This is problem number one. You are not an expert because you live there. You did not come in from at least 60 miles away.
Of course they suck, they are from your local factory, not some whiz bang outfit from some distance away.
In the end, remember that your advice is worth exactly what the people who you are giving it to are paying for it. If it is free, they will discount it as worthless. However, in this situation, getting them to pay for it won't happen anyway, so you just have to learn not to take it personally. They will eventually figure out that you were exactly right.
