We have been buying parts in my business from a company that used to be owned by some Israeli dudes on the East coast. They had top notch killer technology stuff and didn't put up with any crap . . . just got bought by some Harvard grad steered big corporation . . . who did some trimming to improve the bottom line and now the parts we get are junk. All the skilled labor cost to much to keep, I think they are about to come to the conclusion that all the cheap labor is costing them even more! You can't replace a smart conscientious $25/hr worker with someone who doesn't give a crap about anything working for $9.00 / hour.