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Anonymous user is pretty spot on with what he said. A manufacturing logistics is nothing like operating an online store. Just the amount of red tape involved with bringing in and sending out materials to different locations and is on a whole new level. Parts have to continually feed into the supply chain. It gets even more trickier when products deteriorate or have to be kept in controlled conditions. Forget about actual production.
Again, the "cheap" products is actually something that's supposed to happen and is built into a system that encourages the consumption and discarding of products at a fast rate. This is the new reality. That's why there is planned obsolescence. That's why when some other country takes over Chinese production, their products, I guarantee, will be just as shoddy or shoddier than present Chinese products.
Anyone who has ever bough a washer and drier set in the 70s or 80s can attest to the quality and durability of their product. I had one and the washer lasted up until last year. Go to any appliance store now and you'll get these front-loaded Samsung/ LG ones that only last up to 8 years because of the electronics. Samsung and LG are great names but they too know that turning a profit means making inferior products.
This is the new paradigm because the consuming public in NA has seen our salaries erode relative to inflation and the cost of many essentials go up. People are going to go for the cheap brands overall because we don't have much choice. It's either pay for gas to get to work or blow it on a new TV. It's either pay the rent or blow it all on a new dishwasher. Whereas people in the past, wouldn't even think twice about that sort of thing. Manufacturing cheap products is there because it has to be.
Again, the "cheap" products is actually something that's supposed to happen and is built into a system that encourages the consumption and discarding of products at a fast rate. This is the new reality. That's why there is planned obsolescence. That's why when some other country takes over Chinese production, their products, I guarantee, will be just as shoddy or shoddier than present Chinese products.
Anyone who has ever bough a washer and drier set in the 70s or 80s can attest to the quality and durability of their product. I had one and the washer lasted up until last year. Go to any appliance store now and you'll get these front-loaded Samsung/ LG ones that only last up to 8 years because of the electronics. Samsung and LG are great names but they too know that turning a profit means making inferior products.
This is the new paradigm because the consuming public in NA has seen our salaries erode relative to inflation and the cost of many essentials go up. People are going to go for the cheap brands overall because we don't have much choice. It's either pay for gas to get to work or blow it on a new TV. It's either pay the rent or blow it all on a new dishwasher. Whereas people in the past, wouldn't even think twice about that sort of thing. Manufacturing cheap products is there because it has to be.