New Metal Detectors From China !!

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	Mudflap, that may be true.  Although, RidgeRunner from Australia was willing to accept it at the rope party!  But I believe he was more interested in the corn products!  LOL!

Ahhhhh yes.... corn products...... Been to a few tree stumps in WVA myself!!

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BA,

I'm not against the chinese trying to compete with the american brands (White's) as long as it is on a level playing field. What I don't accept (and don't accept anyone's arguments to the contrary) is the underhanded act of copying the name to make it look like the original brand as in the case of the stealing of the white's logos, name, etc. Stealing technology is rotten enough, but when someone steals you trade name, etc., that is unacceptable, chinese or otherwise. I also don't accept associating with anyone who buys these copycat products. Nationalistic? No.  I remember the japenese products after the war ( l lived there in 1951-52). Sony did not put someone else's name on their products nor did toyota (as far as I know).  They competed using different methods to gain their foothold in the market. That's not what is happening with the knockoffs produced by the chinese. As far as minelab, I have no problem withsome buying minelab. They use their own name.  Coloma Gold

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What really bugs me about chi-com tools is they are often not just shoddy. They are 'tool look alikes' That is they will no way function as a tool yet they go to great lengths to make it look like a tool. My Daughter bought a chi-com hammer. The handle broke and the head flew off and hit her in the face the first time she used it. I looked at the break and the metal the handle was made out of was only slightly thicker than a beer can. This was a tool look alike, not a tool.

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		Quote:			Posted by coloma gold
	What I don't accept (and don't accept anyone's arguments to the contrary) is the underhanded act of copying the name to make it look like the original brand as in the case of the stealing of the white's logos, name, etc. Stealing technology is rotten enough, but when someone steals you trade name, etc., that is unacceptable, chinese or otherwise

100% agree with you on that, including the part about it doesn't matter who does it, it is still unacceptable and needs to be repudiated.    I can understand why people (of any country) might think it is a good idea to try to imitate a known and respected logo, trade-mark etc, but it's still wrong and they deserve to be prosecuted AND shunned.
   On the other hand, I'm not personally going to ignore something just because it is made in China---I probably won't buy it, but I will take note of it and its true capabilities.    To succeed in any competitive environment you need to KNOW yourself and your competition......and that means brutally honest appraisals of both's strengths and weaknesses.
   

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Alfie, I heard that    you aint talking about my corn squeezin's are ya!    .

Powerful stuff 

You have to be carefull about the minelabs because since they got them made over sea's they have had a heck of a time with clone-ing,etc

Praise the Lord that Whites are still made in the U.S of A  and that does give a person ease of mind,

I'LL Drink to that

AU

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