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cabinetman
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Refurbished/Reconditioned Tools Aug 18, 2013 4:14:35 GMT -8

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Post by cabinetman on Aug 18, 2013 4:14:35 GMT -8

Reconditioned/refurbished tools are tools that have been returned to the dealer, and according to them have been sent back to the factory, checked out, repaired, and determined to be worthy of being resold with a factory warranty, and whatever warranty available through the store.

It's entirely possible that the returned tool is perfectly OK, and just returned unused for a variety of reasons. I will say, I have saved with the discounted prices for those "recon/refurb" tools. I wouldn't steer away from a good deal just because of being R/R.

It's entirely possible that when the tool is returned to the manufacturer, it receives a much closer scrutiny and more extensive testing than when it was mass produced and sold the first time.

Any good/bad experiences with R/R tools?

johnnyb
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Refurbished/Reconditioned Tools Aug 18, 2013 5:15:59 GMT -8

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Post by johnnyb on Aug 18, 2013 5:15:59 GMT -8

I have had nothing but good experiences with refurbished Tools and Electronics. I’m sure there are those who just need a tool for one project and return them when it’s done saying the tool was bad. And then there are those who simply don’t understand how it works and think it’s bad. I read all the reviews for items before purchasing them and it is pretty obvious by what some people’s reviews that they don’t know what they’re talking about and sometimes I just can’t help myself but to comment on their misinformed review. ;D

I returned something that had a multifunction push button/rotary switch that I thought was bad. I finally realized that it was me that was defective because I wasn’t just pushing but slightly turning at the same time. The design wasn’t the best idea for people like me who can’t push without turning and they should not have mixed push and rotary into one switch, but besides the switch it works fine.

Last Edit: Aug 18, 2013 5:16:48 GMT -8 by johnnyb

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