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@tomX (m)
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There is a worisome trend in the Nigerian market, especialy in the IT sector. I'm talking about the influx of substandard made in chinese goods. They are everywhere and it's frustrating.
I needed to replace my Dell Laptop batery recently and paid #15K for a replacement only to discover latter at home that the charge indicator at the bottom is a stick-on. The battery meter in my laptop also seems to have gone mad. One second it shows 4:16 hours remaining 92% charge and the next it shows 1:56 hours remaining 96% charge. YES it is made in china.
I recently subscribed to Multi Links for browsing facilities, 10/10 of the DKU-5 cable that I tested from their store room were all faulty (made in china) I proceeded to computer vilage to get same and the story was the same in all stores I tried but I. The one that worked wasn't Made. In China.
Lets not begin to mention other products like flash drives, printer inks, signal cables etc.
Will someone find a remedy for this crazy chinese dragon ravaging our market?
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naijacutee (f)
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If you're happy to pay a little extra for good quality, then the dragon won't bite you.
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wham (m)
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@@tomx Infact, we don't have a functional Standards Org. of Nigeria. They let almost every thing into the country. @naija_cutee Sometimes in Nigeria all u get is "MADE IN CHINO" even with your "READY TO PAY A little EXTRA".  |
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@tomX (m)
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Ma brother,
its what we experience almost everyday especially we in the IT having to buy accessories always.The problem is not the Chinese but Nigerians.
(1.)Nigerians go to China companies and tell them to make these substandard products and import them.You can't get these fake things in China
(2.)when they are Imported the Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON) does not check these things or maybe they do and these so called importers settle them to allow the products pass in the market.
The problem is the Government there are no strict policies to check these anomalies and when the policies are there the enforcers look at what they will gain only.Its only God that can really save Us.
China Products will always be around and are in every area of our daily lives clothes,phones,e.t.c even food. Its realy sad that Nigerians will do this to each other. I have personaly spent so much of my hard earned money trying to procure equipments that will make life and biz better for me but often times it's just money down the drain. I think a day of reckoning will come though. |
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denex
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Some merchants from different countries will go to China and order the goods with the cheapest possible prices, and they get what they ask for.
The Playstation 3 is made in China, my indestructible Adidas Mali trainers are made in China and there's nothing substandard about them.
My neighbour used to be a China merchant too and she makes it clear to us that you are always asked the price and quality of products you want. Sometimes the products are only manufactured right after you have given your exact specifications while you went back to your hotel room and waited.
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@tomX (m)
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Recently Dell had to make a massive recall of sub-standard batteries made for their laptops. There was once a similar recall by sony made for defective camcoders produced by their company. Many big companies around the world do this. These firms have integrity and do not rely on some stringent quality controll being in place in the countries to which they market their goods. Rather they implememnt their own quality control which will most certainly pass the requirement of any country. Is there no Chinese word for integrity or does the word give them stomach upset?
I've not yet heard of any one approaching US, UK or European firms to make substandard goods for their country. These firms will most likely not because even if the goods were to pass inspections in the destination country, the repercussions for them at home could be stringent.
A few years ago Nike almost lost its operations in Europe because it was accused of running factories in Indonesia where work conditions for their workers bordered on slave labour.
These Chinkos had better step up or vacate our shores.
???They better not try to paint their skin with shoe polish , etc.
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