I can't speak on fashion, Chinese manufacturing, etc. with any authority.
But I do carry this little nugget of wisdom around with me every single day, and it has served me
very well over the years (and can apply to all sorts of situations):
If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is.
I know...deep stuff, huh?
I frequently use it in tandem with another little gem:
Nothing is free (substitute "ridiculously cheap" - to the point of setting off red flags - in place of "free" in certain situations)
Adhere to those two statements and you'll be amazed at what kind of trouble and grief you'll avoid in life. Don't be suckers, people. Don't give the con artists, scammers, bullshitters, weasels, flim-flammers, etc. of the world (and they're out there, in droves!) the pleasure of your gullibility. Why make it easy for them?
Unicorns, the tooth fairy, hot girls home alone waiting for you to call them and free iPods...none of this stuff exists. Only in the minds of six-year-olds and the Internet.
And I agree with others above: even at $30, I don't consider that such a sweet deal. $10. $15, tops (and it better have some gold in the threads or a built-in GPS doo-dad or nightvision).
