Exactly! The brand name products that are made in China are usually better quality. There's a little more quality control on our end. Some things do slip through the cracks. I looked through 5 sets of console plates at 3 vendors at the Nats a few years ago. All were made in China from the same factory. They all had the same blob of metal in the same place. I hope by not buying them the suppliers got ahold of the maker and the problem got fixed.