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Well I imagine that the margin is much higher than 10 cents per microswitch... that's just how much difference they charge on the cherries... It's not just a $2 difference, at least I assume, to make it worth the trouble (travel for QA, etc) Looks like a cool company with cool products to me. |
| shardian:
You really go to China to QA a shipment?? I have to assume that was a joke. |
| Kangum:
I had a big long post but its not even worth it. my understanding was dream arcade pride themselves on bringing back the experience of the arcade. how can you do that when your shaving costs on one of the most important parts of the machine wich is the feel of the controls. |
| spacies:
--- Quote from: Kangum on September 17, 2007, 01:05:48 pm ---I had a big long post but its not even worth it. my understanding was dream arcade pride themselves on bringing back the experience of the arcade. how can you do that when your shaving costs on one of the most important parts of the machine wich is the feel of the controls. --- End quote --- Well said. ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- controls = a ---steaming pile of meadow muffin--- gaming experience. For the sake of $2 :laugh2: your customers don't need that option. What joysticks are on those machines? |
| DreamArcades:
I'm going to try to reply to everyone's questions/concerns. But I don't want to get in a flame war, so that will probably be all you hear from me on this. First, Thanks to "DAOld man" or anyone else who stands up for our products. Just because something is Made in China doesn't mean it's cheap quality. In fact, Happs has moved some if its manufacturing over to China. And most of Ultimarc's stuff is made somewhere in Asia. Both these companies have strong reputations for quality, as I hope Dream Arcades does. I really do go to China for QA, you have to in order to ensure the best quality. As a matter of fact I am there now. It's about 6am, I just flew in last night. I've visited tons of factories here and selected the ones with the best quality, then I ask them to make changes and improvements as required. So most of our products are OEM. We do stand behind our products, so if you have a problem just e-mail support. I can't promise we'll replace anything no matter how old. However, if you had a run of bad microswitches, which rarely happens, we'll replace them. I can't tell you how many times I've had customers come to our shop and play one of our systems and say, wow you use Happs parts. It's really hard to tell the difference. Still, I know some people have brand loyalty, and that's fine. Cherry switches really are nice, they just cost a lot, more than the ten cents we charge. Lastly, we try to buy stuff that is Made in the USA, when we can. All of our kits are made in the USA. But sometimes the cost difference is insane, say 300%. I hope I haven't offended anyone. -Mike |
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