That is the company I was thinking about in my earlier post. I think
Abom did a factory tour video where I saw the different versions.
On 3/20/2024 12:49 AM, Bill Williams
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Gerstner Chests. US made $3000, Chinese made to
Gerstner specs, $600, Chinese Knockoff, $60! Fortunately?I have
the first and the last!? ?Bill
On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at
6:40?PM Mike Poore <
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I know what you mean. Incredible.
On 3/19/2024 3:17 PM, mike allen wrote:
It's been going on with the Honda small engine
knock-off's for years all parts are interchangeable . It
keeps? Harbor Freight doors open .
animal
On 3/19/24 9:08 AM, Mike Poore wrote:
Agreed. You can get good products
made there if you control the process. Unfortunately,
once they learn your processes, they will steal your IP
and make the same thing under a fictitious brand and
sell it on Amazon for 25% of your price. There is a
Stihl knockoff on Amazon that you can literally
interchange genuine Stihl parts with the Chicom saw. I
honestly do not know how they get away with it. It seems
like Stihl would protest more.
Starrett does indeed have a
factory in China, and the products made there are thus
under their direct control. Unlike companies that buy
products from various vendors and have their names
stamped on. If you look at their catalog or website,
it¡¯s pretty obvious where each item is made.
On Mar 18, 2024, at 10:36 PM, Mike Poore <mpoore10@...>
wrote:
? I remember seeing where one of the well respected
companies, maybe not Starrett, had a value line of
Chicom products alongside their American made line.
It does appear Starrett has a presence in China
already as this screen shot of their website
demonstrates. Something must be getting made there.
We are okay with slave labor so long as we aren't
the slaves and the products are cheap. Nothing has
changed except the location of the slaves.
