Saw this full page ad in EC the other day, some electrician is behind bars because he bought counterfiet electrical parts
Followed by a stern warning from one of our overbearing electrical manufacturers to be good doobies, and be aware that buying counterfiet is illegal
Next i get these e-mails, insisting i attend some education seminar to decipher what is potentially
good parts made in China from
bad parts made in China>
Just what does "genuine" get you? How do you detect the real deal from the fake? How do you protect yourself and your customers?
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http://event.on24.com/r.htm?e=258562&s=1&k=374DD3085ECCEEA291AC3FBBAEBCA587 Now i don't think any of us use secret decoder rings to contact boris or natasha wearing fidora's in dark alleys to get our stock in plain brown bags in the middle of the night, do we?
methinks i can claim most EC's call on electrical suppliers, use the big orange or blue place, or hit up the local mom & pop hardware store
so why is the onus of
guilt upon the end user here?
~S~
