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From: briand@tekig4.UUCP (Brian Diehm)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Re: Re: most valuable tools & other matt
Message-ID: <412@tekig4.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 22-Nov-85 17:27:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 22 17:27:46 1985
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Reply-To: briand@tekig4Diehm.UUCP (Brian Diehm)
Organization: Tektronix, Beaverton OR
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>I assume you mean the Sears power tools are junk.
>
>The Craftsman hand tools sold by Sears are NOT junk.  They are high quality
>tools at reasonable prices, with guarantee that you can't beat.

The point has been made before, but you are drawing the wrong conclusion from
their warranty policy.  This doesn't mean they sell quality tools, it means
they themselves consider their tools to be disposable junk, replaceable easily
because they don't cost Sears anything either.  If you buy REAL tools, the
makers don't feel obliged if you can't take care of them - after all, they did
their part in making a quality product.  If you don't value tools, and you
feel no need to care for them or treat them like valuable helpers, then the
Sears policy will benefit you, and benefit Sears because they know you don;t
care about quality - you buy from them, after all!

     "We have no argument with those who sell for less.
      They know best what their stuff is worth!"

-Brian Diehm
Tektronix, Inc.  (which has no stated policy about Sears tools!)