{"id":829,"date":"2011-02-24T14:51:13","date_gmt":"2011-02-24T19:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/antipaucity.com\/?p=829"},"modified":"2011-02-24T14:51:13","modified_gmt":"2011-02-24T19:51:13","slug":"how-much-does-quality-matter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/merikebi.warrenmyers.com\/?p=829","title":{"rendered":"how much does “quality” matter?"},"content":{"rendered":"

For several years, I have done business with Harbor Freight<\/a> and Northern Tool and Equipment<\/a>. Both are low-medium cost suppliers of tools, supplies, and equipment.<\/p>\n

This morning I received the weekly email sales flier from Harbor Freight, and see they have a 19.2v cordless drill for $24.99 (regular price $29.99<\/a>). This got me to thinking – why would I want to buy a “high quality” or “name brand” cordless drill from a place like Lowes, when their least-expensive, similarly-rated, drill is $79.97<\/a>? Is a {{Black and Decker}} really<\/em> nearly 3x better? Will it last more than 3x as long? Or drill 3x as well? Is the battery-life that<\/em> much more impressive on the $80 item over the $30?<\/p>\n

My gut feeling on this is no: the “name brand” is not that<\/em> much better – but it’s what folks “expect” it to cost. And let’s not even go to high end (at Lowes, that’s about $280 for an 18v {{DeWalt}}). I do happen to like DeWalt drills (along with {{Bosch}} and {{Makita}}). But I have a hard time justifying spending 9x the money for something that – from all I can see – is not fundamentally different from the less-expensive off-brand.<\/p>\n

If the batteries really don’t last as well, you can still buy 3 “drill master” drills and charge the out-of-use ones while using the next one in line. And if they do work as well, then you and your two bestest friends can have a drill party and get more done in less time – and for less money to boot!<\/p>\n

The drill I use most frequently is a {{Coleman}} rechargeable drill I recovered from a car when I worked at Hertz about 10 years ago. It’s not the most amazing drill ever, but it does what I need it to far more well than I need it to.<\/p>\n

I’d wager the above-mentioned drill from Harbor Freight would more than adequately meet the needs of most folks -and leave them $50 extra to pick up that other really cool item just down the aisle \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For several years, I have done business with Harbor Freight and Northern Tool and Equipment. Both are low-medium cost suppliers of tools, supplies, and equipment. This morning I received the weekly email sales flier from Harbor Freight, and see they have a 19.2v cordless drill for $24.99 (regular price $29.99). This got me to thinking …
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