Originally Posted by amma
I worked at a plant where we put together tv/vcr combo units. They were all the same except for the nameplates..even Curtis Mathis...only difference with the Curtis Mathis? The techs tweaked them a little more for clarity of picture/sound. We put panasonic, JCPenny, Sears, Wards, and other names on them...same model number except for the ones that got an additional turn of a screw driver.
Yep, just like with brakes. They come off the line one after another and get stuffed into different boxes. It seems kind of dishonest charging people for a "quality brand name" and giving them the same thing they could get at a much lower price.