On Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:56:04 +0100, IanM
wrote:

Apparently someone in the supply chain had goofed or fraudulently
pocketed the difference and supplied the manufacturer with a batch of
plated steel springs.

They were supposed to be stainless steel? There is a cheaper grade
that is magnetic. Diaper pins are magnetic, my refrigerator is not.

Casady