![]() ![]() If it isn't, it is a liquidation company that bought refurbed or returned items and replaced parts that showed use (if any)įor instance, THIS one is a Husqvarna trimmer on Amazon sold by Husqvarna. You have a better chance of getting a good one if the Amazon seller is the brand name of what you're buying. Again, not bad, but just be aware of what you're getting. It could also be brand new, but part of a special black friday shipment where they were assembled by a cheaper bidder and sold in huge quantities. This could mean that someone bought it and opened it and didn't use it but the packaging is gone/damaged, they found it too difficult to use, they flooded it and it wouldn't start, etc. If you buy from Amazon, there is a VERY good chance that what you are getting is the same thing you'd be getting from one of those tool liquidation stores in an outlet mall the box store version that was RTV'd (return to vendor). Now, the difference between the two is very minimal. In the past it used to be that you got the good stuff from the dealer which was built in a Scandanavian country or the HF-level crap from HD or Lowes. Now we're back to the 90's scenario, its just that the "second-class" chinese stuff is still pretty darn good. Dealers are holding them to a higher standard and they are producing much better stuff. Today, the chinese stuff is getting so good that all of them are made there. Suppliers in the 90's: We're not selling anything in your store, so why are we going through this headache? well, crap, we're not making a profit on this.Ĭustomers in the 90's: This isn't any cheaper than the dealer, and we all remember what happened the last time I bought a from a box store. Good luck with Black and Decker, the only brand left willing to sell to you.īox stores in 2000s: Ok, we'll pay for the good stuff. you're selling crap and this is bad for our reputation. Let's pressure the big brand names into making cheaper stuff so we can buy it super low and sell it for less than dealers and still make a profitĬustomers in the 90's: This stuff is crap and I will never buy an again. HD and Lowes in the 90's: We need to sell brand name lawn equipment in our stores, and we have the world's largest buying power. As a former warranty repair guy for HD, the process kinda went like this: Having said that, it's not entirely a bad thing. Husqvarna and Red also make high quality stuff.Īnything you buy at box stores will be cheaper-sourced parts, assembled by a third party, and slapped with a sticker. I have never had the issues that people complain about gas stuff, and I don't do anything special. I detest cords, and every single one of my extension cords is now 3' shorter and has a replacement female end on it BECAUSE OF HAVING OWNED a corded hedge trimmer. I'm cheap not the guy that's going to pay top dollar for the best brand, but will jump on a deal for a quality factory refurbished item. Shopping preferences: My only local stores are Tractor Supply, Atwoods, Lowes, and Walmart. As for all things power and tool related, I want to know - What does the GRM Hive recommend? I stopped myself since I had done absolutely no research on them. While doing some essential shopping (masked and carrying hand sanitizer), I saw a Stihl cordless and almost bought it on impulse. They made it through a couple seasons before becoming damaged from abuse and neglect - they are not tolerant of being jammed in a chain link fence or cutting down small-ish trees. The gas trimmers have worked pretty well for me. My main concern about cordless is that in the past, the batteries I've used were junk (Black & Decker) and did not last through a whole season (I have about 7 batteries in a junk pile). I need a new one and am not sure which way to go: Gas or Cordless? Which brand/model? One of my junk piles contains four trimmers, two gas and two cordless. A long extension cord on a hedge trimmer is an accident waiting to happen - that has not quite happened yet. My problem right now is that the only working trimmer I have is an old electrical corded one. Mr AAZCD is a bit odd, but at least he keeps his hedges trimmed." My thought is that if I keep them trimmed into interesting shapes, it will redirect the focus off my scrap pile(s) and prevent the neighbors from complaining. Scattered among the parts cars and junk piles I have various plants that keep growing and need to be cut back periodically.
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