On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:51:42 -0500, clare wrote:

It's not that the Chinese CAN"T make good product - it's that they are
terribly inconsistent, and quality control is next to non-existant -
on the whole.

They don't always make good product because people will preferentially buy
crap that's $1.00 cheaper than the good stuff.

Cheers!
Rich