Cornwell has really messed the bed this time!

[autoace]

My Cornwell dealer came in today, not in good spirits, seems Cornwell is doing away with their traditional hard handles, with some cheesy rubber coated ****! The only color is blue.

The Witte drivers are getting the **** handles also!

Most of the industrial finish stuff is going away!



Their Taiwan fine tooths, the new ones, are nowhere to be seen.

You see it folks, the death of another company, who runs these companies..............oh yeah, I already know, and stopped working for them; because they are idiots. SAD

 

[Bull]

Vince, I like the look of those big blue hard handles. Was just asking Merk about them. How do you like them?

 

[autoace]

Vince, I like the look of those big blue hard handles. Was just asking Merk about them. How do you like them?

Their hard handles are fine, but they stopped making them as they were, whatever is left only, argh!

I hate all truck tool companies, they frig up all the good stuff, and dilute it to mediocre junk.

Changing things, does not always make them better.

 

[Merkava_4]

Screwdrivers: I won't be missing the Witte's with their holes.

Ratchets: As long as Cornwell keeps their traditional contoured steel handle, I'm good.

 

[autoace]

Screwdrivers: I won't be missing the Witte's with their holes.

Ratchets: As long as Cornwell keeps their traditional contoured steel handle, I'm good.

There is talk of "upgrading" their smooth contour handles for "finger groove" Blue Point style, what do you think of that.

 

[Merkava_4]

There is talk of "upgrading" their smooth contour handles for "finger groove" Blue Point style, what do you think of that.

I would then locate all their manufacturing and warehouse facilities on the map and then install explosives in key structural locations so that the structures fall in on themselves. I would also arrange for all the detonators to initiate simultaneously.

 

[Vinko]

You see it folks, the death of another company, who runs these companies..............oh yeah, I already know, and stopped working for them; because they are idiots. SAD

I remember you mentioning this on another thread, but you were actually doing work for them? Or just sort of promoting them? The love affair with Cornwell really didn't last too long Who's next? Why not Proto? Maybe you're expecting too much from the traditional mobile truck tool lines

 

[paramudduck]

Or maybe he thinks a tool should just work and be left alone.

I know it's a radical idea but if it sells and works fine then just leave it alone.

 

[autoace]

I remember you mentioning this on another thread, but you were actually doing work for them? Or just sort of promoting them? The love affair with Cornwell really didn't last too long Who's next? Why not Proto? Maybe you're expecting too much from the traditional mobile truck tool lines

What I expect is quality and consistency, without fluff. If that is expecting too much, well..........................so be it!

 

[kythri]

It'd be interesting to see if sales figures are dictating the change - if the existing style isn't selling, perhaps they're changing it to jumpstart sales?

 

[autoace]

It'd be interesting to see if sales figures are dictating the change - if the existing style isn't selling, perhaps they're changing it to jumpstart sales?

They want more sales, but try to get them by changing stuff, when their drop in quality is what chased the sales away in the first place.

The bean counters think, lets keep our quality problems, and add some crappy neoprene to our handles, and import some more re-labels with our name. That outta do it.

My Cornwell dealer is starting to wish he never signed up for it.................

 

[arkangel06]

Wow thats just too sad

 

[kythri]

Didn't Cornwell make a big deal about making all of their stuff themselves, or am I thinking of someone else?

 

[Basskiller]

There is talk of "upgrading" their smooth contour handles for "finger groove" Blue Point style, what do you think of that.

they will be made right next to Blue Point and imported on the same ship.

 

[mrholeshot]

Like Snap-On when they went with the soft rubber grips on their ratchets. I like my old black plastic hard handle ones. The sponge rubber won't come clean.

 

[Rnz520]

the last maker of hard handles is going soft. I dont like that at all, the cornwell hard handle is so nice. I have seen and held the new model, its too bulky (even bigger than the hard handle) and just looks like it wont clean up, just like snap on.

 

[Billin21]

My Cornwell dealer is starting to wish he never signed up for it.................

I wished that to when I was with them

 

[06wt]

my current cornwell dealer left mac because of all of their problems and importing. He was my mac guy, then one week he showed up in a cornwell truck and i asked him what happened and he said he closed his franchise with mac because he didnt like the way the company was heading. now hes with cornwell and they are starting down the same path. ill have to talk with him about it on thursday

 

[Rickster]

There is talk of "upgrading" their smooth contour handles for "finger groove" Blue Point style, what do you think of that.

That would be a great idea! I have a bunch of Cornwell ratchets right now and as soon as they change over the handle design their value will double!

 

[Merkava_4]

The old plastic ratchet handles were durable, but not the most ergonomic in the world... Just as long as they don't go and put a hole in the handle like Toptul does, how bad can they be?

 

[autoace]

The old plastic ratchet handles were durable, but not the most ergonomic in the world... Just as long as they don't go and put a hole in the handle like Toptul does, how bad can they be?

They BAD, as bad as the song Bad by Micheal Jackson...............that is bad!

 

[Fedwrench]

Pictures? Where are there pictures of these offending handles? I might like them.

 

[Merkava_4]

They BAD, as bad as the song Bad by Micheal Jackson...............that is bad!

You mean you've seen them already?

 

[autoace]

You mean you've seen them already?

Yep, on the truck...............they are like the GearWrench screwdriver handles, but cheaper looking quality. Blue plastic and gummy black rubber, with paint-on writing.

Compared to the old handles they are hideous!

 

[Moose-LandTran]

They BAD, as bad as the song Bad by Micheal Jackson...............that is bad!

I thought that song was pretty good. You've just turned my whole world upside-down face.

 

[Hiball]

Autoace is the new handles like this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORNWELL-3-8DRV-CHROME-SWIVEL-HEAD-RATCHET-SOFT-GRIP-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem414eb8a308QQitemZ280493597448QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools

 

[Bull]

So, what kind of market research do these tool companies do before they radically change their product lines? They must get some input from their customers, right?

 

[Hiball]

So, what kind of market research do these tool companies do before they radically change their product lines? They must get some input from their customers, right?

Anymore im afraid it starts in the finance department, Some pencil pusher is looking for a promotion and he decides the company can save X amount of dollars by changing something like this.

 

[Moose-LandTran]

So, what kind of market research do these tool companies do before they radically change their product lines? They must get some input from their customers, right?

Don't be silly. They know what we want better than we do.

 

[autoace]

Autoace is the new handles like this one.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CORNWELL-3-8DRV-CHROME-SWIVEL-HEAD-RATCHET-SOFT-GRIP-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem414eb8a308QQitemZ280493597448QQptZMotorsQ5fAutomotiveQ5fTools

NO, those are the roto ratchets, I like those handles, the ones I am talking about look like a black eraser. I don't have a cell phone camera, I don't have a pic. They should be around soon.

 

[autoace]

I thought that song was pretty good. You've just turned my whole world upside-down face.

Come on Moose, he is bad, ok sha moan! ooh.............LMAO

I respect you if you like it, your aok in my book....................now let me pencil in, he likes Micheal J's bad.....................he he.

 

[wreckercologist]

I thought that song was pretty good. You've just turned my whole world upside-down face.

Come on Moose, he is bad, ok sha moan! ooh.............LMAO

I respect you if you like it, your aok in my book....................now let me pencil in, he likes Micheal J's bad.....................he he.

You two should hear Weird Al's parody called "Fat".

So has anyone tried to do a handle transplant on a Cornwell yet?

 

[Merkava_4]

Does it look like this?

 

[autoace]

Does it look like this?

No, but the same idea, ***** real bad, like those MAC handles.

 

[arkangel06]

EWWW why would they copy mac tools

 

[mrholeshot]

I quit dealing with MAC tools (Still love the macsimizer) about a year after Stanley bought them out. I ordered a special edition set of MAC John Force screwdrivers for my box I keep special edition only tools in. I had them set on my toolbox and decided one day to take them home and put them in my show box. I tore open the package and noticed they were made in either China or Tiwan. They were just flufffed over Stanley screwdrivers. I had a buddy buy a set of the Foose special editions. Nothing but Tiwan Stanley ****. other than the cheaply built box you could buy the same set of tools from Wal-mart for about 80 dollars at the time. More and more Mac tools dealers have gone under since the Stanley takeover.

 

[Vinko]

the last maker of hard handles is going soft.

Williams still has the handles. Gots to give the props to them!

 

[tcheat]

Anymore im afraid it starts in the finance department, Some pencil pusher is looking for a promotion and he decides the company can save X amount of dollars by changing something like this.

Reminds me of one of my favorite Warren Buffet quotes: "I try to buy stock in businesses that are so wonderful that an idiot can run them. Because sooner or later, one will."