On 4/4/06, chris <vanagon@frontleftspeakerposse.com> wrote: <snip> > yea, well maybe it was a hammer made in china. > > just like when we were kids and anytime something was really crappy > seeming everyone said 'it was probably made in taiwan' - and why? > because they almost always were. Those were obviously not kids in Taiwan. I have not personally heard of that remark until now. > its not a label, its common effin sense. If it's common sense as you say, then why does he have to label the item as made in China? <snip> > just more hypersensitive nitpicking that keeps any real progress from > happening in the world. It's funny how easy it is to say that if you haven't been subjected to that form of prejudice before. Have you? > having said that, of course the kit isnt any good. > all of that cheapo generic stuff on eBay is junk for most of our > standards. if you just need to get the job done, go for it, but you > usually get what you pay for. (or unfortunately, much much less.) Now how hard was it to just say I know this stuff on eBay and I know it's junk?
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