Most cars sold will get folks from point A to point B (Home to work, right?
), so they all work for what is needed, but folks buy Jaguars as well as Pintos.
The big difference is some folks are willing to pay for better workmanship, even if it performs no better, although often times it does.
I do not prefer Lee dies, but I do have some because it was cheaper by far to try out a caliber in them vs say RCBS, but I have never said Lee dies don't work, and have at times complimented some Lee dies.
I have said they are not as well finished, and they are not. I have said that their expander dies are often times rough as a cob and "grab" at the case when pulling out of the case, which they do, but I have never said Lee dies do not work, because they do, and quite well most times.
One could go back and find where I have said more than once that Lee dies will load good ammo, and I mean that too.
jcwit had a fine point as to how folks tear into the "budget" brands when there is a problem, and make excuses for the "top of the line" brands when they have a problem. It's human nature.