Comments on: Home Depot’s Dad’s Day Deals

by: Stuey

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 15:34:45 +0000

After I saw this post, I realized that I needed (wanted) a step bit set. But the $55 3 piece set that you guys posted about can be had for $30 on amazon and elsewhere, and a titanium coated set is $40 on amazon.

It makes me wonder how many of HD’s deals are really discounted at all.

by: Old Donn

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:41:46 +0000

I’ll defer to Mike on his comments above, but I’m pretty sure the same thing can be said about most major American businesses these days. Globalization has forced bean counters into the forefront, and good or bad, they’re running the show. I suspect there are insider horror stories everywhere. Unless you build it yourself, anything you buy can be a crapshoot.

by: Mike Cullison

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 00:51:38 +0000

Please, please, please, do your readers a favor and NEVER recommend any lawn and garden power equipment manufactured by MTD. That includes Cub Cadet, Yard Machines, Yard-Man, Bolens and Troy-Bilt.

Yes, some of those brands like Cub Cadet and Troy-Bilt used to be quality products. But not since they became part of the MTD empire. These people cut costs and corners at every turn and their products are pure crap now.

I know engineers who work for MTD who could tell you horror stories about how the MTD bean counters made them cheapen their designs to the point they no longer wanted to be associated with the products.

They’re made practically in my back yard and I know what I’m talking about.