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You're going to be hard-pressed to convince somebody that they should go with Snap-on, Matco, Mac, Stahlwille, Hazet, KTC, Ko-ken, or any other company that is
by seabird 3y ago
You're going to be hard-pressed to convince somebody that they should go with Snap-on, Matco, Mac, Stahlwille, Hazet, KTC, Ko-ken, or any other company that is making superior tools by paying their workers better wages when doing so means they'll be paying multiple tens of thousands by the time it's all said and done.
The easy (and wrong) answer to why this is happening is that capitalism ruins everything. The actual answer is that most people don't need or want tools and will not pay the premium for good new tools.
- bombcar 3y agoYou sell the high end brands by selling "this tool will not fail you" - and you prove that by manufacturing it in a high-cost area (as we're seeing, you can't make low-cost tools in high-cost areas) among other things. China can make exceptionally high-quality tools, you just have to design it well and pay for it.
- yibg 3y agoThing is I don’t need a tool that won’t fail me. I need a wrench once every couple of years and not for anything difficult. I got a cheap set from Amazon. I know it’s low quality and not the most durable, but it’s sufficient for my use case. Even if I were to replace the set twice it’s still cheaper.