More USA from Tekton

[71firebird400]

^ I'll take that as a compliment.

I've also done more business with more companies than any other man you've ever met.

are you calling me a karen as well? i feel the same way.

Depends if you send nasty emails to companies about their websites

 

[Steve_P]

Their email implies that they have their own facility for at least some of their USA manufacturing. I am not a Karen, so I don't need the street address so I can pretend I am going to visit

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​ .......More and more of our tools are now made in the US, through a combination of our in-house manufacturing operations and partnerships with some of the best contract manufacturers in the country...... Our in-house manufacturing capabilities include CNC machining, broaching, laser engraving, vibratory polishing, and pressing. Although we maintain strict control over the materials, processes, and specifications everywhere we make our tools, we believe there’s no substitute for working in our own plant with our own equipment. So we’re working hard to expand our in-house manufacturing capacity.........

 

[four.cycle]

Depends if you send nasty emails to companies about their websites

P/M sent

 

[JeepYJ]

Meijer, rural king, and big R around my area used to carry partial inventory of their tools but it seems like all 3 have eliminated them for the most part. Rural King may still have a few things.

Thank you.

Meijer changed over to Stanley tools.
Big R went out of business, some locations have reopened under a different name now.
Rural King does have a few tools, mostly screwdrivers from what I remember.
Their website is easy to navigate, free shipping and rewards points. Ships quickly too.

 

[ejot]

I like the Tekton picks, the handles are pretty great. And as all seem to agree the website is a refreshing exercise in efficiency.

And I'll agree that https://www.mcmaster.com/ is another. With such a vast array of products, they do an amazing job of making sure you can find what you're looking for and find out everything you need to know. The CAD drawings are brilliant. McMaster-Carr has invested heavily into technology, and it shows. The only irritants are deliberate decisions made because McMaster is primarily an industrial supplier; they're not a consumer site, but they kindly allow us mere mortals to order. These would be no photos, no brands or COO, and shipping costs are not calculated beforehand. These all serve to speed things up and minimize costs for businesses, but consumers who don't quite get the business model complain constantly.

Having endeavored to ask technical questions of McMaster CS as a [1. casual consumer with a couple total orders on my account], [2. representative of a 5-person company that placed orders ~weekly], [3. representative of a 70-person company that placed typically 1-2 orders/day], it is positively chuckle-inducing the range in quality of support one receives.

Some of their innovations, strategies, and long-term visions are absolutely brilliant. Very clever company. No affiliation, just an interested consumer.
That they happily, freely, and effectively avail such a mass of CAD data and technical summaries to customers and non-customers alike is such a beautiful thing.