Curious to know where what you are buying comes from?
Check out the barcode
http://www.mecsw.com/specs/ean_cc.html
An abbreviated form is - in the 1st 3 digits of the barcode:
690-692 . MADE IN CHINA
00-09 . USA & CANADA
30-37 . FRANCE
40-44 .. GERMANY
47 ... TAIWAN
49 . JAPAN
50 . UK
