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Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by dc_gregory on Monday June 17, 2019 @07:43PM (#20208406)
A step further, it seems most people's favourite brands tend to be ones which were high quality in the past. Its a rare situation where that quality continues as mass market appeal arrives.
Re:World’s top bicycle maker is moving U.S. orders to Taiwan... by cannonedhamster on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @12:12AM (#20209719)
Irwin tools, Klein tools, Blaster Corp products, John Deere stuff, K-Bar, Leatherman, Ogio backpacks, and Patagonia. I'm sure there are others but these brands have held up well for me over time. It's definitely a short list. Lowe's Kobalt brand seems to be good for now but Craftsman is junk now, most major appliances are garbage, every television manufacturer I can think of has garbage QA, aside from Samsung and apple I can't think of a reputable phone brand sold in the US but even Apple quality has lessened a bit and Samsung has the exploding battery issue. It's gotten really hard to find quality that isn't hand made.