Basically retail gets a sale every few months for the price sensitive and commercial has negotiated discounts which means Carlyle pricing is basically a made up list number that isn't really charged. However they are surprisingly competitive on rebranded made in the USA lang stuff.
When the client stops cutting checks and cuts bait on a project generally. Failures in terms of assigning blame are mostly likely going to be handled privately or less commonly in litigation but even then that generally won't begin until the project is finished..
Starting up new production lines is often a process with delays it can be painful as each step often needs to be worked out to a decently functional state before the next step can even begin its testing, throw in the delays on sourcing components these days and you can have massive delays fairly...
It's not it's just challenging if you need to make the wrench, put it in a box, put the box, on the shelf, and warranty the boxes content for 66 cents a wrench.
Their is a difference between a knockoff which is generally legal and ethical and a counterfeit which is neither of those. Harbor freight knocks stuff off but they don't do counterfeits.
Supply houses arent generally open when im working on cars during the weekend, and harbor freight has a much better selection then the homedepots and lowes, or autozones stocks
They have some value like a lot of their testing equipment it's often the fastest access you have when Amazon is two days away harbor freight is 20 minutes