Originally Posted by
Iain Mac
That's really quite touching - someone who still believes in the "something-for-nothing" fairy!
If Snap-On charged the correct price for their tools and then added an appropriate interest rate for the weekly collection of payments, they would be right up there with Provident or Shopacheck! It is a hideously expensive business model.
Instead, they inflate the price of the tools to cover their actual interest funding cost + bad debts for the scallys who can't/won't pay and tell you there is interest free credit available. Oh, and they also add enough for warranty claims.
I have no doubt at all that they make great tools. Many of my friends swear by them and will use nothing else, but don't be taken in by the marketing speak.
i dont get taken in mate i work for them.
and if you think they add the price of warranty claims onto the tools, go and price up some screwdriver blades or ratchet repair kits. and have a guy come to your door to sort everything for you then rethink the prics of the tools out mate.
Your not getting something for nothing, nothing in life is free. but you do get a second to none service, thats why people have the confidence and th sense to buy THE best on the market.
i bought them for years when i was on the spanners, 7 infact and over them 7 years i spent near on 7k. but i never once had an issue with any snap on tool whether it be ir, electric or hand. even a 3/8 snap on ratchet i got off my dad, 23 years on its sweet as a nut. had a few repaire kits in but still sound as.
the amount of bergen,sealey etc..... air tools or scrrewdrivers etc.... i threw away was unreal buy cheap buy twice.
you need to be using the stuff everyday to appreciate it!! any decent tech will say exactly the same i've found.