Beginner perspective on buying ratchets and sockets

[Zewnten]

This is not correct. The locals are all afilliated under regional distributor. Its the same in every region, ours included. We have tow regional distributors, ethey each cover the better part of a state with 5-6 locals in total easily (or whatever, I don't count them). Also our distirbor (thus also the local) had the 20% off for black friday to christmas and isn't doing this special deal, but just because he's not doing this isn't a problem I can still order directly from a participating dealer as mentioned above.

Haha what? Go into your CAT dealer and ask them to show you the map of the dealerships. Wagner has exclusive dealer rights in most of the rockies and Mongolia, Foley has Kansas and Western Missouri, Warren is Oklahoma and some of Texas.Hell all of Canada is under one dealership. Yes as you go farther east the dealerships area shrinks by a lot so there's good competition. I'm not trying to be rude but you're expanding a narrow point of view to cover a lot of area over the horizon.

 

[Zewnten]

Yes, Cat contacted Snap-on to see if they'd be willing to make an inferior socket at a premium price for Cat's mechanics, makes total sense.

So are they the most economic choice as some are arguing or a premium price as you're saying? Where's the sense in that?

 

[mngundog]

So are they the most economic choice as some are arguing or a premium price as you're saying? Where's the sense in that?

I guess I needed to use a sarcasm emoji with that.

 

[L.Cheapo]

Haha what? Go into your CAT dealer and ask them to show you the map of the dealerships. Wagner has exclusive dealer rights in most of the rockies and Mongolia, Foley has Kansas and Western Missouri, Warren is Oklahoma and some of Texas.Hell all of Canada is under one dealership. Yes as you go farther east the dealerships area shrinks by a lot so there's good competition. I'm not trying to be rude but you're expanding a narrow point of view to cover a lot of area over the horizon.

Shipping must be a deal breaker.

 

[T45]

Haha what? Go into your CAT dealer and ask them to show you the map of the dealerships.

Its pretty obvious they have territorial monopolies, and then the "local shops" are affiliated with the territorial monopoly. Here's the map of local shops in Kansas. There's like 15 of them (can't be bothered to count). You can place order from each of them (ie if one has the stock you need or whatever). If they don't have stuff, it usually comes from a regional source in like 1-2 days. And they all seem to participate in the same corporate deals or whatever.



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