On 2007-06-30 13:30:30 +0100, ":Jerry:" said:


"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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That's because the manufacturers of professional tools don't need to
give a 5 year guarantee in order to sell them, rather suggesting
that these are wannabee products aspiring to a market.


That would be why some (nominally) trade only manufacturers, with
their own distribution / sales network, offer a lifetime guarantee
then...

I was talking about the major manufacturers of corded and cordless
power tools. The industry norm is a year with certain offers of 3
years in order to get customer details.