On 4/10/2012 10:01 PM, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:35:51 -0500, Leonlcb11211@swbelldotnet
wrote:

On 4/10/2012 1:24 PM, Jack wrote:
On 4/10/2012 1:04 PM, Swingman wrote:
On 4/10/2012 11:45 AM, Jack wrote:

It's is the MBA guys running things that make all the stuff available,
the good the bad and the ugly.

Such a ridiculous statement that it deserves to stand by itself for
posterity.

No more ridiculous than your constant whining about everything being the
fault of "MBAthink"

You actually think Festool doesn't have a few MBAthinkers running around
figuring out how to pry large sums of cash out of the pockets of Texans?

You maybe think that we that can afford a quality tool are sick and
tired of paying for crap and Festool recognizes that?

While that's entirely possible, I think the more plausible reason is
that they decided to play to the top end and spent more time building
better tools/features (and jacking up prices) than most mfgrs do. Lee
Valley, Bridge City, Lie Nielsen, Rolls Royce, Land's End, Apple,
Nordstrom, SaurStop, and a few others do that, too. I strongly doubt
-any- were built on anything resembling altruism, though.


Was altruism even in the topic? I was under the impression that the
discussion had singled out Festool and its ungodly color and it being
the "most expensive vac on earth" and people paying unbelievable amounts
to have one. 3 Totally ignorant statements.



Whatever the market will bear. Damn the torpedos, full retail ahead!
And that's OK, as long as CONgresscritters don't force them down our
throats. I'm just as happy with my Makitas and HF tools as you are
with your Festools, and that's the way it should be.



What in the world are you talking about, what is being forced down your
throat? I am certainly not having any thing forced down my throat. If
I don't want to buy something I simply don't buy it....


Well, I believe you think you are just as happy with your Makita as I am
with my Festool. You returned you Makita saw didn't you?? ;~) I have
not yet returned any of my Festool and I had a 30 day try out period
with each Festool power tool purchase so I am not hiding buyers remorse.
I have and still use both Makita and Festool so I have first hand
knowledge of the quality of both and where one brand excels over the other.
Now I think I am just as happy with my Accord as the guy in the next
neighborhood that owns a Maserati. And I am fully aware that ignorance
is bliss so I don't really know if I am as happy or not but I am content
with my decisions. But when it comes to power tools I choose my safety,
accuracy, and ease of use, and life expectancy when making purchases.