[Philo1962]

I have a Dremel tool in front of me, made in China. Except it isn’t a Dremel tool, just a very good imitation. Very rugged. Cost me half what a Dremel would have cost. ... There are uncountable stories of Chinese counterfeiting, poor quality, thievery, and outright fraud every day.

Here's how it works. Some guy (who speaks with a New Jersey accent, hint hint) pulls up to the construction site and says to the foreman that he's on his way back from a trade show. He has all of these brand new power tools, and he doesn't want to pay extra to haul them home on the plane, and he's willing to sell them for 50 cents on the dollar ... Expert counterfeiting, all the way down to the labels.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> Here’s how it works. Some guy (who speaks with a New Jersey accent, hint hint) pulls up to the construction site and says to the foreman that he’s on his way back from a trade show. He has all of these brand new power tools, and he doesn’t want to pay extra to haul them home on the plane, and he’s willing to sell them for 50 cents on the dollar ... Expert counterfeiting, all the way down to the labels.

(Big Grin!) I bough mine at “Mitre 10”, which is one of New Zealand’s largest Home Improvement chains. They had pallet loads of the stuff...

Make no mistake: China is very capable of making very hi quality stuff.