Re: [CGUYS] Quality control?

2009-11-07 Thread b_s-wilk
I can buy the same part at the local hardware store, Home Depot or Lowes. Same packaging same number. Yes indeed. He pointed that out Same packaging same number but not the same product in the box. That was your plumber trying to justify charging you a higher price. No markup. I was

Re: [CGUYS] Quality control?

2009-11-05 Thread tjpa
On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Sue Cubic wrote: Let us not get into what brands of clothes wear better! Designer jeans are a joke compared to Lee and Levi--both found at Walmart. :) Or quality subversion? It is not the brand it is how its made. When Walmart tells a supplier to deliver a

Re: [CGUYS] Quality control?

2009-11-05 Thread mike
A little while ago I got a pair of wranglers at walmart for work...one of the guys saw them and said walmart? I said how did you know? He said the outside seam along the leg wasn't straight. The jeans lasted as long as any other pair so I cared not, but it is interesting. On Thu, Nov 5, 2009

Re: [CGUYS] Quality control?

2009-11-05 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Again urban legend. I can buy the same part at the local hardware store, Home Depot or Lowes. Same packaging same number. No difference. That was your plumber trying to justify charging you a higher price. Stewart At 05:12 PM 11/5/2009, you wrote: Or quality subversion? It is not the

[CGUYS] Quality control?

2009-11-03 Thread Sue Cubic
At 01:14 PM 11/3/2009 -0500, you wrote: Walmart dress pants $20. Material disintegrates in 2 years so pants are no longer useable. Men's shop dress pants $80. After 10 years of heavy use still look good. It is just like the Mac vs. PC comparison. Let us not get into what brands of clothes