On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 23:08:48 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

wrote:
On Sat, 16 Jul 2011 08:54:23 -0400, "Mike Marlow"
wrote:

zzzzzzzzzz wrote:


Can you buy a Ryobi tool from another source than HD, or not?

Apparently not new. I was surprised to discover this as well. I
don't know how long the HD has had exclusive rights to sell the
products, but they sure do now. The fact that you can buy used or
reconditioned tools elsewhere does not negate the fact that they are
exclusive to HD.

Not true, as I've said here; at least one Ryobi outlet store exists
(or at least did a year ago when I was in it).

And that outlet store sells what?

Ryobi tools. Duh!

Does it sell new equipment, or is
everything in ther reconditioned?

As I've already said in this thread, both.

Then again - I'm not sure when they
signed their exclusive deal with HD. Perhaps it was within the past year or
two.

No.

That though, does not make what I said "Not true". Look at their web
site.

I don't care what is claimed. I know what exists.