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don't get screwed !
buy Rigid, ( home depot's home brand )
why, you ask
simple
I have inside info
that home depot
looked at all the leading brands,
( dewalt / makita / bosch / you name it !!! )
and they took the best of all of them and made " rigid "
so why is this the best brand to buy ?
simple
home depot gives you " lifetime warranty "
no other leading brand does that
I do not work for home depot
or for any ad company
I'm just tired of buying ,,,
what I assume are good tools,
and ending up with problems !!!
I have a new stanley square that is "not " square
and a level that is not level
and a makita drill with a jamed " chuck " ( 2 months old ) !!!
lets buy rigid and maybe the other brands will wake up !
9 pack cordless tool sets @ close to $ 1 k, should come with
promise of quality
that's a lot of $$$ for most " diy " people !
Typically we remove posts like this as advertising, but in this case we'll make an exception.
I disagree 100%.
Home Depot sells Rigid because that's who they got the best partnership deal from.
The Lifetime Guarantee is rediculous. You have to keep the receipt. Who can find the receipt for some tool they bought 10 or 5 or even 1 year ago?
I've found that all the major brands are about equal...so I buy the cheapest. Ryobi is cheap - and my maintenance guys have been using it for years with no problems at all.
Craftsman has the best guarantee. No receipt needed and no questions asked. If it's broke, they'll trade you for a new one.
I agree with Rick. HD picked the best deal for them and built a marketing program. I just bought several door lock sets with Lifetime finish guarantees but you need the original recipt. Where will that be in 15 years?? Rigid is fine but I don't think they are hands down the best. Maybe Cutlass could ask experiences others have had with Rigid.
Cutlass has over 20 renos under his belt, and
I've had all the power tools,
I should of specified the following,,,
Rigid is the best because of the lifetime warranty
and not because they are the best power tools
although , I would rate them 8 out of 10 !
I actually prefer Makita,
but,
when you have a lifetime warranty,
then ,
who cares, when you don't have to dish out $$$$$ !!!!
Look at it this way,,,
You buy a base model Corvette , with lifetime warranty,
or a McLaren like you normally would,
as much as I would orgasm just being a passenger for a "once around the track"
in a McLaren,,, let alone own one ,
I would be stupid not to take the Corvette !!!
I guess I am one of those people they hate, I tape the reciept on all major and even smaller electronic items to the inside of thier box and store them.
I have the boxes for my computers ( some have to be in orginal boxes to be returned for service) I have the boxes and reciepts for my modems, my power tools,
I got this from my dad, who had at his death, 30 year old reciepts for the pool table still taped to the bottom of the pool table.
As for as Home Depo, I do love them, buy things all the time, have a HD credit card ( one of the few I own) and take my son to some of their project days.
But if they could have gotten a better deal from Chinese-are-us brand, that is what they would be selling. Over all best deal for return policy, shipping, delvery and even terms on payments.
And one fear is that of course, in 3 or 5 years they may stop carrying that brand and rules.
I have/had a rigid drain cleaner that attaches to a drill. Does it work after a few uses, no. I bought a similar one from Lowes. Broke the first time. The Ridgid one uses a crummy design to advance the line.
The Cobra drain auger I bought at Lowes broke the first time I used it. They took it back. The lock should be metal. Eventually, I may make a metal auger lock. They are both JUNK. You get what you pay for. We are probably talking about $250 for one to clean a bathroom drain of hair once and a while. But, then again, $250 is probably less than 2 plumber service calls.
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