Sounds like dad logic: rust is just nature's seasoning.

So basically Dana is out here running a legit side hustle as an unpaid product tester for mystery brands. At least yours works, which is more than I can say for the $19 blender I bought off one of those ads, it smelled like burning plastic by day three. The FCC ID thing is a solid move though, I never thought to check that. Half the stuff on Amazon is the same unit with a different sticker anyway, so you probably just cut out the middleman.

The "last guy to figure this out" part hits home because I spent three years telling myself the wire brush built character. Turns out it just built hand cramps and a bad attitude. Good on you for making the switch before your wrists filed a complaint.