Wow I saw this and thought...there's so much shit like this. For instance we were looking at new sinks and faucets because we're redoing our kitchen (cheaply) but we found American made cabinets that are all wood. Which is apparently extremely rare. For a decent price. Now here comes sinks...well they all have shitty reviews. So do the faucets. So we said fuck it and got what we liked. Everything is most likely bound to break or fuck up. It's such a joke. My husband and I actually always point out our really great buys. (Things that last and work very well) Some cheap headlamps (with the middle strap) that they stopped making, our shark vacuum, all of our Makita tools, and there's really a lot of other items too...but I can't think of them off the top of my head. When you start looking, you'll also realize 90% of things are made in China. 8% in other countries...and maybe 2% here. We always buy American where we can. Then we avoid China where we can too. Anywhere but China at this point. Typically the other countries still make better items overall from our experience. Also, if you've ever replaced an old item (say a ceiling fan) you can notice how well made things were in the past. They might be ugly and old, but they're built like fucking tanks. Every ceiling fan now is a flimsy piece of shit, no matter what you pay.
Also forgot to add ..grills are almost all shit. We found a relatively cheap one at Sam's club a few years back that does gas, charcoal, and has a smoker section and a sear spot. It was quite a deal for $350 and it's lasted us 4 years or so. It's rusty, but what grill isnt...Most "stainless" is not even legitimate stainless anymore. Everything rusts, nothing lasts. If it's magnetic, it's not legit for the most part.
Wow I saw this and thought...there's so much shit like this. For instance we were looking at new sinks and faucets because we're redoing our kitchen (cheaply) but we found American made cabinets that are all wood. Which is apparently extremely rare. For a decent price. Now here comes sinks...well they all have shitty reviews. So do the faucets. So we said fuck it and got what we liked. Everything is most likely bound to break or fuck up. It's such a joke. My husband and I actually always point out our really great buys. (Things that last and work very well) Some cheap headlamps (with the middle strap) that they stopped making, our shark vacuum, all of our Makita tools, and there's really a lot of other items too...but I can't think of them off the top of my head. When you start looking, you'll also realize 90% of things are made in China. 8% in other countries...and maybe 2% here. We always buy American where we can. Then we avoid China where we can too. Anywhere but China at this point. Typically the other countries still make better items overall from our experience. Also, if you've ever replaced an old item (say a ceiling fan) you can notice how well made things were in the past. They might be ugly and old, but they're built like fucking tanks. Every ceiling fan now is a flimsy piece of shit, no matter what you pay.
Also forgot to add ..grills are almost all shit. We found a relatively cheap one at Sam's club a few years back that does gas, charcoal, and has a smoker section and a sear spot. It was quite a deal for $350 and it's lasted us 4 years or so. It's rusty, but what grill isnt...Most "stainless" is not even legitimate stainless anymore. Everything rusts, nothing lasts. If it's magnetic, it's not legit for the most part.