RogerPDX
Member
Man-o-Man... Remember when American workers made a decent wage
and put out good products? Remember when the Japanese were known
for their tight quality controls?
Today my new Drake II arrived via FedEx - 2 boxes. The boxes look like
they were packed at the TOTO factory.
The tank was in a good quality shipping box, stuffed with good quality
packing foam. The quality of the tank itself is poor, as it has spotty porcelain sprayed on the back side (it is not completely smooth) and the lid has a piece of ceramic or glaze bouncing around inside - so when you lift it you hear a cheap rattle. The underside of the lid has sloppy glaze dripped onto the unfinished ceramic. Looks like a cheap Chinese product - but sadly, it was made in USA
and it was not cheap (in price).
The bowl came in a separate box, that was inside a larger master carton.
The large master carton has TOTO labels glued onto it, but no TOTO
blue printing on it. The master carton is not damaged.
Inside the master carton was a lot of really good foam packing holding
a TOTO box that holds the bowl. The inner box has TOTO labels glued
onto it and blue box print, by TOTO... (Made in USA, This End Up, etc.)
The inner box has one end that is so trashed, the carddboard is broken open.
There are broken pieces of toilet inside the master carton & inside
the inner box! This inner box looks like some underpaid factory worker
just put it into the master carton, not caring if it was broken or not!
($10 an hour might be w-a-y more than he'd make in China, but it's still
only 10 bucks here in the States, so who's taking any pride - I guess)
What a disappointment. And the workers at Amazon must have heard it
rattling... and they too took no pride - they just shipped it.
Now the fun begins, as to "who's fault" this is... my livingroom is a mess
with toilet chips, packing material and boxes - and I've still got to get it
repacked to send back to Amazon.
I hate to say it - but the TOTO toilet seat (Made in China) was delivered
in perfect condition... Made in China!
This is a sad day for the American worker - that's for sure!
Guess I should have taken my neighbors advice and bought an
American Standard over at Home Depot. At least I could have chosen a
toilet that was not broken, right in the store. I would have saved a boatload
of money AND aggravation!
Jeez....
and put out good products? Remember when the Japanese were known
for their tight quality controls?
Today my new Drake II arrived via FedEx - 2 boxes. The boxes look like
they were packed at the TOTO factory.
The tank was in a good quality shipping box, stuffed with good quality
packing foam. The quality of the tank itself is poor, as it has spotty porcelain sprayed on the back side (it is not completely smooth) and the lid has a piece of ceramic or glaze bouncing around inside - so when you lift it you hear a cheap rattle. The underside of the lid has sloppy glaze dripped onto the unfinished ceramic. Looks like a cheap Chinese product - but sadly, it was made in USA
and it was not cheap (in price).
The bowl came in a separate box, that was inside a larger master carton.
The large master carton has TOTO labels glued onto it, but no TOTO
blue printing on it. The master carton is not damaged.
Inside the master carton was a lot of really good foam packing holding
a TOTO box that holds the bowl. The inner box has TOTO labels glued
onto it and blue box print, by TOTO... (Made in USA, This End Up, etc.)
The inner box has one end that is so trashed, the carddboard is broken open.
There are broken pieces of toilet inside the master carton & inside
the inner box! This inner box looks like some underpaid factory worker
just put it into the master carton, not caring if it was broken or not!
($10 an hour might be w-a-y more than he'd make in China, but it's still
only 10 bucks here in the States, so who's taking any pride - I guess)
What a disappointment. And the workers at Amazon must have heard it
rattling... and they too took no pride - they just shipped it.
Now the fun begins, as to "who's fault" this is... my livingroom is a mess
with toilet chips, packing material and boxes - and I've still got to get it
repacked to send back to Amazon.
I hate to say it - but the TOTO toilet seat (Made in China) was delivered
in perfect condition... Made in China!
This is a sad day for the American worker - that's for sure!
Guess I should have taken my neighbors advice and bought an
American Standard over at Home Depot. At least I could have chosen a
toilet that was not broken, right in the store. I would have saved a boatload
of money AND aggravation!
Jeez....