We go on Amazon And eBay looking for the cheap prices, but expect the item to be everything we want it to be
If people want to buy American why not just go to a Reputable tool dealer or directly from the American Company - And pay the price?
“ Bargain hunting” Has got us to the place where we are at in the first place i
“Bargain hunting”, has and always will be an occurrence amongst consumers.
There are exceptions, but most people don’t mind, or prefer to pay less, for an “identical” item, were reasonably and easily possible.
Not doing so, in many cases is stupid, although there are exceptions, such as not walking half a mile to save $0.20 on a bottle of soda.
The issue is retailers, mis marking products, to sell those products aa something those products are not, for a higher price than the consumer would likely pay if they knew what the product actually was.
People complain about Harbor Freight knocking off Snap-On products, like HF’s Icon pistol grip pliers.
Other than the “compare with Snap-On” advertising, HF doesn’t lie about country of origin, or claim that the pliers are actually made by Snap-On.
Very similar pliers are also manufactured under other brands, and sold for less than the cost of the Icon pliers.
In some cases, the only difference seems to be brand, the grip material, and the lack of the bead blasted finish found on the Icon and SO pliers.
Maybe the other pliers are from the same producer as the Icon pliers?
Maybe the other pliers are simply another SO knockoff, made in China instead of Taiwan.
I spend a bit extra for the HF version, because I know were the brand’s retailer is if I have a problem.
With Snap-On, the minimum shipping fee is more than the cost of the HF pliers.
