I don’t always have luck with things that are produced in eastern asia.
I bought a guitar last year that is an imported copy of 1 that is correctly made in either the US or in a Mexican factory just hours from the U.S. border. I figured by paying half as much for the imported version, I’d get something comparable to the domestic models but at a fraction of the price. That is not how things panned out. As anyone who plays guitar knows, the neck might be the most important section of the instrument as it affects its entire playability. The neck on this 1 wasn’t bolted to the body at the typical string angle, making it hard to play. On top of that, the paint task on the body had a number of streaks & blemishes that are rare on any guitar, even the cheapest 1s. The thing is, getting a poorly made imported guitar isn’t a health threat to myself and others or anyone who visits my home, but having a bad cooling system might. I need a current window cooling system for my apartment, but I’m trying to buy a domestically made machine. Everything I see at hardware & department stores are window cooling systems made & imported from overseas. I soon realized that I would have to check with a local heating & cooling corporation to see if they had any domestic window cooling systems. To my delight, they had a few different options all at ascending price points depending on the size of the machine & its SEER value. The corporation helped myself and others load the box into my trunk after I made the purchase.