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To: shoreco who wrote (275679)1/30/2004 9:42:10 AM
From: redfish  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
"Everything is flimsy and cheap, and I even let my son call'em his "cheap chit" toys..."

I remember when I was a kid, it was exactly the same with Japan, "made in Japan" was the punchline of a joke.



To: shoreco who wrote (275679)1/30/2004 10:15:33 AM
From: David Zgodzinski  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 436258
 
there are those who figure the chinese are the suckers for taking our worthless paper in return for their "cheap chit" goods.

variation on the old soviet theme - "they pretend to pay us and we pretend to work"



To: shoreco who wrote (275679)1/30/2004 7:21:49 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 436258
 
Yes, but at 1/3 of (not 'off') regular price sinodefence.com , it gets the job done ;0)