Thank you Ed, I have long agreed with Brian that the quality of many pen kits has declined, but always with the caveat that decent quality is available if you are prepared to pay the price for original products from the likes of Dayacom and not the cheap Chinese copies that are foisted upon us by the majority of UK suppliers and some over-rated antipodean sources. It is good to see that I am not alone in holding this view.
This doesn't just apply to pen kits. Try watching some daytime TV such as "Fake Britain" and you will see that if anything can be faked it will be. I have even seen brake pads in what appears to be genuine Ferodo packaging but made out of what can only be described as shite. If it looks too good to be true then have no doubt it is too good to be true.