Originally Posted by
Walter
UM, we've been through this before and you know I'm not condemning Chinese product in toto but the drywall example is egregious.
I'm stating caveat emptor and I would do the same if some brand new N. American company began mass producing CF or anything else at prices far below competitors.
Might be great deals, might not be. Just keep your eyes open.
Again, if I was looking at a no-name Chinese company and a no-name N American company, I would go with the N American and pay more for it. A N American company can certainly blow off a warranty, but there is some level of recourse here. You can sue the company if it comes down to it. You can report them to the BBB, you can even get your state District Attorney involved because in general, we have consumer protection laws that are mostly enforced. With a Chinese company, you get nothing. Its not even worth pursuing because everyone knows you will get nowhere with the Chinese authorities.