Απόσπασμα από το βιβλίο "Poorly Made in China" του Paul Midler

While living in South China, you would hear stories about quality

gaffes from other importers. One story that went around involved a

Turkish importer who had placed an order for shoes with one Chinese

manufacturer.

When the shoes arrived at their destination in Turkey, a nail was
found driven in the bottom of each left shoe. The head of the nail
stuck out of the sole about an inch.



The importer had given the factory an original sample pair and
had said that he wanted the shoes made “exactly like this.” The only
problem was that there had been a nail in the bottom of the shoe from
which it had hung on a display rack.


The workers at the factory did not think it prudent to ask anyone
about the nail. They figured, “that must be how they like their shoes
in Turkey—with a nail driven into the bottom of the left one,” and
so they filled the order just like that.


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