"Doctor Drivel" wrote in message
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"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2007-06-30 19:17:18 +0100, "Doctor Drivel"
said:
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Once again..."Kress of Germany is not a wannabee product."

Where can I buy them in the UK with a Kress label?

A label freak! Wickes sell them under their name.

....and might well have them manufactured to their own, or bought in as
a cheaper, spec' product. Whilst I accept that some 'over priced'
tools can sometimes be found under a different label (often owned by
the parent company though) [1] it's unlikely that a cheaper brand will
be able to offer the same quality fort even less as an unbranded
wholesale product - something will have to have given, that will not
be the labour cost of making them, unless the manufacturing is shipped
out to China or the like.

[1] for hand tools, Snap-on and Blue-point are a good example.


If a maker has faith in their product then they will stand by
long guarantees. Look at 5 yr guarantees in some auto makers
now. No low quality car maker gives 5 year guarantees.

In this case the warranty is from Wickes anyway because it is
their private label brand.

RE-badged using quality products and they stand by the products.

No, Wickes (allegedly) stands by the products.

You got it.

Yes he has, unlike yourself (no surprise there). Would you buy a
branded product and the manufactures '#' year warranty scheme or an
unbranded product that happens to be made in the same factory but with
a limited (by comparison) warranty backed up by a retailers customer
service counter, I know I wouldn't unless I considered the tools worth
as 'throw-away'.

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It is amazing that someone defends companies offering poor
guarantee service of 1 year.

The guarantee is somewhat irrelevant

It isn't.

It is totally irrelevant, Drivel doesn't know his 'sale of goods'
laws - no surprise there...