On 7/16/11 7:29 AM, Jack Stein wrote:
On 7/15/2011 12:42 PM, -MIKE- wrote:

The Amazon stuff is likely new-old-stock or the re-manufactured stuff.
The answer to the question, are they an exclusive label, without the
typical newsgroup war of semantics, is yes, they are exclusive to HD.

I didn't know that either, thanks for the info Mike.

I never bought a Ryobi tool but, I'd think this would be a lot different
than buying a Craftsman tool made by a brand name mfg that makes a
cheaper version of their product just for Sears. They always had ****ty
parts, like a plastic gear rather than a metal gear, crap like that. I
figured this was to insure the real tools were better than the cheaper
Sears brand.

If Sears owned it's own mfg plant, I would think they would not
necessarily use the cheap plastic gear. If Ryobi makes tools exclusively
for HD, they would be more inclined to make the best product possible at
the best possible price.

Personally, I'd be more likely to buy a Ryobi knowing this than I was
before knowing this.


I don't know who makes their stuff or where. I suspect it's the same
Asian factories that everyone else uses. It looks like they are part of
the same "brand group" as Milwaukee. All the tool companies have gotten
gobbled up by conglomerates over the past few decades. I don't know what
all that means, just to say... I wouldn't let it sway your opinion of
their quality. Ryobi still appears to be the same, cheap, plastic crap
that B&D, Porter Cable, or many other have become.


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