[pianotech] Of Chisels

[Terry Farrell]

> What makes it worse is that the Home Depots come into a town and  
> drive the good little hardware stores that take care of us out of  
> business, leaving us no option but to buy their crap when we need  
> that tool today.


Yes, I agree with what you are getting at, but I would suggest one  
word insertion to that statement to something like - insert "local"  
before "option": ".... leaving us no local option but to buy their  
crap......"

After all, that's why the Goddess made the internet!  (Or was that Al  
Gore? - Poor guy really gets kicked around for that.....)

Terry Farrell

On Oct 10, 2010, at 8:32 AM, William Truitt wrote:

> SNIP
>  And which is why I have stopped buying tools at the Loews and Home  
> Depots of the world.  They sell you the cheapest made Chinese  
> garbage masquerading as established brand names.  They’ve cut a back  
> room deal with very low money for high volume with the big boys.   
> There’s no margin for the toolmakers unless they can find the  
> cheapest factory in China to make it, and the quality goes into the  
> toilet.  You buy it thinking it’s that quality Makita or (insert  
> favored brand name you know well).  I’ve used too many of these  
> tools for 10 minutes and then thrown them against the wall in  
> disgust after having them muck up my task.
>
> I have no prejudice against the Chinese, but it certainly makes it a  
> buyer beware market.  There’s everything from garbage to gold and  
> what’s in between.  What makes it worse is that the Home Depots come  
> into a town and drive the good little hardware stores that take care  
> of us out of business, leaving us no option but to buy their crap  
> when we need that tool today.
>
> We need to learn that when Price Is Everything, there is no room for  
> quality.  That’s how the consumer shoots himself in the foot.
>
> Sorry for the OT rant, for anyone who wants to cast rotten cabbages  
> at me.
>
> Will Truitt
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