Dear Platy,

Some Chinese products maybe adequate but the
majority are inferior. We bought an electric-drill
and interchangeable batteries. The batteries last
five minutes of electrical charge. We bought four
table-legs to replace the ones that broke after
12 months (outdoor table). Of the four newly-purchased
lega - one broke while being installed. Never had such
problems with products made in Australia.

From now on we'll check where the products are made
no matter what the cost - before buying.

Some time ago there was a TV program about Chinese products
available in Australia - warning buyers to evaluate
before buying. Since the products we bought were sold by
Bunnings Aust. we assumed that they would be of a reasonable
quality.

@foxy

i maintain the $100 example i gave earlier

my mate at the farm services will vouch for the chinese suppliers
you get what you pay for
if that wasn't the case, the local community would have cried foul years back
now everyone is getting our $60 equivalent products... yes ..once in a while you have a rotten apple...that will always be replaced without a question asked and with apologies

you decide what you want but dont be alarmed when products made in australia has screws...wires...resistors...capacitors...tape...paint....etc coming from china and india

the german tractor i own has 90% of the parts from india and china...LOL
i think only the design and technology are from germany

80hp and i paid $39,000 new
it purrs like my birman cat
if i had purchased an aussie prodt, it will set me back by $80,000 and believe me, there will be problems with it

i invested the $41,000 saved as the downpayment for one of my grown up daughter to buy her 3rd property

see...i do not berate the indians and the chinese buying up our properties, neither do i boycott their products
i make wise and prudent bushiness decisions
that was what i told the farm services boss... dont go around shouting slogans like "Buy local or Buy Aussie"
leave those colorful outbursts to emotional housewives and politicians!

from today on, i am sure foxy lady will be a rational and thinking foxy lady (and please dont buy the $30 products...not clever)

i just came back from lunch with the boss of the farm service co
i shared with him what i posted here

he told me if he had not imported good quality farm fences and machines etc from china and given the local community a choice, his biz would have been in trouble

nowadays, almost everyone in this country town never sing the "buy ozzie" tune any more

it is "the best price for the same quality" slogan

the day we can get our products at competitive price, we will all buy ozzie, ceteris paribus