Always wondered if the Yonex strings in the plastic packets with MADE IN JAPAN stamp on them were really made in Japan?
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| Yonex string packet sold outside Japan |
Pricing of the non-JP Yonex strings seem to be quite standard across the globe. However the JP string models made for their local market are always much (MUCH) more expensive eg atleast double the price!
The following are the true MADE IN JAPAN items meant for the local JP market. They always seem to be packaged in box-like containers rather than plastic.
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| Various true badminton strings from Japan |
Searching the internet reveals no additional information regarding locations where Yonex manufacture strings. So much for transparency from Yonex . ..
On the other hand, Ashaway is proud to reveal they only manufacture strings at a single location in the US! Hats off to Ashaway
On the other hand, Ashaway is proud to reveal they only manufacture strings at a single location in the US! Hats off to Ashaway
Update.
ReplyDeleteRecently help string racquets using the plastic packet Yonex BG80P and the JP version of Yonex BG80P.
The string thickness of the strings from JP are quite uniform and always thin. The other always much thicker.
The strings from JP all feel like the Ashaway Zymax series string (solid kina feeling which inspires confidence thou thinner).
Don't believe me?
Buy online from JP and the other from HK, UK, US etc. Then you will see what I have been informing about