Stuff like this makes things more expensive for everybody (Milwaukee theft)

[tak1313]

This report came up in my feed. Likely ended up on Fleabay, FB Market, etc.

 

[vavet]

So today I learned that Milwaukee tools is based in Milwaukee. Maybe I’m a little slow, but I figured Milwaukee was just a name, not the location of the HQ.

next thing i know, someone is going to tell me the Milwaukee Brewers are also based there.

 

[WWheeler]

So today I learned that Milwaukee tools is based in Milwaukee. Maybe I’m a little slow, but I figured Milwaukee was just a name, not the location of the HQ.

next thing i know, someone is going to tell me the Milwaukee Brewers are also based there.

AFAIK Milwaukee Tools global headquarters is now located in Brookfield, Wisconsin, part of Milwaukee, but it's still a Chinese owned company (TTI) that has its headquarters in Texas.

Seems that guy just got a little too greedy. lol, 9,000 lbs of tools to his apartment.
Don't guess he figured on how much those Forge batteries actually weigh.

 

[LB-1911]

This report came up in my feed. Likely ended up on Fleabay, FB Market, etc.

Hit the "News" yesterday.

https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/threads/milwaukee-tool-employee-accused-of-stealing-over-1-million-in-tools.549818/

 

[four.cycle]

^ yes. there is already a thread on this

Milwaukee's offices are located in Brookfield, Wisconsin. Not their manufacturing facilities.

Milwaukee / Milwaukee Tool, 13135 West Lisbon Rd., Brookfield, WI 53005 / https://www.milwaukeetool.com/ / est. 1924 acquired 2005 by Techtronic Industries /

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

Seems that guy just got a little too greedy. lol, 9,000 lbs of tools to his apartment.

My other side of the pond brain had read that previously as £9,000 ($12,000), and thought "wow".

But of course it meant 4 tonnes - even crazier.

 

[Shiftless]

But of course it meant 4 tonnes - even crazier.

Yeah
I assume 9,000 pounds of tools is more than one pallet full. With shipping to his apartment? How did he figure that was going to work out????????

The other thread had someone post this…

”Pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered”

 

[Shiftless]

He obviously never heard the phrase "pigs get fed, hogs get slaughtered"

This it the post I referred to.

 

[KnurledNut]

$1.1 million.
Remove the retail markup and its likely less than $250k loss out of Milwaukees pocket.