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[chrisash]

Mind you we used to years ago buy Dickies overalls made i think in Texas or thereabouts, maybe 20 years they were the world leaders and great quality,  they changed manufacture to Indonesia and the quality was crap, in the end the UK overalls were better and cheaper still made outside UK bet with better QC inspections at the manufacturers

[Reegesc]

I'm old enough to remember when "Made in Japan" was a derisive phrase that implied cheap crap.  Today, what comes to mind when you see "Made in Japan"?  High quality, right? “Made in China” no longer necessarily means cheap or knock-off, though that still exists. China has the expertise, the engineers, and the infrastructure to make quality products, and is doing so. It also has the necessary drivers: a growing middle class with buying power, and the desire to improve the “made in China” brand and compete head-to-head in the global market. Another two decades?  Globalization fellas, get used to it.  Money doesn't care what country it originates from. 

[rodneywt1180b]

The far east is capable of producing quality products.  The problem is the people who import those products don't ask "How well can you make this?"  They ask "How cheap can you make this?" instead.  Quality costs more no matter where it's from.