Sears is Selling Snap On Stuff
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Diesel-Mech
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That has nothing to do with Snap-on other than SO making a quick buck off the snappy logo.
makgreens
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then check out what they sell at northern tool
i was there today and they have a tape measure,putty knife and a utility knife witht he snapon logo...but they are dirt cheap POS products
and ACE had some SO gloves...i got those csause i needed gloves that day and didnt wanna stop anywhere else
the biggest waste of 14 bucks ever....jersey gloves last longer
wantedabiggergarage
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Snap-on Electric pressure washer at Costco retail. Snap-on pocket knives at Sam's club.
Snap-on air tools via Amazon. I realize these are ads, but seems to me they are cheaping themselves.
Snap-on air tools via Amazon. I realize these are ads, but seems to me they are cheaping themselves.
Nik_95Cobra
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Saw a whole Snap-On rack @ Pep Boys the other day, all cheap **** with the s/o name. Freakin disgusting. 
Art From De Leon
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It is aimed at the wanna bees, and DIYs, so they can brag to their neighbor about having a genuine 'professional' object de art.
I would really like to believe that the OLD Snap On, John Deere, and Caterpillar, would have NEVER stooped to this level, no matter the economic climate.
I would really like to believe that the OLD Snap On, John Deere, and Caterpillar, would have NEVER stooped to this level, no matter the economic climate.
Junkman
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I wonder if these cheap items bearing the Snap-On logo will also come with a lifetime guarantee???????? 
SpiderGearsMan
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a little name whoring
johnny1290
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If you 'll excuse the comparison, Gucci did the same thing in the 80s/90s by licensing its logo to airfresheners and anything that would bring them a few bucks, ruining the brand name. They've now seen the light and reveresed course repositioning it is super high end (again).
I see the same thing in the future for snap on. Selling out the future for short term profits. The execs won't be there longer than a few years and they can say they increased revenue ** %, reap their bonuses, and be off to the next company to run into the ground.
Cynical, eh? I wish I didn't believe it were true. Sad.
I see the same thing in the future for snap on. Selling out the future for short term profits. The execs won't be there longer than a few years and they can say they increased revenue ** %, reap their bonuses, and be off to the next company to run into the ground.
Cynical, eh? I wish I didn't believe it were true. Sad.
makgreens
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well theres a few brands out there that get away with brandname whoring and still do well
shimano is one of em...all the **** at wally world and so on that says shimano isnt really shimano its just branded that way...the real stuff you have to pay a bit more for even for the ****...im not saying they dont make **** either but they seem to do all right name whoring it
i think if they have only a few things with their name on it out there theyll be ok but if they start selling tools and such made somewhere else they will tank their name
shimano is one of em...all the **** at wally world and so on that says shimano isnt really shimano its just branded that way...the real stuff you have to pay a bit more for even for the ****...im not saying they dont make **** either but they seem to do all right name whoring it
i think if they have only a few things with their name on it out there theyll be ok but if they start selling tools and such made somewhere else they will tank their name
Not cynical, just how companies are run, especially if a company is publicly owned. Squeeze all the margins you can, no matter the cost. It's funny because companies that have remained private always use that fact as an advantage.
I went to interview with Aldi (ultra low end grocery store headquartered in and privately owned in Germany) and they went on and on about how they don't have to answer to stockholders and that lets them do what they think is right. Of course you know you still have to answer to the execs, but there isn't pressure to do short term things that reward executives and kill the company.
Same thing with Menard's (for you midwesterners), employees actually tout it at the stores. And Publix is privately owned by the employees, so they have a very interesting angle to pitch. They are growing like a wildfire in the southeast mainly due to customer service and clean stores, since the prices are higher than most grocery chains.
I have a feeling that the current corporate structure of a public company isn't sustainable, especially exec. compensation. Companies are going to evolve into something better that is a balance between short term shareholder gains and long-term success.
Its just the begining, give it some time.
I happened to be wearing a SO shirt one day and a friend of mine starting talking about how SO tools are junk and the cheap *** flashlight he bough at ACE wasnt worth the packaging it came in.
I quickly put him in his place.
I quickly put him in his place.
It take alot to create a brand name, but very little to ruin it. If SO keep putting their name on these cheap stuff and making their tools oversea, people will start to associate SO with HF. Why don't they license the Blue Point name instead of Snap On. This is the seed of SO downfall and they plant the seed themselve.
Bustawrench
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Coach James
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I happened to be wearing a SO shirt one day and a friend of mine starting talking about how SO tools are junk and the cheap *** flashlight he bough at ACE wasnt worth the packaging it came in.
I quickly put him in his place.
If that was his only exposure to SnapOn, I can see why he would think their tools were junk. Rather than put him in his place, I might explain the difference between their traditional merchandise and their "easy buck" merchandise.
Slightly off topic: I read today in Kiplingers that SnapOn has approximately 50% of the truck tool market. They also pay a dividend of over 5% to shareholders.
Coach
makgreens
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looked at the tools at NT and the utility knifes are made in tiawan
and theres no garuntee on them
but the tape measure has a warranty...forgot to look where it is made
and theres no garuntee on them
but the tape measure has a warranty...forgot to look where it is made