It's a lesson that we never seem to learn. But one that foreign companies are so willing to teach. If you don't have quality, service, and price, they will step up and take your business. Just look at pinpointers. Garrett was sitting on their laurels until Makro came out with a waterproof pinpointer (Turkey). Deteknix came out with a PI pinpointer for $89. (China). It was only after that did Garrett come out with their AT pointer (Waterproof and PI). Guess better late than never.