boustany
Platinum Member
<font color="blue"> Nothing wrong with that, people do it all the time. Call it an extended warranty </font>
Well, you presume the better warranty was worth the premium. Usually, when you buy a premium product you think you are getted a better product, not simply paying for an extended warranty. Besides which, extented warranties are with rare exception, rip offs, because consumer goods rarely fail in during the extended warranty period anyway.
So, if I pay a lot more for a fridge, its not because I expect it will last 5 years vs. 3 years for the cheaper one with the worse warranty, its because I expect it will last 17 years, vs the cheaper one lasting 12 years.
When I paid extra for my US built Unisaw, it wasn't because I expected not to have problems with it breaking during the warranty period, its because I expected it would run smooth and straight, have a flat table, excellent alignment, good balance, and so on and so forth.
Where I take the big risk is that I am paying 30 - 50% more for what I think is a better saw, not a saw with a slightly better warranty, which is a big difference. I expect my Unisaw to be at work long after I die, as I would expect of a Grizzly or whatever (because I made the mistake of buying a sears tablesaw, which I am trying to give away, I make no such claim about any power tool I buy from Sears).
The point of the original post was that some vendors have their machine built at the same plant but to better specs - a valid point if you believe in the integrity of the guy marketing the machine.
However, the vendor is clearly only interested in his costs, not quality, otherwise he wouldn't have the product made in the cheapest place in the world. It makes no difference to him whether you got your money's worth, because he's got your money.
That's where the big risk - you have no idea at the time (or even years afterwards) if your extra money was worth it. I know, you're going to say the vendor's reputation being important, The problem is, these days the guy making the decision is primarily interested in his stock options, quarterly results, and so on, not in his company's reputation over the long term.
Once upon a time, Black & Decker made good tools. They came out with Dewalt because their reputation was so bad nobody would buy the few good tools they still made. Dewalt has been sliding to.
Don't even get me started on Maytag. I just gave away a Maytag washer and dryer because I got fed up repairing them. This company seems to define a consumer durable as one which lasts until the warranty is up.
My point is, you want to buy cheap stuff, buy cheap stuff. You want to buy good stuff, buy good stuff. Don't expect that buying expensive stuff made in the cheapest place is going to be good stuff.
Well, you presume the better warranty was worth the premium. Usually, when you buy a premium product you think you are getted a better product, not simply paying for an extended warranty. Besides which, extented warranties are with rare exception, rip offs, because consumer goods rarely fail in during the extended warranty period anyway.
So, if I pay a lot more for a fridge, its not because I expect it will last 5 years vs. 3 years for the cheaper one with the worse warranty, its because I expect it will last 17 years, vs the cheaper one lasting 12 years.
When I paid extra for my US built Unisaw, it wasn't because I expected not to have problems with it breaking during the warranty period, its because I expected it would run smooth and straight, have a flat table, excellent alignment, good balance, and so on and so forth.
Where I take the big risk is that I am paying 30 - 50% more for what I think is a better saw, not a saw with a slightly better warranty, which is a big difference. I expect my Unisaw to be at work long after I die, as I would expect of a Grizzly or whatever (because I made the mistake of buying a sears tablesaw, which I am trying to give away, I make no such claim about any power tool I buy from Sears).
The point of the original post was that some vendors have their machine built at the same plant but to better specs - a valid point if you believe in the integrity of the guy marketing the machine.
However, the vendor is clearly only interested in his costs, not quality, otherwise he wouldn't have the product made in the cheapest place in the world. It makes no difference to him whether you got your money's worth, because he's got your money.
That's where the big risk - you have no idea at the time (or even years afterwards) if your extra money was worth it. I know, you're going to say the vendor's reputation being important, The problem is, these days the guy making the decision is primarily interested in his stock options, quarterly results, and so on, not in his company's reputation over the long term.
Once upon a time, Black & Decker made good tools. They came out with Dewalt because their reputation was so bad nobody would buy the few good tools they still made. Dewalt has been sliding to.
Don't even get me started on Maytag. I just gave away a Maytag washer and dryer because I got fed up repairing them. This company seems to define a consumer durable as one which lasts until the warranty is up.
My point is, you want to buy cheap stuff, buy cheap stuff. You want to buy good stuff, buy good stuff. Don't expect that buying expensive stuff made in the cheapest place is going to be good stuff.
