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Mike Perkins > wrote:
>On 24/02/2018 15:12, John Robertson wrote: >> >> Try some Hazet tools some time as an example of 1st world quality. Be >> sure you get them from a factory authorized distributor or you are >> likely to just buy counterfeit. >> >> https://www.hazet.de/produktkatalog/...hp?language=en >> >> There is a reason why some brands of tools cost more than others... > >Extra cost of marketing?? Ever seen ads for Hazet, PB, or Proto? Those guys don't advertise much, because they don't really need to. The people who put money into marketing are the mid-grade outfits like Snap-On and Mac, who make respectable but not marvelous tools and make up for that in advertising. >Lots of profits for brand owners? Maybe, but I suspect there's a lot more money selling millions of crappy tools than hundreds of really nice ones. Harbor Freight is making money hand over fist, and so are their suppliers. There's not a lot of money in selling $100 Swiss pattern files, because there are only a limited number of people who are going to buy them. Vaillorbe makes great tools, and they might have high margins too, but they aren't making huge profits. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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On 2/24/18 4:53 PM, Ralph Mowery wrote:
> Most of my better tools are the Craftsman tools from years ago. > The latter ones have not been as good of quality. Round 1999-2000 Sears decided to ditch their OEM provider of Craftsman tools in favor of a cheaper supplier. They also introduced a new line of "Sears tools" that had mo\lifetime warranty. Oh, and the original OEM? They now sell tools with a lifetime warranty through Home Depot. Their name? Husky. And for the first six months, they also offered to honor the warranty on any Craftsman tools. -- "I am a river to my people." Jeff-1.0 WA6FWi http:foxsmercantile.com |
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On Fri, 23 Feb 2018 22:42:47 -0500, Tom Del Rosso wrote:
> I just twisted a torx bit into a spiral trying to remove a rusted screw, > then used a Dremel to cut a slot across the top and took it out with a > flat screwdriver. The screwdriver didn't bend at all. +1 I had the exact same experience here too; supposedly a premium brand tool in this country 'n' all. Mind you, to be fair, I also had a Snap-On [TM] straight screwdriver bit snap off first time I used it (back in '78) maybe they've improved since. -- This message may be freely reproduced without limit or charge only via the Usenet protocol. Reproduction in whole or part through other protocols, whether for profit or not, is conditional upon a charge of GBP10.00 per reproduction. Publication in this manner via non-Usenet protocols constitutes acceptance of this condition. |
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