Look at the "perception" of qualiy in Japan and Germany, they are convinced the products made in their own countries are better and they will gladly pay the premium to own local goods, compare that to the US (and Canada on which I have first hand experience), the price is the main deciding factor, no wonder gredy capitalists are cashing in.
Speaking of capitalists, what is more important for them? profit and return on investments so they want the cheapest way to fabricate a product to please the investors which promps them to build with inferior quality or cut costs by having cheap products built by cheap labour in third word countries. So what are we left with? cheap Chinese imports or products we "think" are better? We are all partly to blame for the state of our economies, we demand high return on investments and cheap products, that as Robby the robot would say "does not compute"
BUT when it comes to getting my Norton running, principles go out the window, I will confess to seeking out the cheapest tools that will do the job, after all I am a self proclaimed cheapskate :mrgreen:
Jean
PS I bought a set of numbers and letters years ago, made in India before they found a cheaper source in China and they have held up well for the use I have given them.