Quality... what do we expect!!

[Brutus]

My thoughts would along the line of what I expect back from the product.

Cheap = bargain/accept not going to last to dearer brand names

Expensive = more likely to be a product that will last and I expect so

Trouble is I have some eBay fishing reels I got for the kids four or five years ago, never washed them yet and still as smooth as day one. I also spent $300 on a reel & $70 for some braid which have let me down repeatedly. Reel has been returned twice for repair and replaced on the third time after much complaining and just not the quality I expect.

I have a fridge in my shed that would be forty years old, keeps beer icy cold and freezer for bait etc, sure it frosts up a little but still going strong. Would be on my third fridge in the kitchen in last ten years. Sometimes I wonder if gear was over engineered in the old days and now everything is mass produced to get just past the warranty period.