DR99 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Saw this somewhere else and had to post it here. I think Snap On is getting to the point there they will just put their name on anything. If I was another truck tool company I would totally using that kinda crap as ammunition in my marketing. Buy Mac/proto/ect brand for real work tools not Snap On that sells at some big box store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 No I think this is worse. http://www.amazon.com/Snap-On-Stainless-Steel-Wrench-Inspired/dp/B00ATQQONW/ref=sr_1_30?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1398473929&sr=1-30&keywords=snap+on+tools 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I see why they are doing this but I don't see it being good for them in the end. If people realize this stuff is junk, odds are they will think there tools are junk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 They are just cashing in on the Snap On brand too hard. The Snap on exclusivity was a big deal at one point, and it still is you can't get the real tools easy, but they put all this consumer crap out. I get people like items to show off their love of a brand but I think Snap on has went a little too far. If I was the CEO I would consider doing it but it could only be super high quality products it would also be more limited at the same time also. It's going to bite them in the ass later on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicholasShetley Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 I completely agree DR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conductor562 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 They knife set was likely a promo item given out by a dealer.As for the cheap shit like socks, water nozzles, and $20 flashlights, it's just exactly what you say. Whoring their name out. I don't care for Snap-On tools. They are great quality, but they aren't worth their price IMO. In all of the hundreds of tools I have there are exactly 2 Snap-On's. A 1/4" Breaker Bar I won in a giveaway and a T55 bit socket, that's it. I mean, if you want to pay twice as much for the same level of performance and quality be my guest, but I'll pass.There are a lot of tools in which Snap-On makes the best available, but most times it is not so much nicer than the next in line that it justifies it's price. You're paying for the name, period. You can go to Sears and get a 48 piece threat chaser set OEM'd by Kastar-Lang for around $60, it you can get the EXACT SAME SET also OEM'd by Kastar-Lang for $160. That's just one of many examples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerDama Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 Why spend years to build a good name just to throw it down the toilet with cheap crap? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted April 26, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 It happens all the time look at some of the old American electronic company names like RCA and Westinghouse they pump out garbage consumer electronics. I think they rely on the fact old people remember them as quality items. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankiegarcia19 Posted April 26, 2014 Report Share Posted April 26, 2014 DR i have that knife set...the snap on guy gave it to me for free...they are actually dam good steak knifes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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