On 2007-07-01 16:29:42 +0100, ":Jerry:" said:


"The Medway Handyman" wrote in
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When I bought mine it was around £80 compared to the big brands at
£125. The Wickes is now £100 & the Makita is on promo at £115, so I
might well make a different decision now, but I can't fault the
Wickes machine to be fair.


The above suggests that Makita are worried then, which means that they
must be somewhat comparable is quality...

It suggests that they are doing a promo on a particular product.
Nothing more than that.

If there was a concern, all of the prices would have been reduced.