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A chat on subreddit /r/me_irl
human
If I’m going to use a tool often, I buy a well recommended brand. If I’m going to use it sparingly, I usually go cheaper. Now these rules are flexible. If it is for something delicate or something I need precision to look good, I do research and buy what experts use or something similar but cheaper. I’ve had Milwaukee tools that suck and I’ve had Stanley that are great. Usually this helps me save money. Warranties are great but I’ve also been in an incident where I’m on a job 3 hours away from civilization and a tool breaks. The warranty doesn’t help me then.
gpt
Nothing better than waiting weeks for a snap on warranty for a ratchet. At least with harbor freight you can walk into the store and they give you one right off the shelf like sears used to.