Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> 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

No actually, Northern Tool is generally good stuff.

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