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| Hobbyist, you know me well as a friend and a Treasure hunter so please dont take offence at my post because you know me better than that, because my comment about moving their factories to Asia it Dirrected at Minelab NOT ASIA, | |
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AU, I do know you better than that, and rest assured no offence was taken at all. The thing is large-scale manufacturing these days is globalized, and the maximization of profits while minimizing costs should be the goal of every company. Globalization did not happen overnight, and back when the Irish plant was closed, it didn't enter much into the thoughts of joe consumer, unlike nowadays where we see, and are aware of every CEO and his dog would outsourcing work if it meshed with their corporate goals. It's something we have to accept, even though it may rankle and chafe. Maybe I should have written all this in my prior post instead of the flippant "Go figure".
I'm sure that European customers still had access to Minelab products after the closure of the Irish operations, so there would be other justifications for that closure, as well as not establishing factories in the US or Oz. Taxation would be the first thing that springs to mind, much like what we see today in Apple trying it's best to keep most of its profits from attracting US tax rates by keeping a lot of money offshore. The waters run deeper than just trying to find cheaper labor.
As for blueprints falling into the wrong hands connected to a brain with ill-intent of piracy, industrial espionage has been going on for a long time. And even if blueprints were not available, it's no mean trick to reverse-engineer a product just by purchasing a unit to dissect.
Minelab can get away with charging differing prices in various locations because they are no fools and will charge whatever a certain market will bear. Mind you, I feel it's unfair too...but that's business. Milk 'em for all that you can! And by the looks of things, they're getting away with it. How's this for a bit of irony: I can't (if I wanted to) buy a Minelab product straight from the factory where it's made, even tho I live here! The products are sent back to Oz for finishing touches (which possibly includes some quality checks) before being sent off for sale.
Now, you're probably a much more seasoned treasure hunter than I am. But do you think it wise to deny yourself of the best tool for the job at hand? I'm not saying Minelab is the best, but if you know that a machine from them would give you the desired results, it'd be to your benefit to bite the bullet and hit the buy button. Of course you have your reasons for boycotting that company; but speaking for myself, I'd not let anything like that get in the way of my goal. You know I swing American detectors as well as Turkish (the much-bashed and maligned Nokta which I really love), anda few other machines from European countries which I've never mentioned before.
Kumayre, I applaud you for doing your due diligence. As long as you purchase from an authorized Minelab distributor, the product should be up to their standards and covered by their warranty, regardless of where Minelab makes it.
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