Where I live is almost impossible to find a good cage or at least a big one. All is made in china and no brands. SS are only sold for small birds and they a so expensive so I will never think of buying them. I have 2 cages and they are both made in china-no brand but I have no choice so that is still good. My Macaw has the cage for a year no and it is fine. I jus got the second one-corner cage for my CAG and it look nice and hope will last long. Both cages are about 230-250 $ each-this make 500$ for both. Reasonable and I think they will be long with us. I wash them outside in the garden with a lot of water and no rust. Easy to clean. I only have problem with the feeding bowels as Jack learn how to open the doors(now they are all locked) and he know how to push the bowels down so they end up in the bottom of the cage. Now I got 2 SS bowels and mount them opposite way so he can't take them out or push them down.
I wish to make them a small aviary out or buy a big - huge cage to keep them out in the days we are out with them but for now this look impossible because I can't fined such cage here or build myself-materials look very expensive and it is not easy to do it - we may move from the house (I have been changing houses every 2 years, this is normal here) and then what will happen with the custom aviary?
I some how envy you because you have so much options there. Here in Dubai it is like you live in a different planet with no access to birds accessories and cages. You can buy any bird you wish but how you will be looking after is your own problem....
I find the cages here very expensive too and I got mine from a place that price them very reasonable but the other pet shops carry the same things on double and triple prices because they know that they are only 5-6 shops sealing this cages.
I'm ordering many things from US but can’t afford to ship a cage or Play Stand-Java Tree (wish to have one of them some day)