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From: gfretw...@aol.com
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Subject: Re: What have you learned in your old age that you feel should be taught to high school students?
Date: Thu, 30 Dec 2021 23:34:01 -0500
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by: gfretw...@aol.com - Fri, 31 Dec 2021 04:34 UTC

On Thu, 30 Dec 2021 18:18:04 -0700, rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
wrote:

>On 12/30/2021 12:07 PM, knuttle wrote:
>> On 12/29/2021 10:32 PM, The Real Bev wrote:
>>
>>>> I don't go into harbor freight but what's the warranty on their stuff?
>>>
>>> Lifetime on hand tools last I heard, although son had three electric
>>> drill/screwdrivers replaced.
>>
>> That's confusing two of you said harbor freight had lifetime warranties.
>> I thought you couldn't return anything based on what friends have said.
>
>hand tools === stuff without a cord. Stuff with cords is 90 days. I have
>no idea where rope, bungees, tarps and so forth fall but I'm guessing in
>the 'Well that was shit' as you toss it into the garbage. HF isn't the
>only merchandiser that hopes you find returning stuff more trouble than
>it's worth.
>
>That works two ways. I've gotten inexpensive stuff from Amazon that
>obviously was a ripoff. Their attitude has been 'keep it. We don't need
>to see it again. We'll just credit you.'
>
>There may also be differences between me walking into the brick and
>mortar HF store down the street and dealing with mail order.
>

The local NBC news tonight was carrying a story that most online
vendors are giving you your money back and saying "keep it" on lots of
things because the return costs more than the product is worth. I have
had that experience quite a bit on stuff that was bad.

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