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On Mar 6, 12:05 am, "Michael Koblic" wrote:
I thought that something was wrong when the March flyer did not appear.
Today I was told that the local branch of the House of Tools is closing in
May. I am also told that the whole chain may be in jeopardy.

For a small community like ours this is a minor disaster. It is hard to
understand as the local shop has been thriving in spite of the recession.

I was planning to buy a major piece of machinery from them but shall not
now. Warranty would be a real issue.

Shame.

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Michael Koblic,
Campbell River, BC

House of Tools is definitely closing all three branches in BC plus one
in Medicine Hat, AB by the end of May. Clearance sales have already
begun. As far as the warranty goes, it depends on the brand. Obviously
DeWalt or Makita warranties have nothing to do with House of Tools and
even their "house brand" Pioneer is a separate company based out of
the US but warranty may be difficult (eg. shipping tools to Alberta
for warranty).

They were discussing that, when I was in the Colwood (near Victoria, BC)
store. There was some talk of continuing the sale until the end. Not much
left in the way of small metalworking stuff. I was looking for endmills, but
only 3 left. There are still some drill presses, a metal lathe, and a finger
brake.



Steve R.