected manufacturers that hide behind a veil.
That is, they do not sufficiently control the quality of products they
choose to have made in China under the banner of their name.
China has very obliging manufacturers that may produce the very best -
or the most dodgy. I think there is no case for 'industrial racism'.
There is a secondary problem: the advent of the entry-level, domestic
lawnmower as a mere appliance - a throw-away job with a limited lifespan.
This is relatively new concept in lawnmower history.
As such, manufacturers have responded to the 'pizza' market ... but
that should not absolve them of a decent base product.
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Jack
