[AT] [Bulk] Re: Todays flashlights

[macowboy at comcast.net]

With any product from China, you will get what you pay for. My employer sources components for the high end medical device instruments they sell. I would venture to guess that the majority of cell phones are made in China too. There are multiple levels of quality in China and it is up to the manufacturer to select the right one based on their customers needs. My co-workers have spent months in China and come back with both good and bad supplier stories. The Chinese suppliers have to have the manufactures quality expectations clearly communicated to them and managed accordingly. They can produce very good products if needed. 


Jim Thomson 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Stephen Offiler" <soffiler at gmail.com> 
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2014 8:29:56 AM 
Subject: Re: [AT] [Bulk] Re: Todays flashlights 

I buy as few Chinese products as possible, but there are certainly lots of 
cases where there isn't much option, and in those cases I am still careful 
to avoid the crap. Buying their crap just encourages them to keep 
producing it and it fills up our landfills. It's cheap for a REASON, 
folks. Lots of reasons, in fact. 

Evil Dave, on the other hand, isn't just avoiding it, he seems to be 
gleefully, enthusiastically supporting it. 

I am too old to think I can or should try to change the minds of other 
people, but I can simply observe that Evil Dave and I don't seem to share 
much in the way of basic thinking. 

SO 


On Tue, Nov 18, 2014 at 10:54 PM, David Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote: 

> That was one hell of a flashlight in it's time, but for $200.00 (give or 
> take $30.00) I'll stick with the ones that the young man in China is 
> making! See: http://maglite.com/shop/flashlights/rechargeable.html 
> Dave 
> 
> On Nov 18, 2014, at 10:35 PM, Thomas O Mehrkam <tmehrkam at sbcglobal.net> 
> wrote: 
> 
> > I have several Mag lights. Never wore one out. I have converted two of 
> > the older ones to LED lights. Found a conversion kit at Academy Outdoors. 
> > 
> > I did loose one on a deer lease. 
> > 
> > They have some nice LED models. Pay a little extra and last forever. 
> > 
> > On 11/18/2014 8:53 PM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote: 
> >> Haven't seen anyone mention Maglite so I looked them up. It appears 
> they are 
> >> still in business with a much wider range of products than they offered 
> 20 
> >> years ago. Quite a bit of sticker shock I might add as well. Considering 
> >> we've got a couple of the small ones that use 2 AA batteries and are 20 
> >> years old, I guess you do get what you pay for. I've put in quite a few 
> sets 
> >> of batteries and a few bulbs, that's just a testament as to how much 
> we've 
> >> used them. 
> >> 
> >> John Hall 
> >> 
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