Preaching to the choir man. My dream cue is a Predator and the want 1,100 for it.
Am I missing something?????????
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Preaching to the choir man. My dream cue is a Predator and the want 1,100 for it.
Haha, I know you weren't directing anything at me, no harm done. I just wanted to show it from more of a business man's standpoint rather than just a consumer's standpoint. I think as for quality control wise, we cannot blame the chinese either. I can almost be for sure that Predator sent one of their American employees overseas to watch over the operations and it is Predator who is responsible fore the quality control of their product, not the people who produces it. If top management is not getting on their case about making warped shafts and etc, and let it slip past them, it wouldn't be the worker's fault, but management and quality control's fault. Yes, the worker has a part to play in making the part crappy, but predator being a production cue, many of the process that is required to produce the large quantity of shafts are made by machines. I also completely understand where you are coming from, I feel the same way, because I like 314 shafts, and if I can get it for cheap, I'd jump on one :grin:
Happy shooting!
Chino
Have you tried to return it and get a replacement? I'm sure they'd swap it. Why wouldn't they?
I could spend all afternoon giving you additional examples outside of beer and refrigeration... if you have IBM notebooks / desktops you'd be familiar with Lenovo who purchased that division of the company. If you're familiar with RCA equipment or Alcatel, it's OEMed by TCL. All made in China, all very good.
Like I said, I hate being a China cheerleader.... because I'm not.... I've spent a lot of time over there and I know what's up.
In my opinion, the only thing where China needs a LOT of help is FOOD. Uhhhh, there ain't General Tso's Chicken in China... catch my drift?
Take a wild guess what I'm eating in these pics.
This is my last post on the China subject.
My guess is: Dinner
I used to import and sell a lot of chinese merchandise and the quality can be as good or as poor as you are willing to pay for.
The cost of production is very low and I am sure predator is making a handsome profit on each cue they sell, I am amazed that they continue to sell cues for such high prices, not too many years ago you couldn't give away an import cue no matter what name was on it.
As for me I will never pay a custom price for an import cue, it just doesn't make sense (for me) but predator makes a fine product and I guess its worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
The cost of production is very low and I am sure predator is making a handsome profit on each cue they sell, I am amazed that they continue to sell cues for such high prices, not too many years ago you couldn't give away an import cue no matter what name was on it.
As for me I will never pay a custom price for an import cue, it just doesn't make sense (for me) but predator makes a fine product and I guess its worth whatever someone is willing to pay.
Seems awfully light for dinner, and the shadows don't suggest anywhere near a setting sun. I'd go with lunch.
you dont think the workers are taken advantage of? lol! Im not gonna get this started, we will just have to agree to disagree.:wink:
It was actually a late lunch / early dinner. It's ground-up rabbit, ground-up pigeon, and baby chicks (the whole chick, like a soft-shell crab-- you eat everything, beak and all).
Maybe "not taken advantage of" was not the best wording LOL. I understand what you are saying, and wont dig my hole any deeper trying to explain an already foot in mouth statement :grin-square:
You going to Indy this weekend? If so, look me up, Ill be the one breaking all the time :wink:
Woody
All political correctness aside, I laughed for about a solid minute from this post.
I go work for Meucci just up road... Classic , I may put that in my signature.
LMFAO I'm chinese and I laughed at that racist remark. So there, I have a good sense of humor now :thumbup: MLK failed lol
I might go down there today, but if I do, Ill be going to Golfsmith in Castleton. I gotta get my son a new putter, get his fairway wood cut down, and he needs new golf shoes, ironically all made in china! lol.
Actually, I believe Predator butts were made by Falcon, so it was probably made in Canada.
Steve
Falcon is now made in China also. Just look at a new one.
I look at it this way -- some people have more dollars than sense. If you in the first group then you buy no matter the cost or your into the latest fad. The second group looks for a good product at a fair price. Me -- I question both, that is, will it help my game? how much am I willing to pay? Since I'm doubtful on the first part I'll pass.
Rod
I think your boring :grin:
I just threw up, Thanks:barf:
Yes but China is quickly becoming known for poor quality dangerous products.
QA seems to be severely lacking in that country. they seem more than willing to add anything to a product if it will bring a better bottom line even if it kills the people that use it.
I do like the way they deal with the people that do those things though