IKR. Saying “A lot of crappy stuff comes from X” doesn’t mean that defective stuff doesn’t come from Y.

In Touring there was a recent thread about Ortlieb panniers, which are considered by many around the world as some of the best, if not the best. When I got mine 15 years ago, one of them had a defect. The seller, who was a well respected etailer in the touring world, acknowledged that Ortlieb had a short-lived QC issue and quickly replaced the defective bag even before I returned the defective one.

”It” happens.