I Ordered DeWalt Tools From China

[HillStreet]

My other freepost item from Banggood arrived today. All good.
There is still hope HillStreet.

Thanks Alien. I am good with waiting, although I am curious to see if the tools are good, or if they are junk. A lot of us on this site have purchased stuff from HF and it was not the best but hey, they serve a purpose. I will let you all know.

 

[BHD]

my partner is Chinese and apparently the thing they do over there is when they have finished the day shift, a whole new crew come on and carry on making brand name stuff under a different name, or just same name. Stihl had a big problem with this.

I heard that this was very common at first before the manufactures (sellers) got smart, then they would contract say a motor, or a case, or some other part, all from different manufacturers and then have them send else where for assembly, (they may be assembled in the USA out genuine chinese part, but it was the only way to keep the chinese from stealing the entire product, or producing it and selling it themselves,

 

[PILOON]

Years ago a friend visited a Chinese factory and viewed a production line of pneumatic tools.
He said the line would stop from time to time to simply change the brand names and keep on going.

You will observe that many castings simply have a polished insert area that accepts the logo or trade mark rather than embossed logos in many cases.

I still today have a Chinese air tool that came from that factory and it still works just fine. (over 20 yrs old)

FYI DeWalt/Black and Decker tools combined with Stanley now dominate the tool market as both have gobbled up hoards of their former competitors.

 

[Doofy]

At almost 70 years old, any tool purchases made now don't really need to be top quality or last a lifetime. Just sayin'.

 

[Diggin It]

^^ There comes a time when you start wondering about WHICH lifetime, the tool's or yours.

 

[PILOON]

^^ There comes a time when you start wondering about WHICH lifetime, the tool's or yours.

LOL, the tool's.
If it quits tomorrow, tomorrow is the end of its life hence no guarantee.

Like the used car joke guarantee, one year or one foot.

 

[shooterdon]

Too bad a thread about Dewalt tools turns into a tat tantrum.

 

[HillStreet]

Hello Everybody, I am the OP on this thread and... I filed a claim yesterday with PayPal. I emailed the seller three times with no response. PayPal does have the information (in the Chinese language) so they do have a record. I got correspondence from them saying to give them (PayPal) 30 days for a resolution. We’ll see.

 

[teejk]

Hello Everybody, I am the OP on this thread and... I filed a claim yesterday with PayPal. I emailed the seller three times with no response. PayPal does have the information (in the Chinese language) so they do have a record. I got correspondence from them saying to give them (PayPal) 30 days for a resolution. We’ll see.

It might be being held up in customs for any number of reasons (perhaps even something Dewalt did...we are currently having some "issues" with Chinese trade). My son decided to buy a 3D printer kit from China and I think that sat in customs for months.

 

[HillStreet]

It might be being held up in customs for any number of reasons (perhaps even something Dewalt did...we are currently having some "issues" with Chinese trade). My son decided to buy a 3D printer kit from China and I think that sat in customs for months.

Well I never thought of that but now that you mention it there could be disruption in trade. I didn’t get any response from the three emails so I pulled the plug. Maybe PayPal will have some information.