Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I was a bit taken aback when I received this product. The box it came it had a slight bump (you can see it in the first photo), as if the product inside was taller than the box actually was. I turned it over and saw, "Made in China" on the bottom. I double checked Amazon's description of this product and it says it's made in Japan. I looked around on Hario's website and they list this kettle as made in Japan as well. I opened it to inspect the kettle itself, perhaps only the box was made in China, but I found the "Made in China" stamp on the bottom of the kettle. The kettle is cheap, it felt light and flimsy, more like galvanized tin than stainless steel (check photos of bottom of kettle). The welding points on the spout were bad, the lid didn't fit quite right, so if you pick the kettle up and tilt it, the lid slides around. I didn't bother with it and prepared to return it. I went down to my local foodie shop, On The Table (in French) where they had this kettle in stock AND they price matched.The one they had was made in Japan, so I compared the two. Absolutely nothing to compare. The qualities were like night and day. (Chinese product on the left or first picture, Japanese on the right or second picture) If you're interested in this kettle, I would recommend getting one locally to ensure you're getting the one that's Made in Japan.