Cheap tools (was: Micro$oft Biz'droid Lusers) - test-drb@ccmp.vtda.org

23 Apr 2002

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 From: "Hans Franke"
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Now, a real neat example did come to my mind: Isn't MS like
one of these 500 parts for 49.95 tool boxes at K/Wall-Mart ?
You realy get the oddest bits you ever seen and a good selection
of tools - tools where each single one costs you 20 bucks if
you buy them at a tool store. Now, would a serious craftsman
ever buy and use this 49.95 tool box ? No. He'll rather spend
ten times the money on a tenth of the tools to buy exactly the
quality he needs for his job.

Hi
 Having made the mistake of buying the $49.99 tools
in the past, I can tell you that you should have bought the
$250.00 set from a good source. The sockets split open,
the Philips screwdriver points rounded and damaged the screws
and the ratchet busted without even using a cheater.
It had a life time guarantee. I found the replacements just
as useless. Worse still, the plating from one of the replacement
sockets peeled up and slashed my hand.
 It is better to have tools that don't break or damage
your hardware than to have guaranteed junk.
Dwight