"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2007-07-15 11:13:34 +0100, Stuart Noble
said:

It really is difficult to believe that, having done the difficult bit,
they can't assemble the bloody things properly.

You mean putting a motor inside and connecting a switch to it?

Maybe the robot was having an off-day

Do you mean the one on the assembly line or the one in quality control?



Still, what does it matter if the price is low enough?

It's obviously possible to produce high quality components at a fraction
of what anyone thought possible 20 years ago, so it's only a matter of
time before the brands we know either get blown out of the water or make
a feeble attempt to compete by putting their badge on even lower cost
crap like they have in other sectors.

.. or move up market.


I remember the first Makita palm sander from 30(?) years ago. We all had
a good laugh in my local tool shop. It made a lot of noise and did little
else, but it was very cheap.

Since then, they have learned how to make quality products and provide
proper spares and service backup.

Do they have a free service telephone number with piped music while you
wait?