Assembled in China but they apparently do their own QC. The broken english in the emails and the way they're worded make me hella suspiscious. But i'm a stoner and getting on in years so maybe i'm just a cynical paranoid mess!!!!
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I asked them a few questions and the answers were not in "broken english".
Seemed pretty much normal to me.
I was talking to a guy named Michael, but maybe you talked to someone else.
Then again, maybe you are a "paranoid mess"... LOL
Most things today are made in China.
In fact, almost everything in stores is made in China.
My company manufactures a lot of stuff there.
You just have to use a really good factory and there is no issue.
They are really careful these days with quality etc, mainly because stores here have really really strict quality guidelines.
To sell in most stores here you have to have super high quality control and testing.
My company spent about $300,000 on testing last year.
It really hurts to do, but if you want to sell in America it is what is required.
I just bought a Mandolin that was made in China, and it totally rocks.
It is as good as mandolins costing several thousand more that are USA made.
I think China has had to up their game as smaller countries are on their heels in manufacturing.
I bet that soon you will see a lot of stuff being made in Vietnam and Indonesia.
The rise of the middle class in China means that workers pay will have to increase, thus cost of product must follow.