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Originally Posted by SmittyCorp
I do stay out of Walmart. In addition to the imports, I don't care for how they move in to small towns and kill off the local stores. Like the HF jobs, they come at the expense of other jobs.
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well yes and no, HF is a hardware/tool place while wallmart hits a lot of markets with a lot of mom and pop places nearby.
there aren't really much in the way of hardware/tool places anymore that AREN'T part of one of the chains (truevalue, ace, Aubuchon, Etc.)
on the flip to those who say HF stuff is low quality, i'd whole heartedly agree on the bottom dollar/tier stuff.
on the middle-high to high price tag items: rock solid, 100% i have more bauer, titanium/vulcan (220amp Multi-proc welder blows away some of the big name 200/300amp welders i've used) power/specialty tools than anything else and most of them are 5+ years old, i only JUST had to replace my bauer impact driver this year after buying it almost 6 years ago now and just got a standing shop compressor last year for the pneumatic tools and paint guns.
and i live on a commercial horse farm in new england, none of this stuff is used lightly by any remote means of the term and can almost always at least a few times a season get used in the rain.