Crappy Products That Simply "Look Like" The Real Thing

[Rick]

Before I read the link I was expecting a suit like this guys on with the letter B. Matthew Lesko - Wikipedia

[Senegoid]

@ralph124c

Good thread.
I vote for those cheap towels and t-shirts that vendors sell at beachside stores-they are made in China, Pakistan, India etc.-they are so cheaply made that they fall apart.
I have had experience with cheap, chinese-made tools-hammers that crack, screwdrivers that twist and break.
It is possible to make stuff so cheap that it is useless.
That’s why it is better to buy quality-it is cheaper in the long run.

For several years now, they’ve been rebuilding the Oakland - San Francisco Bay Bridge. I heard on the radio, several years ago, that the steel for the girders was to come from China. Scary.

[Crafter_Man]

@Rick

Before I read the link I was expecting a suit like this guys on with the letter B. Matthew Lesko - Wikipedia

That suit would have worked better vs. what my wife bought me.

[Senegoid]

@Dag_Otto

In the southern hemisphere, a slinky will go up the stairs.

In the northern hemisphere, a cannonball will go up the stairs.

[Mangetout]

Not exactly products in the sense of toys, but I think Mockbustersprobably fit in this thread.

[Rhythmdvl]

@Zebra

It is just a failing on my part to get the slinky to perform.

This being a thread on products that look real and don’t “perform,” I suggest you stay away from discount little blue pills.

[missred]

@Inner_Stickler

I’m assuming it means crooked. I couldn’t find any hits for whipperjawed except this thread but here’s the word detective on whopperjawed.

Ding-ding-ding! Give this poster a slinky (but not a plastic one). It’s one of my hillbilly mother’s words.

[LSLGuy]

@Springtime_for_Spacers

Back when I was a kid my mum bought some plastic pegs because they were about three times cheaper than wooden ones. They all fell to pieces within weeks so she carried on buying wooden ones, as did I when I left home. It took me about forty years to realise that you can get decent pegs made out of plastic and they’re more reliable than wooden ones

What are “pegs” in this context? I’m betting this is a case of my US English vs. your some-other-place English.

[Sally_Mander]

@LSLGuy

What are “pegs” in this context? I’m betting this is a case of my US English vs. your some-other-place English.

I think ‘pegs’ are clothespins. My southern ex-MIL called them pegs.

[running_coach]

@Sally_Mander

I think ‘pegs’ are clothespins. My southern ex-MIL called them pegs.

And it’s probably this style.

[Ostrya]

I adopted Pinky, he was supposed to be a loving cat.

[ralph124c]

@Senegoid

For several years now, they’ve been rebuilding the Oakland - San Francisco Bay Bridge. I heard on the radio, several years ago, that the steel for the girders was to come from China. Scary.

Simply unbelievable-I can see the headlines (from 2021: “Chinese-made girder fails, 300 killed”!
I just replaced a Chinese-made faucet-6 years old, corroded beyond repair-complete junk.

[Mangetout]

@runner pat

And it’s probably this style.

UK clothes pegs are commonly like this.

The plastic ones (same design, just with two hard plastic jaws instead of wood) can - as SfS says - be just as good, or they may be dreadful - usually, the plastic ones that are inferior are not the same design as the wooden ones - and they include some sort of living hinge or integral plastic spring. Lord, how I despise living hinges.

[Do_Not_Taunt]

@Fear_Itself

Not a month goes by without some story about adulterated products the Chinese are foisting onto the market because cadmium was cheaper than sugar or some such evilness.

Mmmm, cadmium cream eggs.

[Springtime_for_Spacers]

@Mangetout

UK clothes pegs are commonly like this.

The plastic ones (same design, just with two hard plastic jaws instead of wood) can - as SfS says - be just as good, or they may be dreadful - usually, the plastic ones that are inferior are not the same design as the wooden ones - and they include some sort of living hinge or integral plastic spring. Lord, how I despise living hinges.

Yes, those are what I meant. Sorry for the confusion, I meant to type clothes pegs, which might have helped. And, yes, you can still get awful plastic pegs if you buy the very cheapest

[Rhythmdvl]

@Do_Not_Taunt

Mmmm, cadmium cream eggs.

You need help.

[Unintentionally_Blank]

@Fear_Itself

I refuse to buy any food products from China. Not a month goes by without some story about adulterated products the Chinese are foisting onto the market because cadmium was cheaper than sugar or some such evilness.

**
Misconception: Most of what Americans spend their money on is made in China.

Fact: Just 2.7% of personal consumption expenditures go to Chinese-made goods and services. 88.5% of U.S. consumer spending is on American-made goods and services.**

Cite.

[simster]

Ouija boards - I have never been visited by a demon using one !

[Fear_Itself]

@Unintentionally_Blank

Misconception: Most of what Americans spend their money on is made in China.

Fact: Just 2.7% of personal consumption expenditures go to Chinese-made goods and services. 88.5% of U.S. consumer spending is on American-made goods and services.

Cite.

I was speaking specifically about food. I don’t care how much or how little they sell here, I won’t buy it. Chinese food products, including pet food, present too much of a health risk to save a few cents.

[Unintentionally_Blank]

I don’t recall the last time I saw Made in China on my food. I’m sure it’s sourced from there, and I’m sure I’ve had it, but it’s not like it’s called out in big neon print.