Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/25
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On 25-01-1998 04:32 Leikon35 wrote:
>Eric -- That really did need saying to finally be the definative word on the
> subject of quality control regardless of where something is made. My IBM
> computer was made in Thailand, my Honda in the US, my Wetzlar IIIg made
> in Canada and my Italian Perelli's in Germany.
I can agree with you, but I do not accept that "big" names produce their
stuff in low-wage countries and still dare to ask top prices for it. If
they go to the PR China, I could accept that, but not that they charge me
Western prices (as if wages, which make a very substantial part of the
overall cost, are not substantially lower in those low-wage countries),
thus only enhancing their own profit margin. If they can produce
something at a smaller cost, I demand to have my part of the cake, i.e.
profit of a lower sales price.
He who buys such things nevertheless, contributes to creating
unemployment in his own country or region. Makes me think of the story of
the German unemployed steel factory laborer, who complains he's still
unemployed but watches Panasonic TV, tapes on Samsung VCR, listens to
Kenwood stereo ("engineered in Japan, manufactured in Malaysia"), uses
Sony videocamera, drives a Daihatsu or Honda, wears a Philippine made
Esprit shirt and Reebok sport shoes (with nice British flags on them but
made in Hong Kong), and so on. Get the picture?
Pascal
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