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"Doctor Drivel" 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,

You have been taking Matt pills.

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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,

You have been taking Matt pills.