Thread: xxxxxxxx quality - you decide

Unfortunately, i believe Australians have developed an acceptance of buying cheap and nasty products. Just have a look at the multitude of discount stores that are popping up in shopping center's everywhere.

Granted, everyone is after a bargain. But i think a bargain is when you buy a quality product at a cheaper price, not a useless product at a ridiculous price.

I know not all of us can go out buy the best of everything (me included) but if you do buy something that is cheap you must accept that quality will be below average.

A good example was a set of 150mm verniers that i saw at a large hardware shop for $10 or $15. There was that much free play between parts that you would have got more accurate readings using a steel rule. Whats the point of buying these verniers (supposedly a precision instrument to read to .02mm) when they have more than 1mm of slop.

My advice would be to research the product you are looking at, find the top prices and the cheap prices then find one that you can afford. If it's at the bottom of the scale then accept the quality will be down, if its at the top then all the better to you.

But i'm with seanz, if you buy something that you think sub-standard, bring it back first and foremost...

Steven.

Originally Posted by I_wanna_Shed

I don't mean to jump to conclusions but Super Cheap Auto comes to mind.
Nathan.

Originally Posted by Spv

Sure, it is built to a price but this is bordering on dangerous as one member stated. I paid close to $500, when others were selling from $300 to $500. I have not checked the build quality on the other items so cannot comment. [/B]

I purchased a 1.25t unit from Super Cheap Auto for $250 and I find that it is quite a good unit and nothing like the one shown in the photo. The reason for my purchase was to lift and move a old jointer and it has worked very well on all weight settings .... and that was before I found out that the jointer was 1.1t. Keeping that in mind I take care around it and don't lift it any higher than it needs to go and I also make sure I am well clear of the unit should anything happen.

Could it be a case that it was just a faulty unit?

With regards to the Standard, apparently (according to the box and the Kincrome website) the crane complies with the Australian Standard "AS 1418".