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Your best "Made in ..."?
Posted by
Zeyneb
on 08 Apr, 2015 20:38
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Which "made in <country name>" gives you most confidence in the product?
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you forgot UK
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#2 Reply
Posted by
Zeyneb
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:02
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I added UK as well.
Please ask if your favorite country name is not listed I will add.
It seems only possible to add one at the time.
Regards Zeyneb
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Utopia land
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Can I have the last century? I.e. before the race to the bottom entered the final lap.
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"Made in Germany" is the oldest of those marks.
It was required by the British government as a kind of punishment, to show the people in the UK that it is inferior quality that comes from Germany.
Too many things these days called "Made in Germany" is only assembled here and many parts come from China and other places.
Kind of weird, how it has changed in the last 20 years.
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Honestly, depends what I'm buying. For example, nobody thinks of Italy when they think of machinery, but they make the best woodworking bandsaws, period.
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#7 Reply
Posted by
nctnico
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:25
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I added UK as well.
Please ask if your favorite country name is not listed I will add.
Holland ofcourse....
I vote
not USA,
not China and
not UK.
@John Coloccia: and pasta!
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#8 Reply
Posted by
PA0PBZ
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:27
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Honestly, depends what I'm buying. For example, nobody thinks of Italy when they think of machinery, but they make the best woodworking bandsaws, period.
+1
It depends on what you are buying. If it is a watch I'd go for the Swiss, any mechanical probably Germany, Test instruments USA or Japan....
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#9 Reply
Posted by
dannyf
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:30
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Doesn't this depend on one's value system (what's best to me may not be best to you) and products we are talking about? Generally speaking, you can always find "the best" anything anywhere anytime, as long as you are willing to pay a sufficiently high price.
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#10 Reply
Posted by
Fsck
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:35
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a lot of bests are product dependent as the others say. I put Japan just because a lot of the products I buy fall in that category.
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#11 Reply
Posted by
Zeyneb
on 08 Apr, 2015 21:41
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I added The Netherlands as well
@nctnico: Please make your vote.
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#12 Reply
Posted by
tszaboo
on 08 Apr, 2015 22:21
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I voted UK, but obviously CCCP wins.
Those washing machines still work. You look into them it is filled with millitary grade components. You know those were usually production lines where you flipped a switch and T72 was the end product instead of the washing machine.
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#13 Reply
Posted by
mauroh
on 08 Apr, 2015 23:39
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Made in Italy
We are a relative small country and only the quality and the attention to details is the key to survive (and grow) in the actual world.
Mauro
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#14 Reply
Posted by
AG6QR
on 08 Apr, 2015 23:58
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A few esoteric categories that I know of...
Steel-stringed acoustic guitars? USA.
Morse code keys/paddles? Italy
Camera lenses? Germany, followed closely by Japan
Beer? let the debates begin!
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#15 Reply
Posted by
dannyf
on 09 Apr, 2015 00:02
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F15: USA
F16: USA
F18: USA
F22: USA
F35: USA
to name a few.
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#16 Reply
Posted by
Bud
on 09 Apr, 2015 00:47
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OP should have said what product.
To me cars is Japan, hardware tools is Germany, watches - Switzerland. As to China.... perhaps chopsticks ?
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#17 Reply
Posted by
nctnico
on 09 Apr, 2015 00:49
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Made in Italy
We are a relative small country and only the quality and the attention to details is the key to survive (and grow) in the actual world.
Except for cars and trains
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#18 Reply
Posted by
xrunner
on 09 Apr, 2015 00:52
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Made in what country is one thing - designed in what country is quite another.
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#19 Reply
Posted by
Grapsus
on 09 Apr, 2015 00:53
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#20 Reply
Posted by
Grapsus
on 09 Apr, 2015 00:55
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Also, all my supplies say "made in Colofomia", am I doing it right ?
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ll know of the old joke about European stereotypes that goes like this:
In Heaven…- The mechanics are German
- The chefs are French
- The police are British
- The lovers are Italian
- And everything is organised by the Swiss.
In Hell…- The mechanics are French
- The police are German
- The chefs are British
- The lovers are Swiss
- And everything is organised by the Italians.
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#22 Reply
Posted by
Zucca
on 09 Apr, 2015 08:37
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And everything is organised by the Italians.
Oh, I love my messy country so much...
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The Italians are making some of the best high speed winding machines for very thin copper wires.
They actually impressed me a lot a few years ago.
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#24 Reply
Posted by
lapm
on 09 Apr, 2015 09:21
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Few rules:
Is it made in China?
Does it have China Exported logo? (looks like European CE logo, buts not in closer look)
Is it super cheap compared to more reputable suppliers?
More time you answer yes, less quality it has...
And im not saying this is end of all list, you do time to time get shit made in western countries as well..
Im also not saying all super cheap from china is crap. I often buy super cheap stuff from ebay, etc.