On 5/18/2015 4:01 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Mon, 18 May 2015 17:45:07 -0400, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> spamtrap1888 wrote:
>>> Brooklyn1 wrote:
>>>> Northern Tool is having a huge 34th Anniversary Sale.
>>>> I buy a lot of their products and have always been pleased, and they
>>>> give wonderful service. This looks like a great digital scale at a
>>>> great price, I am ordering one: http://tinyurl.com/mqsubh8
>>>
>>> I think of Northern Tool as the same quality as Harbor Freight. Any reason
>>> to suppose Northern Tool is better?
>>
>> That's a question from someone who knows nothing about tools and is
>> simply trying to start an argument. They're both equally good.
>> Depends on the particular product... I've purchased top of the line
>> brand name tools from both, like Milwaukee drill bits, and the only
>> determinant is the lowest price, quality is the same regardless where
>> purchased. Sometimes all one wants is a low end tool for occasional
>> or one time use, they both sell those too. Recently I bought a set of
>> Milwaukee spade drills from Northern Tool, everywhere else including
>> Harbor Freight and at Amazon it was $10 dollars more. Those drill
>> bits are fantastic, they can drill full 12" depth through hard oak all
>> day and stay sharp as new... can't beat these at that price:
>> http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...7816_200357816
>> Northern Tool sells many professional grade tools at great prices as
>> well as their house brand tools that are very satisfactory for the
>> occasional user and at very good bargain brand prices... they have
>> Wilton pro quality bench vises for hundreds of dollars or house brand
>> bench vices for tens of dollars, your needs/wallet's choice. The
>> thing I like about Northern Tool is their service and policies, if
>> within 30 days you find a product at a lower price or they have a sale
>> at a lower price they will happily meet that price. Recently I bought
>> an animal trap and a few days later they had it on sale for $20 less
>> (saw the sale price in an email ad), they were glad to credit my Visa.
>> BTW, their trap is far better in every respect than Hav-A-Hart, and
>> costs a whole lot less. When you phone Have-A-Hart customer service
>> to buy a replacement part you are shit out of luck and they are very
>> rude. Northern Tool customer service is very knowlegeable and bends
>> over backwards to help... they are very old fashioned in that their
>> policy is the customer is always right. Northern Tool wants to keep
>> their customers, in fact on a few occasions when they didn't sell
>> something I wanted they recommended some other company that does. They
>> ship quickly and most times shipping has been free.
>
> You know when Sheldon starts gushing like this about anything, it's
> pretty much a guarantee that they totally suck.
>
> -sw
>
Thank you so much for your worthless perspective, Sqwerty.

Go suck an egg.