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From: libes@nbs-amrf.UUCP (Don Libes)
Newsgroups: net.rec.wood
Subject: Quality tools - K-mart?
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Date: Sun, 8-Dec-85 21:46:00 EST
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Posted: Sun Dec  8 21:46:00 1985
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Face it - most people will buy whatever is cheapest.  When I was a student
and had a student's income (i.e. negative), I bought a K-mart socket
wrench set (3/8" 40-piece SAE & metric) for $5 (it was on sale).  I "knew"
about how more expensive tools could be better in the long run, but I
couldn't resist - it came with a lifetime guarantee.  

Anyway, the socket driver broke last week (after 6 years) - I stopped by
the nearest K-mart and picked up a new one.  Since they no longer make the
one that came with the set I got, they gave me one that was nicer (a $16
job) than the original, no questions asked.  

I don't usually brag about K-mart, but occasionally they do have
worthwhile sales!

Don Libes     {seismo,umcp-cs}!nbs-amrf!libes